On the web:

• Does Square Have A Doppelganger In The UK? Meet mPowa - paidContent
• O2 Wallet Delayed For More Tests as Rivals Ready New Initiatives - Mobile Today
• Make and Accept Mobile Payments with Square's Card Case - Mobile POS News
• Popular Barcode Scanning App ShopSavvy Launches Mobile Marketplace - TechCrunch

On the wires:

• Chase Launches Disney’s Premier Visa Card
• New, Free GoPayment Credit Card Reader Now Available
• Leading Global Prepaid Provider Offers State-of-the-Art Loyalty Solutions
• NetSpend and 7-Eleven Announce New Prepaid Card Distribution Agreement

Intuit has announced that it plans to take its free GoPayment mobile credit card app and card reader hardware global, with the first implementation in Canada. In addition, Intuit will soon begin shipping a free, newly-designed GoPayment Card Reader in both the U.S. and Canada.

This innovative card reader is a compact, cylinder-shaped device that helps maximize sales with new features that increase the accuracy of each card swipe. Providing greater security than available on other devices, it includes best-in-class, end-to-end encryption that protects a customer’s sensitive credit card data from the moment a card is swiped.

GoPayment for Canada and the new GoPayment card reader will both be available in early 2012.

As part of its GoPayment mobile payment offering, Intuit has announced the launch of the Intuit GoPayment Prepaid Visa Card.

“The GoPayment Card adds new value to those using GoPayment. In addition to helping them get paid, we’re helping them make payments,” said Chris Hylen, vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Payment Solutions division. “This is just the beginning. Intuit will roll out new, innovative features for GoPayment that help users make payments in a variety of ways.”

On the web:

• Intuit says Mobile Payment 'Swipes' Will Go Away, But NFC Probably Not The Solution - Forbes
• Scan Your Groceries on Your Own Mobile Phone with a Grocery Shopping App - Mobile POS News

On the wires:

• ShopSavvy Secures $7 Million Round Led by Facebook Co-Founder Eduardo Saverin
• Chase Military Credit Cards Unveil Enhanced Cash Back Rewards, No Foreign Transaction Fees
• Cardtronics Acquires Mr. Cash

On the web:

• Pygg Launches Twitter-based, Social Media Payments App in Australia - StartUpSmart
• Swiff Hopes to Become the 'Square" of Singapore and Malaysia - SGEntrepreneurs
• Square to Distribute Payment Swipe Device Through Wal-Mart - Businessweek
• Real World Feedback: How to Spend $100 With Google Wallet - Advertising Age
• In China, App Enables Discounted Mobile Payments at Vending Machines - Springwise
• Keeping Pace as Money Transmitters Proliferate - Portals and Rails
• New Zealand Carriers Create Cooperative Direct Carrier Billing Framework - MobilePaymentsToday.com

On the wires:

• Bank of America, Intuit to Offer Full Service Payroll to Small Businesses
• TSYS Purchases Portfolio from Vanguard Payment Systems

Intuit has announced a number of new services designed to fuel Intuit's transformation from a software company to a connected services company. Included in the announcement was a new prepaid debit card for use as a Intuit GoPayment payout instrument.

To make it easier for small businesses to get started processing credit cards on a mobile device, GoPayment will soon enable users to deposit funds directly onto a prepaid debit card. This will make it faster to start taking payments because new users can sign up for GoPayment without needing to provide bank account details. For smaller businesses, it also provides a convenient way to keep their business finances separate from their personal funds. The prepaid debit card for GoPayment will be available later this fall.

Yesterday, Intuit held its annual investors day to update the investment community on progress and strategy –– including that of Intuit Payments. Slides and webcast available here.

Verizon Wireless and Intuit have announced a strategic alliance to offering Intuit's GoPayment app and pocket-sized credit card reader in Verizon Wireless' 2,300 retail stores and business-to-business sales channels.

