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IndustryUpdate
ANNOUNCEMENTS GDpay website redesign features B2B
Denver-based ISO GDpay upgraded its website to
AmEx expands OptBlue inform merchants that they could save at least 20 per-
cent on business-to-business (B2B) processing fees.
The American Express Co. bolstered its new merchant Many merchants that qualify for the lower B2B inter-
acquiring program, OptBlue, that allows acquirers to change rates are missing out on the discounted rates,
provide U.S. small merchants that accept AmEx cards according to GDpay.
at the POS with simplified statements, settlement pro-
cesses and one contact for all the major card brands. Heartland realigns brand identity
Participants in the new program include First Data
Corp., Vantiv Inc., Global Payments Inc., Heartland Heartland Payment Systems Inc. unveiled its new brand
Payment Systems Inc., Worldpay Inc., TransFirst LLC identity. This includes a new corporate design and logo
and JetPay Corp. to reflect Heartland's expanding business solutions and
principles of honesty and integrity, as well as new posi-
CPI opens EMV card production facility tioning to capture the processor's evolution from a small
debit and credit card processor to a leading national
Littleton, Colo.-headquartered card manufacturer CPI business solutions provider, the company reported.
Card Group opened a second manufacturing facility in
Littleton devoted to Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) InComm launches m-wallet platform
card production. CPI said the new 50,000 square-
foot facility, which has been certified by Visa Inc., Atlanta-based prepaid card distributor InComm
MasterCard Worldwide and the American Express Co., launched a mobile wallet platform designed to facilitate
will accommodate an increase in CPI's EMV manufac- prepaid card payments in-store. The InComm Mobile
turing as the U.S. marketplace transitions to the chip Platform leverages near field communication (NFC)
card standard. technology and its trusted service manager solution
to enable mobile contactless in-store payments involv-
First Data takes award ing virtual gift cards and other types of digital prepaid
cards.
Contact center technology providers Noble Systems
Corp. presented its Innovations Award to First Data and MediSwipe rebranded as Agritek
its subsidiary TeleCheck. Noble recognized First Data
for its use of the Noble Enterprise platform that facili- Los Angeles-based marijuana dispensary payment pro-
tates outbound customer communication programs. cessor MediSwipe Inc. changed its corporate name to
Agritek Holdings Inc. "With multiple revenue streams
in several different areas of the sector, we felt the name
• The Consumer Electronics Association's annual
Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study
revealed 27 percent of U.S. households plan to pur-
chase smartphones or on-the-ear headphones this
year; 20 percent will buy TVs.
• According to research by The NPD Group Inc., total U.S.
retail sales in men's apparel reached $60.8 billion in
the 13 categories tracked in 2013, up from $57.8 bil-
lion spent the previous year.
• The National Retail Federation's Rethinking Made in
America in the 21st Century stated that $464 billion
of the $1.85 trillion in goods imported in 2009 was
American. The NRF estimated foreign-brand autos
held up to 95 percent U.S. content, and apparel 70
percent.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS GDpay website redesign features B2B
Denver-based ISO GDpay upgraded its website to
AmEx expands OptBlue inform merchants that they could save at least 20 per-
cent on business-to-business (B2B) processing fees.
The American Express Co. bolstered its new merchant Many merchants that qualify for the lower B2B inter-
acquiring program, OptBlue, that allows acquirers to change rates are missing out on the discounted rates,
provide U.S. small merchants that accept AmEx cards according to GDpay.
at the POS with simplified statements, settlement pro-
cesses and one contact for all the major card brands. Heartland realigns brand identity
Participants in the new program include First Data
Corp., Vantiv Inc., Global Payments Inc., Heartland Heartland Payment Systems Inc. unveiled its new brand
Payment Systems Inc., Worldpay Inc., TransFirst LLC identity. This includes a new corporate design and logo
and JetPay Corp. to reflect Heartland's expanding business solutions and
principles of honesty and integrity, as well as new posi-
CPI opens EMV card production facility tioning to capture the processor's evolution from a small
debit and credit card processor to a leading national
Littleton, Colo.-headquartered card manufacturer CPI business solutions provider, the company reported.
Card Group opened a second manufacturing facility in
Littleton devoted to Europay/MasterCard/Visa (EMV) InComm launches m-wallet platform
card production. CPI said the new 50,000 square-
foot facility, which has been certified by Visa Inc., Atlanta-based prepaid card distributor InComm
MasterCard Worldwide and the American Express Co., launched a mobile wallet platform designed to facilitate
will accommodate an increase in CPI's EMV manufac- prepaid card payments in-store. The InComm Mobile
turing as the U.S. marketplace transitions to the chip Platform leverages near field communication (NFC)
card standard. technology and its trusted service manager solution
to enable mobile contactless in-store payments involv-
First Data takes award ing virtual gift cards and other types of digital prepaid
cards.
Contact center technology providers Noble Systems
Corp. presented its Innovations Award to First Data and MediSwipe rebranded as Agritek
its subsidiary TeleCheck. Noble recognized First Data
for its use of the Noble Enterprise platform that facili- Los Angeles-based marijuana dispensary payment pro-
tates outbound customer communication programs. cessor MediSwipe Inc. changed its corporate name to
Agritek Holdings Inc. "With multiple revenue streams
in several different areas of the sector, we felt the name
• The Consumer Electronics Association's annual
Household CE Ownership and Market Potential Study
revealed 27 percent of U.S. households plan to pur-
chase smartphones or on-the-ear headphones this
year; 20 percent will buy TVs.
• According to research by The NPD Group Inc., total U.S.
retail sales in men's apparel reached $60.8 billion in
the 13 categories tracked in 2013, up from $57.8 bil-
lion spent the previous year.
• The National Retail Federation's Rethinking Made in
America in the 21st Century stated that $464 billion
of the $1.85 trillion in goods imported in 2009 was
American. The NRF estimated foreign-brand autos
held up to 95 percent U.S. content, and apparel 70
percent.
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