As Debit Rewards Fade, U.S. Bank Makes A Move
August 23, 2012

There are some small business owners out there who simply don’t like debt. Add a healthy cash back rewards offering to the equation and you can see why some SMB owners might love debit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

LevelUp Celebrates Millionth Transaction
August 23, 2012

Here are our top five tweets from the week that was. Keep tweeting, and we may feature you next Friday. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

European version of Square launches With $20M+ In Backing
August 23, 2012

SumUp, a Berlin-based card payments service, is opening businesses in U.K., Germany, Ireland, and Austria, according to TechCrunch. With up to $20 million in backing from partners like Shortcut Venture, Tengelmann Ventures, and Klaus Hommels, SumUp is poised to penetrate the European market alongside competitors...

Unwire, Nexperts Developing Mobile Wallet in Europe
August 23, 2012

Denmark’s Unwire and Nexperts, from Austria, have entered into a partnership to develop a white label mobile wallet in Europe, according to DailyDealMedia. The two companies already have strong expertise in the mobile commerce market, and aim to combine their technologies and solutions to create...

Startup COO IDs Biggest Investors In Payments
August 22, 2012

Most major investors have an interest in the payments industry, but which companies are among the most active in the financial technology sector? Dan Kimerling, chief operating officer at Giftly, recently tackled this topic. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Fifth Network…First Wallet
August 22, 2012

The payments industry barely had time to catch its breath from the Square/Starbucks news last week when the other payments shoe dropped yesterday morning: PayPal and Discover have joined forces to ignite the fifth payments network and something more important: the first, and certainly the...

Moneycorp Launches NCR Multi-Currency ATMs In UK Airports
August 22, 2012

Moneycorp has installed “NCR SelfServe” ATMs across several major airports in the United Kingdom, notes Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

Target, RadioShack, Walmart.com To Sell Google Play Store Gift Cards
August 22, 2012

Google has confirmed the release of Google Play Store gift cards, which will soon be made available at Target, GameStop and RadioShack. WalMart.com should stock the cards by the end of August. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Ingencio, Visa payWave Deploy Contactless Payment Terminals In Russia
August 22, 2012

Ingencio and Visa payWave have partnered to install contactless payment terminals across the Russian retail chain Sedmoy Continent. Equipment should be in place for all 156 stores to accept Visa payWave by September 2012, The Paypers notes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...