UBPS Acquires JetPay Real Time Processor

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Universal Business Payment Solutions Acquisition Corporation completed its acquisitions of the JetPay card processor and the A D Computer Corporation companies. A D Computer has its own innovative technology platform, designed with optimum flexibility to accommodate payrolls of all sizes – from small family businesses to large corporations with 10,000 or more employees. JetPay offers real time credit card and ACH processing and is a merchant account provider that process all front end authorizations as well as all back end clearing and settlement functions in-house from end-to-end for both card-present as well as card-not-present transactions. It expects to process more than $30 billion in sales volume with over 150 million transactions for merchants as well as independent sales organizations.

Charge Payment Buys Trust One Payment Services

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Charge Payment, LLC has purchased Trust One Payment Services for undisclosed terms. Providing credit and debit card processing services to small- and mid-sized business merchants, Trust One Payment Services currently processes over $700 million in annual charge volume for approximately 2,800 merchants, and its merchant portfolio is diversified across a range of business sectors, with an emphasis on outsourced receivables management and e-commerce. The Trust One Payment Services team will continue to operate Trust One as a wholly owned subsidiary of Charge Payment.

2012 Card Industry Revenue – A Continuing Downtick

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[ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”0″ ihc_mb_template=”1″] During the past several years card issuers have dealt with new regulations which curtailed their business models, impacting their interest and fee income strategies. As a result, in 2012 top line revenue for the card industry in the R.K. Hammer card issuer model was reported at $149.6 Billion, down $5.3 Billion…

Fiserv Partners TOPS Software on Payment Processing

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Fiserv financial services technology solutions has established a partner relationship with TOPS Software property management software products and services, to make payment processing faster and more efficient for property managers. Fiserv clients who use the RemitStream Exception Handling property management solution and also use TOPS Condo/HOA management software are now able to automatically resolve exceptions during payment processing through integration of homeowner data between the two solutions. Fiserv worked with TOPS to create a specialized file that is in a specific format for loading into the Fiserv processing system without any further manipulation.

America FCU Deploys Cardlytics Marketing Platform

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Cardlytics Transaction-Driven Marketing platform has been deployed by America First Credit Union for targeted member rewards. America First Credit Union implemented the platform through an ongoing partnership between Cardlytics and Fiserv. Selecting offers, account holders can activate or “accept” rewards before redeeming them at a number of national, local and online retailers. There are no coupons or promotion codes required and no member data ever leaves the credit union’s secure environment.Members can easily opt-out of the rewards offers, but activation rates prove broad consumer acceptance of Cardlytics’ programs.

GE Capital Retail Bank Inks La-Z-Boy Card Program

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GE Capital Retail Bank and La-Z-Boy inked a five-year extension of their relationship to provide consumer credit card services through many of the home furnishings retailer’s 781 U.S. retail locations. GE Capital Retail Bank provides financial solutions to retailers to help grow their customer sales and will continue to service the account and manage the La-Z-Boy relationship. Customers can apply online or use in-store application kiosks for secure processing and fast credit decisions. GE Capital has helped major retailers and more than 200,000 small- and mid-sized businesses throughout the United States build consumer financing programs that support business growth and customer satisfaction.

Payza Launches International Online Remittance

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Payza online payment platform launched its “SimplySend” service to facilitate money transfers from the U.S. to Bangladesh, allowing members to send money to friends and family, regardless of whether or not they have a Payza account. Payza is now licensed by the country’s central bank, Bangladesh Bank and facilitates transfers with a flat fee of $5 for remittances up to $500, and those over $500 cost a flat $10. Payza members can send a remittance to anyone in Bangladesh by completing a simple online form directly from their Payza account.

PayPlum Solution Achieves PCI DSS Compliance

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PayPlum Enterprise PCI has achieved validation and listing of the PCI PA-DSS Version 2.0 specification. Implementing PayPlum’s PA-DSS 2.0 compliant software before the October 2013 deadline, allows merchants and software companies to reduce PCI-DSS validation complexity, time and cost for deploying new ‘card-not-present’ payment applications, while ensuring that their software is more secure. The updated PA-DSS 2.0 standard is in effect for new payment applications until October 28th, 2016. PayPlum Enterprise PCI software is available for deployment in two different configurations. Merchants can choose to install PayPlum software in their own, secure data center within a smaller footprint, limited access, and vastly reduce PCI scope install it in a ‘ready-to-deploy’ private PCI compliant managed cloud environment.

Western Union Touts New Options for International Travel

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Western Union announced their prepaid card just for travelers and an option for travelers to send a Western Union Money Transfer® transaction to themselves. This development will address the market segment relying on cash while traveling, and those who prefer to use a payment card. Western Union now gives travelers the option to send a money transfer to themselves prior to leaving for a trip. For transfers to most countries, the foreign-exchange rate is determined when the funds are sent, so travelers know exactly how much will be waiting for them in cash when they arrive at their destination. For travelers who prefer the convenience of card payments, the general-purpose reloadable (GPR) Western Union TravelWiseTM Prepaid MasterCard is a convenient and fee-friendly alternative to carrying large amounts of cash.

First Data & Webster Bank Extend Services Agreement

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First Data electronic commerce and payment processing and Webster Bank, N.A., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Webster Financial announced a new long-term deal extending their merchant services partnership. First Data will continue to provide merchant processing services to Webster’s customers at its 167 banking offices throughout the northeastern United States, allowing Webster clients to gain access to First Data’s full range of point-of-sale payment solutions.

Moneris Integrates Payments Gateway With New Partner

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Moneris Solutions payment processors announced a strategic partnership with Henry Schein MicroMD practice management and electronic medical records management software. For this, Moneris will integrate its proprietary eSelectPlus payments gateway with encrypted card reader functionality into the upcoming new release of Henry Schein MicroMD’s Practice Management (PM) software, enabling Henry Schein MicroMD customers to process patient credit and debit card payments directly through their MicroMD PM software. By eliminating the need for a traditional credit card terminal or stand-alone payment system, the new integrated solution will substantially reduce payment processing and equipment costs; the integrated card reader, which encrypts cardholder data before it reaches the Henry Schein MicroMD PM, helps protect patient account information and keep practices within the scope of PCI-DSS compliance.

Acculynk Grows Debit-based P2P Solution

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Acculynk’s Payzur personal commerce (p-commerce) solution for debit cards announced Gesa Credit Union will pilot the P2P solution for its members, for which Crystal Clear Payments will serve as a channel partner. The Acculynk platform allows financial institution customers to send funds simply by authenticating the mobile- or web-initiated transaction with their bank issued PIN via the PaySecure patented online graphical PIN pad. Since Payzur is not ACH based, there is no enrollment or waiting period for consumers to begin using the service. Acculynk contracts with financial institutions directly and through channel partners to offer the Payzur p-commerce solution to their customers. For it, Crystal Clear Payments will provide payment processing solutions to the financial industry including credit signature processing; debit signature processing; PIN-based processing; Intelligent ATM services; cardholder loyalty programs; fraud moxie risk management, detection, and prevention; and card manufacturing programs.