First Data announced the extension of the First Data OfferWise solution to all offer publishers and the first 500,000 of more than four million U.S. merchant locations.

“OfferWise is a technology infrastructure solution that is setting the redemption standard in the industry and one of the unique ways that First Data continues to innovate and deliver a truly universal commerce experience,” said Mark Herrington, executive vice president of Global Product Management and Innovation, First Data. “We’re gaining great momentum with OfferWise as publishers and merchants continue to realize how the platform not only eases offer redemption at the POS, but helps build loyal and profitable customer relationships through insightful data analytics built into the solution.”

Participating publishers and developers include Boutiika, Cardify, Choicepass, FanPlayr, Giftly, ifeelgoods, Key Ring, Local Bonus, Mirth, ParkMe, Place Points, Roximity, Savored, Scout Mob, Tello and Toodalu.

iZettle announced it has completed a $31.4 million Series B round of funding led by Greylock Partners and Northzone, with participation from MasterCard, SEB Private Equity, and Series A investors Index Ventures and Creandum.

“iZettle is the first and only company to develop an affordable chip-card reader and app for smartphone-based mobile commerce that meets all of the rigorous international security requirements,” said Laurel Bowden, Greylock’s partner in London who is joining iZettle’s board of directors. “They’ve proved they’re ready to step up their game in this very complex and competitive industry.”

ACI Worldwide announced that it has expanded its partnership with Bell ID, a leader in the field of smart card and token management solutions, to deliver issuance and management of mobile NFC payment tokens for devices equipped with contactless technology, using ACI Token Manager for Mobile.

"For the consumer, mobile NFC payments are seamless and rarely noticed," said Craig Saks, vice president, Global Product Business Operations, ACI Worldwide. "The infrastructure behind the scenes however is very complex. Due to the increasing importance of mobile payments there is no room for complacency. Mobile payment projects require flexible and dependable solutions that keep them on track. By partnering with Bell ID we are providing a proven, scalable and reliable solution which will help deliver the convenience of contactless and mobile payments with confidence."

On the web:

• Veridian Credit Union Goes Live with Dwolla Payment - American Banker
• Mobile Payments: The Trillion Dollar Industry That’s Never Happened – AGILEVC
• Owners May Not Be Covered When Hackers Wipe Out A Business Bank Account - NYTimes.com
• Global Payments Breach Exposes Data From Merchant Account Applicants - Digital Transactions
• MintChip: Sounds Like Ice Cream, But It's Actually Money (Canada) - Portals and Rails
• Payments via iPhone: Stay With Square Or Soar With Sail? - GigaOM
• Sooner Or Later, The Future Is Mobile Payments - INMA

On the wires:

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• Paydiant and pcAmerica Launch Integrated Mobile Payments Offering for Retailers and Restaurants
• Introducing AppCharge: The Next Mobile Payment Processing Solution for Business On the Go
• IdentityMind Partners with Rapleaf to Add Email Reputation to IdentityMind’s Antifraud Platform Services