Stored Value Systems has announced an agreement with Coinstar to enable consumers to redeem coins for retail gift cards ("Coin to Card") at Coinstar Centers at selected merchant locations along with a "gift card mall" program that makes multiple retail gift cards available at a single merchant's point of sale.   » Continue Reading

First Data Corp. has announced that it has agreed to acquire EuroProcessing International, a card processor in central and eastern Europe.   » Continue Reading

eFunds has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire prepaid and stored value provider WildCard Systems, Inc. for an upfront payment of $228.8 million plus an earnout of up to $58.8 million.   » Continue Reading

Ellen McCarthy reports for the Washington Post on the use of biometric fingerprint identification for payment at the point of sale and some concerns among privacy rights advocates. The vendors of the technology, BioPay and Pay By Touch, cite speed as one of the primary benefits from using fingerprint biometrics.   » Continue Reading

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