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Rerouting Payments Around the Card Networks

First it was retailers, which tried but failed. Now an airline trade group wants to develop a payment system that would bypass the credit card networks, theoretically saving carriers billions in interchange. The proposal comes from the International Air Transport Association, which says it has 280 members representing 83% of …

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What Ails the Mobile Wallets?

General-purpose mobile wallets have yet to convince most merchants and consumers that they have real value. Can that change, and if so, when? The hype over mobile wallets hasn’t ceased ever since Google Checkout launched way back in 2006, and it’s only become louder since Apple Inc. unveiled Apple Pay …

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Target Launches Wallet, Its RedCard-Based In-App Mobile-Payments Service

Target Brands Inc. finally unveiled its long-rumored mobile-payments service. Announced Monday, Wallet resides in the Target app for iOS and Android devices. Consumers can only enroll a Target RedCard, available as a debit or credit card, in the app. Target gift card enrollment is coming, too, the company says. To …

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BIM Brings an ACH-Payment Option to Phillips 66, Conoco, and 76 Gas Stations

Consumers using the Phillips 66, Conoco, or 76-branded smart-phone apps soon will be able to pay for fuel using their checking accounts thanks to an integration with Buy It Mobility Networks, a New York City-based payment and customer relationship management platform. Announced Tuesday, the service will be available soon, says …

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Ninth Annual Field Guide to Alternative Payments

The increasing commercialization of mobile payments is showing up in a proliferation of so-called Pays from a bevy of banks, tech companies, and merchants. Time was, a cutting-edge alternative-payment service involved entering card or bank-account details into a branded interface on a laptop computer. Mobile payments were nascent, held back …

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Ninth Annual Field Guide to Alternative Payments

The increasing commercialization of mobile payments is showing up in a proliferation of so-called Pays from a bevy of banks, tech companies, and merchants. Time was, a cutting-edge alternative-payment service involved entering card or bank-account details into a branded interface on a laptop computer. Mobile payments were nascent, held back …

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The Battle of the Contactless POS Technologies

By Kevin Woodward Both QR codes and NFC have their backers and critics. But as mobile payments advance, which acceptance technology will own the future? Merchants and the payments industry alike are vying to encourage more consumers to use contactless payments as a way to displace cash, know more about …

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Mobilizing the Store Card

Just as they once issued proprietary plastic, retailers are introducing their own mobile wallets. But just how much consumer appeal do these apps have, and will they work equally well for all merchants? In the business of mobile payments, everyone is familiar with the trio of so-called Pays—Android Pay, Apple …

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Working at a Deliberate Pace, Chase Pay Lines up HMSHost and Parkmobile

By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews Chase Pay, the nascent mobile-payments service from banking giant JPMorgan Chase & Co., has added two more merchants to its roster. HMSHost, a Bethesda, Md.-based dining-services company specializing in transportation locations, and Parkmobile LLC, an Atlanta-based parking company, will begin accepting order-ahead capability based on functionality developed …

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COMMENTARY: Why You Shouldn’t Count on Real-Time ACH for Retail Payments

A demand-deposit account is the anchor liquidity instrument for most consumers and businesses. For some members of the unbanked, it’s a GPR-prepaid-card account. Policymakers and commercial actors are moving to enable real-time payments between DDAs at thousands of U.S. banks. Policymakers aim to improve payment-system efficiency and enable new and …

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