ISOs

Independent ATM deployers have seen transaction revenue decline steadily over the last 10 years.

VeriFone is seeking a new CEO to take on a laundry list of challenges and opportunities.

The CEO of SignaPay, an Irving, Texas-based acquirer with 14,000 merchants, says he’s again taking an active role in the day-to-day business of moving the company forward.

New software helps salespeople negotiate merchant services contracts and could slow the “race to the bottom” in pricing, says the vendor.

The ATM Industry Association and IPayments Forum have created WikiATM.com, an online repository of ATM information.

Some U.S. acquiring industry veterans are organizing the first International Acquiring Forum, which is scheduled for Sept. 17-19 in London and has the backing of the Electronic Transactions Association.

Tranzlogic LLC is using ISOs to promote transaction data and analytics to merchants.

Signature Card Services, a Los Angeles-based independent sales organization, is making sure its sales agents and merchants understand the benefits of EMV chip cards.

The organizers of a new Dallas-based acquiring and processing company called Anovia Payments plan to operate in 23 countries by the end of next year.

The major regional debit networks have unanimously chosen Discover¡¦s technology for a common code, or application identifier, for routing EMV debit transactions in the U.S. ¡X but the debate isn¡¦t over yet.

Kim Fitzsimmons has had a remarkable run — first woman CEO of a major acquiring company, current president of the Electronic Transactions Association, immediate past president of Women Networking in Electronic Transactions and recipient of the Midwest Acquirers Association Lifetime Achievement Award.

As VeriFone seeks new leadership, smaller rivals are looking for opportunity.

Dwolla, appealing to its Midwestern roots, has started targeting agrarians with its alternative payment service.

ISOs are offering charitable giving programs that help merchants drive donations whenever they accept credit cards.

Tranzlogic LLC is targeting independent sales organizations to scale its customer intelligence and marketing strategy more quickly than it could by selling to end users.

A legal notice informing merchants of the proposed swipe-fee settlement appeared in several hundred publications.

In an interview with PaymentsSource, Cohen describes the opportunities that arise for companies like Merchant Warehouse amid the rapid changes taking place in the payments industry.

ISOs and agents can use ACH and credit card data to identify the most likely prospects for transaction services, a vendor says.

The 2013 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue has important information on the swipe-fee antitrust lawsuit.

Vacation property rental companies and bed-and-breakfast operators can now accept online payments at the same time they’re booking clients through cloud-based WebReserv.com