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Merchant Innovation
Mobile NFC Payments Comes To Mickey D’s This Month
September 05, 2014

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

BarclayCard Kills Orange NFC Pilot
September 05, 2014

Barclaycard and U.K. mobile operator Orange are shutting down their Quick Tap mobile NFC payments service on Oct. 30, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Controversial
Apple To Get Rebates From Issuers on Fees
September 05, 2014

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...

B2B Payments
Oil Field Service Company Choses Amalto For E-Invoicing
September 04, 2014

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. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Alternative Finances
Card Payment Company Creates Account Management Tool
September 01, 2014

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...

B2B Payments
Health Care CFO Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Insurers
September 01, 2014

Compass Healthcare VP and CFO Daniel K. Lane Jr. pleaded guilty to accusations of defrauding several insurers, including Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Merchant Innovation
Acquiring
Trends Of The Week
August 30, 2014

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.” Get the...

B2B Payments
Partnership To Boost Invoice Clearing Options
August 29, 2014

U.S.-based firm Fundbox creates cash flow options for small businesses and announced earlier this week that it has partnered with time tracking and invoice company Harvest. The move is expected to give Harvest users access to Fundbox invoice clearing technology, which extends credit to freelancers and...