Payment processing

Two-thirds of consumers surveyed last fall did not believe interchange regulations that that would limit how much retailers pay to accept debit cards would result in merchants lowering the prices they charge, according to research from Javelin Strategy & Research.

Two-thirds of consumers surveyed last fall did not believe interchange regulations that that would limit how much retailers pay to accept debit cards would result in merchants lowering the prices they charge, according to research from Javelin Strategy & Research.

A federal court has approved a $410 million payment by Bank of America Corp to settle lawsuits accusing it of charging excessive overdraft fees to roughly 1 million customers.

As consumers become more comfortable with such technologies as unlocking a car from inside the house to recording movies remotely they are becoming more interested in using mobile phones for payments, survey data from MasterCard Worldwide suggest.

Delay or customers will pay — from new deposit charges to merchant fees.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc. has introduced a service that streamlines payroll data, credit card sales and credit card tip data for restaurateurs at the point of sale, the transaction processor announced May 23.

Square Inc. is expanding beyond mobile card acceptance with a new service that allows consumers to initiate payments through its application.

Bank skepticism of the Isis mobile payments joint venture was high when the wireless carriers leading the initiative announced its formation last fall, but Isis says it has calmed early suspicions and now is working closely with major banks and payments companies.

Barclaycard and wireless-network operator Everything Everywhere Ltd. on May 19 officially launched the United Kingdom’s first contactless mobile-payment system, which uses a pay-as-you-go handset from Samsung Group. But its success could hinge on merchant acceptance of the technology continuing to grow.

Lawyers for the Federal Reserve told a federal appeals court Friday in South Dakota that expectations by Minnesota’s TCF Bank for a continued revenue stream from debit transactions are not dependent on the free market but on card giant Visa, which paid the bank $100 million in debit fees last year.

A duo of Michigan retirees continued to assault the federal courts with suits claiming lack of proper ATM disclosures, filing three more suits against credit unions in New Mexico last week – all on the same day.

Danal Inc.'s BilltoMobile is launching a payment service for e-commerce sites to route payments through the phone bills of more than 200 mobile carriers across 60 countries.

The prepaid card industry has an image problem.

PayPal Inc. is now connected to Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox 360 game consoles, a move that could spur growth in digital-game sales similar to what PayPal did for parent eBay Inc.’s marketplace a decade ago.

In concert with the release of new data indicating 40% of all payment cards and 71% of terminals worldwide now support the EMV standard, EMVCo LLC, the organization managing the EMV specifications, on May 20 released a new guide to help expand adoption of the chip-and-PIN technology.

CHICAGO–Evolving mobile technology is leading payment companies to develop new business models to capture revenue in a market many observers believe soon will offer enormous opportunities, executives said here May 20 during a panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s annual conference.

U.S. banks and payments companies are attracted to China’s explosive population growth and surging economy, but the country’s regulatory climate makes the market a wild card.

The amount of online payment fraud occurring in the airline-booking industry is dropping, new research suggests.

WASHINGTON — Although Senate leaders have confirmed they will allow a floor vote soon on delaying interchange fee restrictions, the timing, outcome and vehicle for suspending the proposed cap are still anyone's guesses.

State Bank of India Ltd. has signed an agreement with Diebold Inc. that will expand the bank’s ATM network in the country, the companies announced May 16.