Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions (AGMS), a merchant service provider, will sell and deploy a number of Ingenico’s new countertop terminals, including those that handle EMV-chip card payments.

A consumer watchdog group in Canada is speaking out in support of the major card brands in response to an argument brought by the country's Competition Bureau on behalf of retailers.

ZooZ, an Israel-based mobile payment company, has secured $2 million in a Series A financing round from supporters XSeed Capital, Lool Ventures and Rhodium. The company's funding now stands at $3.5 million.

Total System Services Inc. is adopting a new infrastructure for card issuing, updating its existing "black box" to allow issuers to more quickly launch new products and services and provide a single view of consumers across multiple relationships.

A U.S. district court banned five individuals from telemarketing, charging consumers’ bank accounts and making false statements. They also must pay nearly $6.9 million, the amount their scheme bilked from consumers.

BlueSnap is offering its SnapMobile optimization technology, which aims to see more consumers complete the purchases they initiate on mobile devices.

Pulse, a Discover Financial Services debit and ATM network, is partnering with fisoc Inc. to roll out the Buzz Points loyalty program to financial institutions.

Mobile point of sale systems could expand card acceptance by adding as much as 19 million merchants, resulting in a potential $1.1 trillion uptick in annual card payments, Javelin Strategy and Research says in a new report.

AUSTIN, Texas – Velocity CU announced this morning it has launched a secure online chat interface for members on its webpage.

The merchants chosen to speak at Nacha's Payments 2013 conference didn't waste lot of time before swinging away at the expectation that they start accepting EMV-chip cards in the near future.

Braintree Inc., a small mobile payment vendor founded in 2007, has attracted employees and board members from some of the biggest technology companies. Its recruits say the young company promises a more dynamic environment than the industry giants can provide.

Roam Data Inc. has updated its mobile app to allow merchants to operate a complete point of sale system from smartphones or tablets.

American Express Co. is issuing EMV chip-and-signature cards to its corporate card customers in the U.S. starting in the first half of 2013.

Executives at Discover Financial Services sought to temper investor expectations of quick results from its partnership with PayPal, instead emphasizing the long-term benefits of the alliance, as well as other ongoing initiatives.

Contactless payment cards are being shipped at a faster rate than any time in the technology's decade-long history.

Corporate payments services provider Wex will now offer its travel booking and payment automation service to businesses in Brazil.

U.S. Bancorp is developing a voice command mobile application to allow users to speak payment-related commands into the mobile device.

The CFPB's semi-annual report to Congress will highlight some of the bureau's new responsibilities, such as taking on authority over large collection agencies and credit-reporting firms.

Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, and some dispensaries enjoy millions of dollars in annual sales. However, such establishments may not be ideal clients for ISOs unless they and their sale agents exercise caution, say those who work with the medical marijuana industry.

Ian Hermon, product marketing manager at Plantation, Fla.-based Thales e-Security Inc. spoke to PaymentsSource about the obstacles and options facing the U.S. payments industry during its multiyear migration to EMV cards.