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Discover Financial Services joins FIDO Alliance for secure transactions

Discover Financial Services (DFS) has joined the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance to accelerate and simplify user authentication and make transactions more secure.

First National Bank unveils new instant payments service

First National Bank of Pennsylvania (FNB) has added Popmoney Instant Payments feature to its Popmoney personal payment service allowing its online banking customers with an FNB debit card to transfer money in real time.

Country Survey: Canada

The Canadian card payments channel has grown well although cash continues to dominate. Changes to regulation and promotion from banks and retailers makes contactless a area likely to see high adoption in 2014. CI looks at the latest data from the country

Square unveils enhanced version of credit card reader

Square, a US-based mobile credit card processor, has upgraded its credit card reader in response to the development of iPhone 5S.

Country Survey: Canada

The Canadian card payments channel has grown well although cash continues to dominate. Changes to regulation and promotion from banks and retailers makes contactless a area likely to see high adoption in 2014. CI looks at the latest data from the country

MasterCard to build restaurant reviews site using customer payment data

The Big Data division of MasterCard is reportedly planning to use the company’s customer payment data to build restaurant reviews site.

Bitcoin value falls as China prohibits Bitcoin deposits

Bitcoin operator BTC China has stopped accepting customer deposits, causing Bitcoin value to plunge 35% in just a day.

Cred-System selects FICO to manage marketing campaigns

Cred-System, a Brazil-based card issuer for retailers, has selected FICO Customer Dialogue Manager to manage marketing campaigns and provide real-time analysis of customer needs and preferences.

Amazon buys mobile payments firm GoPago

Amazon has acquired San Francisco-based mobile payments provider GoPago for an undisclosed sum.

State of Mississippi sues JPMorgan over flawed credit-card debt collections

State of Mississippi has filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase for allegedly sidestepping state consumer protection laws while recouping old credit-card debt from customers since at least 2007.