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The Pulse debit and ATM network is working with mobile payment provider Paydiant to give banks a software-based mobile wallet with the bank's brand.

PayPal is making programming tools available worldwide to allow software developers outside the U.S. to integrate PayPal payments into their applications.

IDT Payment Services, a subsidiary of IDT Corp., launched an international money transfer service to expand its Boss Revolution payment platform.

Five weeks after acquiring mobile payment startup JustChalo Inc., online restaurant reservation provider OpenTable is testing a mobile payment feature for restaurant patrons.

True Link Financial Inc. has launched a prepaid Visa card for the elderly, with a set of customizable restrictions more commonly associated with cards designed for teens.

Customizable card designs are not just for people wanting photos of their cats emblazoned on their credit cards. Such an offering also has a role at government agencies to help combine ID cards and payment cards.

WEST JORDAN, Utah – Mountain America CU has introduced person-to-person payments powered by PayPal.

MasterCard, which announced its earnings hours after the Isis mobile wallet venture revealed plans to expand nationwide, faced questions over where the card network fits in the evolving mobile payments ecosystem.

Heartland Payment Systems Inc., which has been forging multiple partnerships in emerging payments markets, says its net revenue has risen to record levels.

MoneyGram has entered an agreement to buy Nexxo Financial's kiosk-based money transfer business. MoneyGram will also be the preferred partner for Nexxo money transfers and bill payments.

Payoneer Inc. CEO Scott Galit says a new partnership with online marketplace Fiverr illustrates how his company is positioned for providing payments services in a changing business world.

Prepaid cards, widely accepted by the underbanked as a way to facilitate spending, are also emerging as a catalyst for saving and an alternative to short-term credit.

The best way to judge a mobile wallet's potential is to see how it handles failure.

Isis, the carrier-run mobile payments venture, plans to take its system nationwide this year. The initiative, which was formed by AT&T, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, has been testing its contactless payment technology in Salt Lake City and Austin since October.

Fiserv Inc. increased its payments revenue and signed new clients in the second quarter, pushing its overall revenue up 10%, to $1.2 billion, in the second quarter from a year earlier.

While many people think of Bitcoin as a currency, Jaron Lukasiewicz, CEO and co-founder of Coinsetter, says Bitcoin should be thought of more as a payments infrastructure, allowing quick, inexpensive funds transfer. But for Bitcoin to thrive, banks must agree with this perspective.

Money transfer provider MoneyGram International has entered an agreement with Payzone SA to offer services throughout Romania.

Developers with early access to the next version of the iOS operating system have discovered software support for a fingerprint scanner that could be built into an iPhone or iPad's home button, according to various reports.

MasterCard Inc.'s digital wallet continues its move around the globe, as consumers in the U.K. today became the latest to have access to MasterPass.