Chicago
US authorities indict international card fraud gang
US authorities including the FBI have indicted 17 people accused of money laundering and credit card fraud worth hundreds of…
FIME to test JCB’s new contactless card terminal
FIME has announced that is has been accredited to test Japan Credit Bureau's (JCB) new contactless card terminals.JCB has used…
eBay completes purchase of Braintree
E-commerce service provider eBay has completed the acquisition of Braintree, a Chicago-based mobile payment processor company, for $800 million in…
Further glitches on Chicagos transit card system
Users of the Ventra card on the Chicago Transit Authority have complained that their Chase debit cards are being charged…
C-SAM and MasterCard partner on m-payments
Chicago based mobile transactions technology C-SAM and MasterCard have signed an agreement to develop and deploy joint mobile commerce solutions…
BluePay buys Primax
BluePay, a Chicago based credit card processing service, has acquired the payment service provider Primax. The acquisition gives Primax clients…
Amalgamated Bank of Chicago selects FIS’ fraud tools
Banking and payments technologies provider FIS has signed a deal to offer its card processing and fraud protection services to Amalgamated…
A lot of growing up to do
E-commerce daily discount deal website Groupon has been dubbed the ‘fast-growing company ever’ by Forbes, but its self-styled unconventional image…
Rapid rise of the mobile POS
HomeATM ePayment Solutions, a Chicago-based payments technology company is betting that the time has come for peripheral readers for mobile…
Bright future for mobile commerce
While still a minor factor in the US retail commerce market mobile phone payments appear set to become an increasingly…
Pay by finger at Shell outlets
Pay by finger at Shell outlets In a world first for a fuel retailer, Shell Oil Products US is offering…
US treasury to extend debit card use for social security payments
US treasury to extend debit card use for social security payments The US Treasury’s Financial Management Service (FMS) unit has…