03/28/2014 • CardFlash® - Payment Card Industry News

iPayment Reports 4Q/13 & FY/14 Financial Results

1, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

iPayment announced their financial results for the three months and twelve months ended December 31, 2013. For 4Q/13, the Company processed $5.3 billion of total transaction volume, an increase of 1.0% from the same period of 2012. In the fourth quarter, the Company processed 82.9 million transactions, an increase of 2.0% from the fourth quarter 2012. Total revenues increased by 0.2% to $169.2 million for the fourth quarter of 2013 from $168.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2012.

Digital Insight Expands Online Banking

4, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Digital Insight, announced it will expand its online banking portfolio to include Shared Access (Entitlements) and Small Business Payments, including Automated Clearing House (ACH) and Wires to help financial institutions increase profitability, deepen loyalty and trust, and reduce fraud. Digital Insight was acquired by NCR Corporation in January 2014. Offered as part of the retail banking platform, the added Digital Insight online banking solutions enable the company’s more than 1,000 customer financial institutions to attract and engage the unique needs of profitable small businesses.

Optimal Payments Integrates MasterCard Digital Wallet

4, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Optimal Payments Plc is pleased to announce that it has integrated MasterPass™, MasterCard®’s digital wallet, into its NETBANX® merchant platform. MasterPass allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced and secure shopping experiences with just a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or anywhere. It moves payments forward by allowing the consumer to safely store all their payment, store card, loyalty, shipping and billing address details in one place and gives consumers the ability to make a payment from wherever they are with whatever device they have.

SpendSmart Acquires SMS And Appoints CEO

5, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

The SpendSmart Payments Company announced that it has appointed Mr. Alex Minicucci as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company. Mr. Minicucci is a proven entrepreneur with an 18-year background in web, ecommerce, and mobile marketing. In November 2008, Mr. Minicucci founded SMS Masterminds, subsequently earning several recognitions such as ‘Top 20 under 40 Entrepreneur’ in 2013 in Tri-Counties California.

Global Payments to Offer MasterCard MasterPass

5, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Global Payments will implement MasterPass digital payments service allowing consumers to use any payment card or enabled device for an enhanced shopping experience. The new service will provide Global Payments North American merchants the ability to offer their shoppers a convenient and flexible way to pay via the web or on a mobile device. With MasterPass, shoppers can pay for the things they want with the security they demand, through the simple click of a mouse, touch of a tablet or tap of a smartphone. Shoppers’ preferred payment and shipping information is securely stored within the digital service, which is readily accessible when they click on the “Buy with MasterPass” button and log into their accounts. This faster, more efficient experience leads to less shopping cart abandonment, increased sales and enhanced consumer loyalty.

TSYS & Virgin Money Ink Payment Agreement

5, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

TSYS reached a long-term agreement to provide consumer credit processing services along with value-added capabilities for Virgin Money customers within the United Kingdom. Virgin Money selected TSYS’ market leading TS2® platform to support its UK cards portfolio. TSYS will provide a flexible and reliable card processing solution for Virgin Money with value-added capabilities being provided through various partners, including TSYS Managed Services EMEA.

KitKat Now Supported By NBS Xpressi

6, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

NBS Technologies announced that the host card emulation (HCE) feature of Android KitKat is now fully supported by the NBS Xpressi Trusted Service Manager (TSM). With HCE no physical secure element is required. The secure element is implemented completely in the Android application. Therefore, no UICC chip or microSD card is required and no Mobile Network Operator (MNO) involvement is required to personalize and use an NFC enabled phone for contactless payments.

Swiff Launces Mobile Payment for McDonald’s

6, Country, Priority, THAILANDBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Swiff launched a new mobile payment service with AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Ltd. and McDonald’s for McDelivery 1711. With this new mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solution, McDelivery 1711 allows their customers to pay by credit card using mobile devices from wherever they make their orders. This is the first time in Thailand for a global quick service restaurant chain to use mPOS when they deliver the orders to customers’ doorstep.

PagSeguro Releases Mobile Card Chip Reader

6, BRAZIL, Country, PriorityBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

PagSeguro a leading provider of online and mobile payment solutions for the Brazilian market, has released a credit and debit card chip reader for cell phones and tablets. The PagSeguro credit and debit card chip and PIN reader is secure and easy to use, without any monthly fees or upfront payments. It is especially suited to the Brazilian market, where most credit and debit cards feature EMV chips.

Itonis Sign License Agreement With MyECheck

8, Country, Priority, UNITED STATESBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Itonis, Inc. today announced that it has signed a Licensing Agreement with MyECheck, Inc. for Itonis to acquire a software license for MyECheck’s patented mobile payment app that will facilitate point of purchase transactions for medical marijuana, gambling, and general retail sales. There is no expiration date on that license. The license agreement calls for Itonis to pay a one-time licensing fee to MyECheck as well as a portion of the per-transaction fees collected at the point of sale.

Fiserv Announces New International Compliance and Growth Client

10, Country, Priority, QATARBy Robert McKinley 03/28/2014

Fiserv announced the International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) selected its Financial Crime Risk Management (FCRM) Platform to manage its money-laundering and fraud prevention strategy. For IBQ, the vast global experience of Fiserv in mitigating risk related to financial crime was a key factor in the selection. With more than 1,000 financial institutions already using the FCRM Platform worldwide, this knowledge and experience is a vital component of the partnership to help the bank achieve the highest standards of anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and fraud prevention. The FCRM Platform provides unique abilities for financial crime professionals to effectively and efficiently model, detect, investigate and resolve risks across crimes, channels and product lines.

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