Online payments

Youth payments company Oink, formerly Virtual Piggy, is expanding its international e-commerce presence by working with the payment service company GlobalCollect.

Dwolla is expanding its next-day payments network to all business customers after launching it initially for government agencies and large corporations.

Payoneer, a cross-border payment provider, is exceeding its 40% predicted growth rate with nearly 100,000 applications coming in every month.

The Nebraska State Treasurer's office has partnered with PayNearMe to allow residents who prefer cash a way to make online payments.

Google Inc.'s YouTube is developing a feature that allows the video site's viewers to send funds to content creators.

BillingTree is giving consumers a test drive of its systems for handling car payments electronically.

Payments company BlueSnap is adding tax tools in an attempt to make it easier for e-commerce merchants to expand to more countries.

WePay has increased its addressable market in the small-business sector by about 600,000 through a partnership with e-marketing and website design provider Constant Contact.

WePay's decision to halt a crowdfunding initiative for an adult film actress struck a nerve as payments companies are seen distancing themselves from people in the adult entertainment industry.

MasterCard has agreed to purchase Opus Software's electronic payment and card technology subsidiary ElectraCard Services.

Square's latest flurry of features came just in time for Souvla, a new Greek sandwich shop and wine bar in San Francisco.

When Ben Milne was running a manufacturing company in Iowa, "you could not get around credit card fees," he recalls.

Zuppler and LevelUp are enabling restaurants to offer patrons the option to pre-order and pay for food online or through mobile phones.

Online payments provider 2Checkout is introducing application programming interface libraries that enable merchants to customize the shopping experience.

HyperWallet Systems Inc. now supports direct-to-bank transfers in India using local currency.

Live Gamer, a digital commerce provider, will offer its new Pay+ and Elements global payment platforms for the education industry.

Virtual Piggy, which developed the youth payments service Oink, has added commerce solutions provider Gorilla Group is now a member of its channel partner program.

Citigroup customers who use its ThankYou Rewards program now have the option to use the points they earn to pay bills through the bank's online bill pay system.

Digital payments company Payfort, which is based in Dubai, is using local merchant networks and consumers' own homes to enable more travel payments.

Zipmark Inc. is taking its application programming interface for accepting digital checks and adapting it as a mass payment option to its business clients.