The 325-year-old Barclays announced yesterday (July 2) the extension of its mobile checks imaging service to nearly 1 million more customers, including 500,000 customers with Android phones in the U.K., and, for the first time in the U.K., to iPad……

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Retailers need to upgrade their payment terminals to accept new chip cards or be liable for fraudulent charges. For point-of-sale solution providers, that means the door’s wide open. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.crn.com

Cyber security experts say EMV cards provide a false sense of security. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.thestreet.com

Deciding whether to invest in card-processing systems that accept credit and debit cards embedded with microchips – also known as EMV, or chip, cards — is a hot topic in the restaurant world these days. Here’s why: Starting Oct. 1,…

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Western Union’s stock took nearly a seven percent following the news of PayPal’s plans to acquire Xoom, a money transfer provider, for $890 million. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

Apple could be gearing up to enter the peer-to-peer payments market through Apple Pay. VentureBeat reported Thursday (July 2) that a patent has been granted Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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MasterCard is bringing a new dimension to online shopping: facial scans. CNNMoney reported Thursday (July 2) that upon choosing whatever items an account Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com