News

September, 2003

• 22 September

  How the Wal-Mart Settlement Could Pay for PIN Pads

  This spring’s settlement between the bank-owned card associations and retailers led by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been widely interpreted as a blow to the fortunes of so-called PIN-based debit, or debit card transactions effected by a consumer’s personal identification number rather than his signature. That’s because the settlement terms required …
• 22 September

  New Regional ISO Group

  A new regional association for independent sales organizations will be unveiled later this month. Following on the heels of similar groups serving ISOs in the Northeast, Southeast, and Midwest regions, the new group will be called the Western United States Acquiring Association and will cover U.S. territory west of Colorado. …