"Rather than lose out on potential business, anyone who sells a product or service can now easily and affordably give their customers the option of paying with plastic," said Chris Hylen, general manager of Intuit's Payment Solutions division. "GoPayment is meeting a huge need and is one of the fastest growing mobile payment solutions in the market. With Verizon Wireless, we'll help even more people discover that they too can process credit card payments on the phones or tablets they already own."

Intuit has announced it has acquired mobile Web banking technology assets from Mobile Money Ventures, or MMV, a "leading global provider of next-generation mobile financial solutions."

Mobile Money Ventures, based in San Mateo, Calif., was formed in 2008 as a joint venture that combined the strengths of Citigroup, a leading, global financial services company, and SK Telecom Americas, an early-stage technology innovator.

Over on the Quickbooks Online Blog, Intuit has announced that the Intuit PaymentNetwork (IPN) is now seamlessly integrated with QuickBooks Online.

A small business can now send an invoice through QuickBooks Online and get paid fast using IPN. QuickBooks online invoices enabled for online payments will now have a link for the end customer to directly pay the small business. The plot thickens with the added benefits of low cost (only 50 cent/payment), faster funding (next day funding for most payments less than $5000) and automatic reconciliation.

On the wires:

• Survey: Card Fraud Experts Warn Against Looming Mobile Payment Fraud Risk
• SecurityMetrics Introduces Network Threat Sensor to Simplify PCI-DSS Compliance
• TSYS Signs Merchant Services Agreement With Caledon Card Services
• NXGEN International Partners with Elavon to Expand European Footprint
• PayCommerce Offers Cloud-Based SMB Payment Suite Reseller Subscription Plan
• Elastic Path Launches Ecommerce on the Google Cloud
• Carta Worldwide Integrates MasterCard Mobile Over-the-Air Provisioning Service (MOTAPS)
• OpenCuro To Demonstrate New Online Payment System at FinovateSpring 2011

On the web:

• NPR: Banks, Retailers In Lobbying Race Over Debit Fees
• TechCrunch: Sequent Software Raises Funding, Aims To Simplify NFC Mobile Payments
• American Banker: ProPay s Zumogo Mobile Payment App Gets Social
• FierceFinance: Bank of America Ponders New Ways to Charge Overdraft Fees (via SMS Opt-In)
• CNET: Intuit Eyes NFC for Mobile Payment System
• GoMo News: India's Interbank Mobile Payment Service Finally Includes Merchants

Intuit has announced that its iPad-optimized GoPayment app is now available on the App Store.

This optimized version of the GoPayment app makes mobile payments easier with a new layout that takes full advantage of iPad's large, high-resolution display and Multi-Touch interface. It also includes new features such as the ability to add product photos, making it easier to find a product and complete a sale. GoPayment is also compatible with the free Intuit Credit Card Reader letting users save time by swiping credit cards instead of entering card data manually.

Over on our sister blog, Payments Views, Glenbrook's Carol Coye Benson takes a look at the Intuit PaymentNetwork, interviewing Intuit SVP and long time payments guru Eric Dunn. This post is the start of a new series for Glenbrook - a journey to discover if the long-awaited “tipping point” in electronic B2B payments has finally arrived.

Intuit has announced that it "has equipped the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio with its GoPayment mobile payment app, including a free Intuit credit card reader, and reduced pricing on transaction fees. GoPayment provides them with an easy and affordable way to process credit card payments on their mobile devices while protecting sensitive credit card information with industry-leading data encryption."

