Payment processing

After a March acquisition, Pond5, an online marketplace for stock media, found its operations in more than two dozen countries with different payment methods in each. To restructure the checkout process and consolidate payment methods, Pond5 chose to work with Adyen.

Merchants are expressing concern about the U.S. transition to EMV-chip payment cards because of what they view as technical challenges and industry politics.

Tablet point of sale technology provider Revel Systems has raised $10.1 million in expansion capital that it will use to increase staff as well as open new offices in Asia and Europe.

Call it a sign of the times, but something is definitely changing as face-to-face purchases of bitcoin are booming worldwide.

First Trade Union Bank has unveiled FT Pay, a mobile payment and loyalty app powered by LevelUp. The relationship represents LevelUp's first foray into the traditional banking industry with a technology it has typically sold under its own brand.

Comdata Corp. will provide fleet and fuel payment for Lowe's, a hardware seller with more than 5,000 vehicles.

Square Inc. now allows its merchants to establish an online store through the Square Register app.

With its newest update, Lemon Wallet is offering a 15-day free trial of its paid Wallet Plus service, a marketing scheme to whet consumers' appetites for the payments-capable mobile wallet it plans to roll out in the next couple of weeks.

Choosing the right technology vendors can differentiate independent sales organizations and provide a competitive advantage.

Vocalink, a London-based payments provider, is launching a new company called Zapp, which enables consumers to make real-time payments with their mobile device by linking their mobile phone number to a bank account.

VeriFone is testing a mobile point of sale system built on the Windows 8 Pro operating system for use on tablets that integrate with retailers' existing systems.

Boston-based global payment processor peerTransfer has raised $6.4 million from investors as it seeks to expand its payments services beyond the education industry.

Total System Services expects to complete its $1.4 billion acquisition of NetSpend on July 1, according to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The typical online and in-store checkout puts all payment options on equal footing. A few payment methods cut part or all of the checkout — and potentially cut off other payment options in the process.

Ticket vending machines in New York City's subway system will temporarily not accept credit and debit cards for part of June 22, while the city's Metropolitan Transportation Authority performs a system upgrade to its mainframe.

Olafur Vignir Sigurvinsson, a director of payments processor DataCell, is offering to transport whistleblower and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden to Iceland if that country grants him asylum, according to Reuters.

Getting new credit cards in the hands of emerging market consumers requires unique processes that ensure timely and compliant delivery.

American Express Co. named McKesson Corp.’s Jeffrey C. Campbell as chief financial officer.

The advance of smart cards, mobile and cloud-based payments all promise one thing: better security. But in many cases, they rely on the same vulnerable hardware at the point of sale.

Celltick is bringing its mobile payments coupon service to countries such as Indonesia and Russia — moves that confront some cultural hurdles for it to overcome.