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ANNOUNCEMENTS The chemical, which is also used in plastic water bottles,
has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. "We
deploy more than 150,000 lbs. of receipt paper annually
Apriva records growth in big cities to businesses nationwide and have been preparing to
Mobile payment provider Apriva said the number of provide BPA-free paper stock for the past six months,"
U.S. merchants using its AprivaPay mobile payment said founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Nardy.
acceptance solution in 2013 is up by over 300 percent ETA hosts Payments Innovation Day in D.C.
from 2012. The company noted it is experiencing sub-
stantially higher adoption rates in major metropolitan The Electronic Transactions Association hosted Payments
areas. Innovation Day on Dec. 3, 2013, at the Rayburn House
Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Better ATM Services signs first reseller
In addition to a panel discussion, the day included
Prepaid card distribution innovator Better ATM Services meetings of industry representatives with members of
inaugurated a reseller network for its prepaid cards via Congress and high-level government officials. "Without
ATMs scheme by signing its first reseller: money transfer the payments industry, global commerce would liter-
company Express Teller Services. The network enables ally grind to a halt, and we need to make sure Congress
third-party payment vendors to offer Visa Inc.-branded understands that," said Tom Gannon, Vice President,
gift cards at ATMs. Public Policy at MasterCard Worldwide.
BitPay launches merchant directory NXT-ID schedules launch of The Wocket
Atlanta-based bitcoin processor BitPay released a global Biometrics firm NXT-ID Inc. said it will roll out its elec-
bitcoin directory featuring bitcoin-accepting merchants. tronic wallet, The Wocket, in the first quarter of 2014.
The directory provides bitcoin users access to thousands The Wocket is designed to replace physical payment
of businesses and charities that now accept bitcoin, cards with a single smart card. The company said it
according to BitPay. intends The Wocket as an improvement of the physical
wallet rather than a replacement of it.
Chosen spearheads holiday gift campaign
Vendor registration opens for SEAA 2014
Chosen Payments helped needy families in Ventura
County, Calif., by facilitating the toy donation program On Dec. 2, 2013, registration began for exhibitors at the
at participating local merchants. Drop points were set up 2014 Southeast Acquirers Conference to be held March
in stores where shoppers donated unwrapped toys and 24 to 26 in Atlanta. The SEAA urged vendors to sign up
received discounts for their own purchases. quickly, since only 85 spaces are available.
EPI discards BPA paper receipts SecureBuy offers 3-D Secure for free
ISO Electronic Payments Inc. said its thermal paper sup- Payment fraud prevention specialist SecureBuy LLC is
plies will no longer contain the chemical Bisphenol A. granting to acquirers a 10-year royalty-free license of its
3-D Secure cardholder authentication technology. The
• The National Retail Federation predicted U.S. consumers will
spend about $6.8 billion on holiday decorations in 2013,
averaging $52 per family.
• A Hotwire Inc. survey of holiday travel behavior found that U.S.
families would spend $72 billion in 2013 for accommodations,
travel, fuel and other holiday travel related expenses, of which
$14 billion was allocated to Thanksgiving travel and $58 billion
to Christmas travel.
• According to comScore Inc.'s 2013 holiday online retail
spending forecast, consumers were expected to complete $48.1
billion in online purchases from desktop computers, and $7.1
billion using smartphone and tablet devices from November
through December.
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ChapterTitle
ANNOUNCEMENTS The chemical, which is also used in plastic water bottles,
has been linked to an increased risk of cancer. "We
deploy more than 150,000 lbs. of receipt paper annually
Apriva records growth in big cities to businesses nationwide and have been preparing to
Mobile payment provider Apriva said the number of provide BPA-free paper stock for the past six months,"
U.S. merchants using its AprivaPay mobile payment said founder and Chief Executive Officer Michael Nardy.
acceptance solution in 2013 is up by over 300 percent ETA hosts Payments Innovation Day in D.C.
from 2012. The company noted it is experiencing sub-
stantially higher adoption rates in major metropolitan The Electronic Transactions Association hosted Payments
areas. Innovation Day on Dec. 3, 2013, at the Rayburn House
Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
Better ATM Services signs first reseller
In addition to a panel discussion, the day included
Prepaid card distribution innovator Better ATM Services meetings of industry representatives with members of
inaugurated a reseller network for its prepaid cards via Congress and high-level government officials. "Without
ATMs scheme by signing its first reseller: money transfer the payments industry, global commerce would liter-
company Express Teller Services. The network enables ally grind to a halt, and we need to make sure Congress
third-party payment vendors to offer Visa Inc.-branded understands that," said Tom Gannon, Vice President,
gift cards at ATMs. Public Policy at MasterCard Worldwide.
BitPay launches merchant directory NXT-ID schedules launch of The Wocket
Atlanta-based bitcoin processor BitPay released a global Biometrics firm NXT-ID Inc. said it will roll out its elec-
bitcoin directory featuring bitcoin-accepting merchants. tronic wallet, The Wocket, in the first quarter of 2014.
The directory provides bitcoin users access to thousands The Wocket is designed to replace physical payment
of businesses and charities that now accept bitcoin, cards with a single smart card. The company said it
according to BitPay. intends The Wocket as an improvement of the physical
wallet rather than a replacement of it.
Chosen spearheads holiday gift campaign
Vendor registration opens for SEAA 2014
Chosen Payments helped needy families in Ventura
County, Calif., by facilitating the toy donation program On Dec. 2, 2013, registration began for exhibitors at the
at participating local merchants. Drop points were set up 2014 Southeast Acquirers Conference to be held March
in stores where shoppers donated unwrapped toys and 24 to 26 in Atlanta. The SEAA urged vendors to sign up
received discounts for their own purchases. quickly, since only 85 spaces are available.
EPI discards BPA paper receipts SecureBuy offers 3-D Secure for free
ISO Electronic Payments Inc. said its thermal paper sup- Payment fraud prevention specialist SecureBuy LLC is
plies will no longer contain the chemical Bisphenol A. granting to acquirers a 10-year royalty-free license of its
3-D Secure cardholder authentication technology. The
• The National Retail Federation predicted U.S. consumers will
spend about $6.8 billion on holiday decorations in 2013,
averaging $52 per family.
• A Hotwire Inc. survey of holiday travel behavior found that U.S.
families would spend $72 billion in 2013 for accommodations,
travel, fuel and other holiday travel related expenses, of which
$14 billion was allocated to Thanksgiving travel and $58 billion
to Christmas travel.
• According to comScore Inc.'s 2013 holiday online retail
spending forecast, consumers were expected to complete $48.1
billion in online purchases from desktop computers, and $7.1
billion using smartphone and tablet devices from November
through December.
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