Over on Payments Views, Glenbrook's Erin McCune recently blogged about PayPal latest merchants and partners in its push to enter the world of "offline" payments. In addition to reviewing what PayPal said, she also explores what PayPal did not say.

PayOne, formerly PaymentOne Corporation, has announced a direct carrier billing relationship with T-Mobile USA.

"PayOne's agreement with T-Mobile further expands our worldwide PayOne Global Carrier Network™ (PGCN) and direct footprint, and provides the broadest global reach, and best payout rates to our merchants," said Brad Singer, executive vice president of PayOne. "We are pleased to be working closely with T-Mobile to expand mobile payments, as T-Mobile has always been an innovator, and to provide their consumers with a simplified experience for life's regular habits."

Elavon has announced the full production release of MobileMerchant in the UK, which pairs a mobile POS app with a Chip and PIN card reader.

“Elavon is committed to delivering solutions that enhance business opportunities for its customers, of all sizes, helping to make them more efficient and more profitable. This solution is perfect for the thousands of very small, often mobile, businesses in the UK today. Such businesses have previously not been able to accept card payments easily or cost effectively,” commented Guy Harris, Managing Director, Europe. “Not only does our solution enable mobile commerce but it has in-built EMV Chip and PIN security, so small business owners and their customers are fully protected,” Harris concluded.

On the web:

• Is NFC killing Google Wallet? - CNET News
• 'Bill Me Later' To Come To The UK - Tamebay
• TSYS Reveals Acquisition Plans - American Banker
• How The Future of Mobile Lies in the Developing World - TechCrunch
• MTS Launches Commercial NFC Payments Service In Russia - NFC World
• Are Social Security Numbers Still Secure Enough For Payments? - Portals and Rails
• CNP Processor Litle Reports Durbin Has Cut Debit Interchange in Half - Digital Transactions
• Big Jump In Mobile Payments Expected, But Not With NFC In U.S. - Computerworld
• Apple Rejects iOS App Integrating Flattr Micropayment Service - FierceMobileContent
• A Call for Standards in Currency Processing — Counting On Currency
• Mirth And Cardify Link Loyalty Rewards To Credit Cards - GigaOM
• In-App Subscriptions Now Available On Google Play - WebProNews
• Mobile Payments Heat Up in Sweden - WSJ

On the wires:

• Bank of America Merrill Lynch Enhances ePayables
• Global Prepaid Payments Processor Yalamanchili Launches in Europe
• New Aite Group Report on The Case For A New Payment Network