Visa is getting serious about getting cardholders to sign up for its Visa Checkout mobile payments platform. The card brand unveiled a massive promotional campaign this week that includes giving away pizza and flowers, all in an effort to get customers to register their Visa...
McDonald’s has set a Sept. 15 deadline to have new point-of-sale equipment installed and employees trained for a contactless payment system that uses near-field communication (NFC), according to Mobile Commerce Daily. The deadline was specified in a memo sent to McDonald’s franchises this week. The...
Barclaycard and U.K. mobile operator Orange are shutting down their Quick Tap mobile NFC payments service on Oct. 30, according to Finextra. Quick Tap, which was launched in 2011, let U.K. users whose phones were equipped with a near-field communications (NFC) chip make tap-to-pay purchases....
Apple has reportedly negotiated deals with several leading issuers to extend card present rates to Apple for all transactions involving their cards with Apple’s new mobile payments scheme. On top of that concession, they have agreed to give Apple back part of the card present...
Stallion Oilfield recently announced that it signed a multi-year contract with B2B integration and electronic document exchange services company Amalto Technologies. Stallion provides onshore workforce accommodations and related wellsite services to the oil and natural gas industry in the U.S. According to a company statement, the...
Credit card payment processing firm BNA Smart Payments announced last week that it had launched an account management option for businesses. According to a company statement, the new tool is called Account Payment Manager and will enable businesses to manage payments through an online portal, streamlining...
Compass Healthcare VP and CFO Daniel K. Lane Jr. pleaded guilty to accusations of defrauding several insurers, including Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. According to WXIA, an NBC affiliate, the defendant works for a medical equipment business and along with an associate filed false claims...
Over the past week, PYMNTS.com’s brief’s coverage in this newsletter has spanned a broad variety of issues. In this column, we take a look at five common elements that link many of those stories, in essence making them the “trends of the week.” Cards Coin,...
