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The New MajikPOS Malware and other Digital Transactions News Briefs

• Merchant acquirer Elavon Inc. has appointed Jamie Walker chief executive officer. A 16-year veteran of U.S. Bancorp, which owns the processor, Walker was most recently chief administrative officer of the bank’s Payment Services division, and before that served as Elavon’s chief financial officer. • A blog post from data-security …

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Ingenico Readies Its POS App Marketplace for U.S. Merchants And Acquirers

By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews Point-of-sale terminal maker Ingenico Group is bringing its POS app store based on its Telium Tetra operating system to the United States this year, company officials tell Digital Transactions News. POS apps enable merchants to load and use business software than can help with employee scheduling, manage …

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Fiserv Posts 4Q Results and other Digital Transactions News briefs

• KeyBank and First Data Corp. announced an agreement under which the bank will offer First Data products and services, including the Clover line of mobile point-of-sale technology, to its merchant clients across the country. • Financial-institution processor Fiserv Inc. said fourth-quarter adjusted revenue in its payments segment grew 9% year …

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FIS Posts 4Q Revenue Growth and other Digital Transactions News briefs

• Processor Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) reported its revenue grew 30.4% in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, to $2.4 billion, from $1.9 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Net earnings from continuing operations increased to $207 million from $105 million. For the year, revenue jumped 40.1%, to …

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Cofounders Exit Revel Systems Following a Fresh Investment from Welsh, Carson

The cofounders of Revel Systems, an early maker of iPad-based point-of-sale systems, have left the company following a fresh investment by private-equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, which has long been active in the payments industry. The press release from Welsh does not say why cofounders Lisa Falzone, who …

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Vantiv Posts 14% Merchant Services Revenue Increase and other Digital Transactions News briefs

• Processor Vantiv Inc. reported its Merchant Services unit increased net revenue in the quarter ended Dec. 31 14% to $412 million from $363 million in the year-ago quarter on a 13% rise in transactions and 1% increase in net revenue per transaction. For all of 2016, Merchant Services’ net revenue jumped …

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Eye on Mobile: Vantiv To Resell CardFlight mPOS; USAePay Cinches Certifications

Merchant processor Vantiv Inc. has agreed to offer a mobile point-of-sale platform from CardFlight Inc. The platform, called SwipeSimple, includes an EMV reader, a mobile app for iOS and Android, and a back-office reporting portal. New York-based CardFlight says the devices will be co-branded with Vantiv’s branding and will be …

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The Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force Nears the End of Its Proposal Reviews

The Federal Reserve’s Faster Payments Task Force is in the final stages of reviewing 19 proposals to speed up U.S. electronic payments, Fed executives tell Digital Transactions News. The faster-payments initiative is part of the Fed’s broader Payment System Improvement project that also addresses security and efficiency issues. The Fed …

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Eye on Earnings: Discover’s Networks Post Varying Results; TSYS’ Revenues Up 58%

Total dollar volume on Discover Financial Services’ networks increased 2% in the fourth quarter to hit $80.2 billion versus $78.8 billion a year earlier, but results varied among the company’s payment operations. Riverwoods, Ill.-based Discover reported Tuesday that the Discover credit card unit posted proprietary volume of $34 billion, up …

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POS Payment Options Proliferate at Annual Retailer Conference

The announcements about new point-of-sale and mobile-payment systems and related services came fast and furious Monday at the National Retail Federation’s annual Big Show underway in New York City. • Samsung Electronics America, Inc. and independent sales organization Total Merchant Services Inc. announced the availability of TMS’s Groovv POS Flex, …

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