Capital One Corp.’s proposed acquisition of Discover Financial Services may give Cap One an alternative network over which to route credit card transactions, but the deal will not create the “badly needed” network competition that passage of the Credit Card Competition Act would, the Merchants Payments Coalition argues. Without passage …

Point-of-sale technology provider POS Nation has acquired e-commerce platform GrazeCart for an undisclosed sum. The deal will provide POS Nation with access to an e-commerce platform that will expand its reach to new customers in food suppliers, such as farmers and ranchers that sell direct-to-consumer under their own brand, POS …

Fiserv Inc. is partnering with Genesis Bank to provide low-to-moderate income small businesses in Southern California serviced by the bank access to its Clover point-of-sale technology at a reduced cost. The deal opens the door for low-to-moderate income small businesses a way to access to select Clover technology bundles with …

Payments provider NMI LLC announced Thursday the launch of NMI Payments, a modular embedded-payments solution that enables software companies and independent sales organizations to integrate and accept payments online, in-store, in-app, through mobile devices, and at unattended payment terminals, according to the company. NMI Payments integrates within existing applications and …

Days after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., sent letters to the chief executives of Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. demanding they testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about their opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act, the Electronic Payments Coalition is asking why the committee is not requesting that leaders of …

Fiserv Inc. has expanded its CheckFreePay bill-payment network to include self-service capabilities through NCR Atleos ATMs. CheckFreePay users will be able to pay their bills in cash at thousands of NCR Atleos ATM locations, including top-10 retailers, grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies in the United States. Previously, ATMs that …

The digital-tipping provider eTip announced late Monday it has partnered with Davidson Hospitality Group to make its service available to Davidson’s 85 hotels and resorts, as well as the company’s more than 200 restaurants, bars, and lounges in the United States. To initiate a payment through eTip’s application, consumers scan …

CUSIP Global Services announced late Wednesday that it will be taking over day-to-day operations of the administration of the issuer identification number system from the American Bankers Association. The change is not monumental as CUSIP has a long history of managing numbering programs for the financial services industry. The ABA …

Payments-platform provider Payroc LLC has expanded its footprint in Canada through its acquisition of SterlingCard Payment Solutions Inc., a provider of retail and e-commerce payment solutions, for an undisclosed sum. Tinley Park, Ill.-based Payroc announced mid-day Tuesday it had closed on the deal. The acquisition enables Payroc to offer a …

Proponents and opponents of the Credit Card Competition Act continue to press their respective cases for passage and rejection of the CCCA by Congress. Late Monday, the Merchants Payments Coalition fired the latest salvo in its campaign to pass the CCCA, a television commercial that literally shows a consumer getting …