Debit Transactions
CardWeb.com’s CardData Reports today features the
Debit Transactions in an EMV World by Mercator.
AmEx Anti-Steering
American Express lost a major court decision over its rules that prohibit merchants from telling customers they prefer to accept one card over another. AmEx previously said if the lose the case it will materially affect their business.
POS Breach Warranty
NJ-based Heartland Payment Systems has become the first processor to offer a comprehensive warranty that protects businesses from payment card breach losses in the event of a breach. Heartland Secure technology materially reduces the opportunity for criminals to monetize AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encrypted card data.
Green Dot Support CFPB
Green Dot Corporation (GDOT) supports the CFPB’s newly released prepaid debit card Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Green Dot’s Founder testified yesterday at the CFPB field hearing on the topic and believes that its business will not be materially impacted by the CFPB’s newly proposed rules. Furthermore, Green Dot fully supports the proposed rules that mandate “Regulation E” consumer protections for lost or stolen funds and disputed transactions, including the providing of provisional credits to consumers, and the CFPB’s proposed rulemaking dealing with the new framework for overdraft programs attached to prepaid cards.
Bankrate Lawsuit
PA-based security fraud litigators Howard Smith is reminding investors of its class action lawsuit against Bankrate which closes November 17th.
ACI Gears Up to Acquire ReD
ACI Worldwide will acquire ReD for an all-cash purchase price of $205 million and expects the transaction to close in the middle of the third quarter, 2014. ReD is a leading ecommerce and fraud prevention company serving the payments industry. The company’s suite of solutions – ReD Shield®, ReD Fraud Xchange, ReD PRISM®, ReD Alerts, ReDi, ReD1 Gateway and LiveProcessor – helps customers drive up revenues while reducing fraud losses and increasing the efficiency of their fraud management teams. ReD serves retailers, issuers, acquirers, processors and switch networks globally. ReD has a compelling SaaS and transaction-based financial model, with over 80 percent recurring revenue.
VeriFone Way2ride in Philly
VeriFone Systems, Inc. announced today that taxi passengers in Philadelphia can now use Way2ride to quickly, easily and securely pay for taxi rides with a tap of their smartphones. Way2ride makes the taxi experience faster and easier for passengers in Philadelphia by enabling them to tap and pay for cab fares in 1,400 of the 1,600 taxi cabs currently operating in the city. VeriFone Systems, Inc. is the global leader in secure electronic payment solutions providing expertise, solutions and services that add value to the point of sale with merchant-operated, consumer-facing and self-service payment systems for the financial, retail, hospitality, petroleum, government and healthcare vertical markets.
JetPay Appoints New Chief Operating Officer
JetPay hired Michael J. McGovern as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. McGovern began his career in a corporate setting as a tax accountant then as director of operations at Management Assistance Inc., a computer manufacturing and leasing company. With his experience at the Federal Reserve, Mr. McGovern joined American Express where he eventually was responsible for application project management. McGovern, in a long and distinguished career with CoreStates rose from Vice President of cash management services, to Senior Vice President of data Processing Systems, and, ultimately, to Executive Vice President of Domestic and International Operations – a position in which he remained for 12 years.
Montise Performs to Keep in the Black
Montise posted H1 FY 2014 revenue £46.5m, up 67% on H1 FY 2013. Gross margin increased to 73% from 72% in H1 FY 2013, with user generated margin particularly strong, owing to a number of product licence deals following recent customer wins and renewals. Adjusted loss after tax (2)of £16.4m (H1 FY 2013 loss: £21.0m) and adjusted loss per share of 1.0p (H1 FY 2013 loss: 1.8p). Statutory loss after tax of £22.0m (H1 FY 2013 loss: £30.3m) with loss per share of 1.4p (H1 FY 2013 loss: 2.6p).
Target Update on Data Breach & Free Credit Monitoring
Target today announced updates on its continuing investigation into the recent data breach and its expected fourth quarter financial performance. It has been determined that certain guest information — separate from the payment card data previously disclosed — was taken during the data breach. To provide further peace of mind, Target is offering one year of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to all guests who shopped our U.S. stores. Guests will have three months to enroll in the program.
Jack Henry Offers American Express FX Service
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. announced that it will provide its financial institution clients with the ability to send and receive international payments via American Express’ FX International Payments service. The DirectLine International™ solution from Jack Henry & Associates now includes access to FX International Payments’ competitive foreign exchange (FX) rates and fees, dedicated customer service, and straight through processing of payments. With the expansion of global trade among businesses of all sizes, financial institutions are facing increased pressure to offer efficient and reliable cross-border payment services. In response, Jack Henry & Associates elected to collaborate with American Express and provide its financial institution clients with access to this automated global payments service.
TD Becomes Primary Issuer of Aeroplan Visa
TD Bank Group, Aimia Inc.and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce today completed the previously announced transaction under which TD acquired approximately 50% of the existing Aeroplan credit card portfolio from CIBC. The portion of CIBC’s Aeroplan credit card portfolio acquired by TD primarily includes accounts held by customers who do not have an existing retail banking relationship with CIBC. Also as previously announced, TD will become the primary issuer of Aeroplan Visa credit cards on January 1, 2014.