Payment-processing hardware and software provider VeriFone Systems Inc. said the Apptizer mobile order-ahead app is now integrated with its Verifone Carbon point-of-sale devices. In related news, VeriFone said Helsinki-based Euroloan Group Plc’s Mash application is now integrated into the Verifone Connect system, enabling consumers to select a pay-later option when …

Point-of-sale products seller General Credit Forms Inc. said it purchased Paper Systems Inc., a manufacturer of paper rolls for POS and ATM systems. Paper Systems will continue to operate as PSI. Terms were not disclosed. Euronet Worldwide Inc., which is based in the United States but operates ATM and other …

Data-services provider Womply announced Womply Engage, a customer relationship management service for small businesses that enables merchants to create and manage email marketing programs. In an effort to address data breaches in the financial-services industry, the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. said it is seeking experts for an initiative to create …

Consumers may be ready to pull back from using credit cards if a survey from Auriemma Consulting Group is correct. Only 14% plan to increase their borrowing on credit cards in 2018, compared with 28% who said so in 2017. “Increased spending around the holiday season is normally predictive of greater …

In advance of the Super Bowl on Sunday in Minneapolis, Visa Inc. said it has installed 700 upgraded point-of-sale terminals at U.S. Bank Stadium and additional POS devices at certain merchant locations in the city. The new devices are capable of handling contactless EMV transactions. An estimated 1 million people …

PayPal Holdings Inc.’s stock was trading down about 7.5% as of mid-morning Thursday, hours after an announcement from eBay Inc. that the big marketplace will shift transaction processing from long-time provider PayPal to Netherlands-based processor Adyen. EBay’s business accounts for about 13% of PayPal’s volume, a share PayPal said Thursday …

Processor Fiserv Inc. reported that its Accel debit network has added new transaction-routing options, including the ability to process signature-based transactions. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is using the new signature service, Fiserv said. Accel also will make signatures optional for merchants beginning in April, as are the four general-purpose card networks. …

UATP, which is owned by and provides payment processing for many of the world’s airlines, said it is now accepted for U.S. ticket purchases on Expedia, Orbitz, and Travelocity. General Catalyst announced that soon-to-retire American Express Co. chief executive Ken Chenault has joined the venture-capital firm as chairman and a …

The U.S. Secret Service began warning financial institutions last week about ATM “jackpotting,” in which a machine quickly spits out huge amounts of cash after being physically compromised by organized gangs and infected with a variant of malware first seen in 2013, according to KrebsOnSecurity. Hackers are especially targeting Diebold …

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