On the wires:

• Credit Card Clarity: CARD Act Makes Pricing Clearer, More Competitive
• Western Union and Etisalat to Introduce International Mobile Money Transfer Service in 18 Countries
• BillingTree Supplies Pulaski Electric System with Text Billing and Payment Solution
• Intuit Extends GoPayment No Monthly Fee and Free Credit Card Reader Offer

On the web:

• Bank Info Security: SWIFT Audio Interview on Globalization and Regulation
• MasterCard Blog: Addressing the “D” Word
• Dow Jones: PayPal Launches Payment Services with China UnionPay

On the wires:

• Discover Announces Agreement with Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
• Liberty Bank Selects Premier from Fiserv
• Intuit GoPayment One of First Mobile Payment Apps Developed for Android 3.0
• INSIDE Secure Brings True NFC Hardware Independence to Google Android “Gingerbread”
• Cardlytics, NetSpend Partner to Bring Targeted Rewards Offers to Underbanked Consumers via Prepaid Debit Cards
• Plastyc Secures Strategic Investment from Core Innovation Capital
• This Is Money: Credit Card Rates Hit a 13-year High in UK/a>

• BusinessWeek: In Broken Market, 'Swipe' Fees Must Be Regulated
• New York Times: Peer-to-Peer Lending: What the Future Holds
• Portals and Rails: Cash Acceptance: A Risky Proposition for Merchants
• BostInnovation: Clovr Media: Forever Changing How You Redeem Offers

Two payment-related themes are emerging from NRF conference being held this week in New York: POS encryption/tokenization and mobile payments acceptance. For retailers, end-to-end encryption and tokenization are all about reducing PCI scope:

• Heartland's End-to-End Encryption Solution Reduces PCI Scope by up to 69% for Merchants
• BevMo! Retail Chain Reduces PCI Scope with VeriFone’s VeriShield Protect
• Fifth Third Processing Solutions and MTXEPS Partner to Support ServerEPS Encryption Solutions
• Ingenico and Merchant Link Partner on Point-to-Point Encryption and Tokenization Solution

• VeriFone Announces PAYware Mobile Enterprise Solution and Services for Large Retailers
• GoPayment Gives Small Businesses Free Credit Card Reader and No Monthly Service Fees
• Xsilva Systems Demonstrates that Mobile Point of Sale is Accessible to Retailers of all Sizes

Curious about mobile payments, but tired of reading the small print? Glenbrook's Carol Coye Benson has compiled a collection of how-they-work videos. Included are videos from Bling Nation, PayNearMe, Square, BOKU, Intuit GoPayment, PayPal Mobile, VivoTech, Oberthur, MobilePay, MocaPay, and FaceCash.

Intuit and mophie have announced the availability of an iPhone-based card acceptance solution that combines Intuit’s GoPayment credit card processing app with the mophie marketplace iPhone credit card reader. This integrated solution is now available in Apple Retail Stores and soon on Apple.com.

Intuit has announced TurboTax for Online Banking, "a new offering designed to help financial institutions bring more value to customers – and increase deposits – by turning their online banking site into a valuable tax resource." Available for Digital Insight financial institutions to offer in the upcoming tax season, TurboTax for Online Banking won a Best of Show award at Finovate 2009, a conference showcasing the best new innovations in financial and banking technology. READ MORE »

Intuit held its Annual Investor Day today - the presentation slides and a webcast of the event are available online.

Intuit has soft-launched a new Intuit PaymentNetwork, calling it a "new and affordable way to send and receive payments over the Internet" for individuals and small businesses." A comprehensive set of help and support Q&A is available online.

For small businesses, the Intuit PaymentNetwork provides a low-cost payment alternative to credit cards for receiving payments - charging 50 cents per payment received irregardless of the amount (subject to certain limits). There are no monthly charges, equipment or set-up costs.

For individuals sending funds, you can send to anyone who is a member of the Intuit PaymentNetwork. If they're not already a member, they can join to receive their funds. At the present time, individuals can't receive funds.

More details available on the Intuit Small Business United blog.

Intuit has announced that its Intuit GoPayment application - providing the ability to process credit card payments using an iPhone or iPod touch - is now available on the iTunes App Store. According to Intuit, "the free download turns iPhone or iPod touch into an affordable and hassle-free credit card terminal." READ MORE »

Intuit has announced that Intuit GoPayment, a new way for business owners to process credit cards on their mobile phones, is the first small business application available for the new Palm Pre phone. According to the company, "GoPayment helps improve cash flow by giving small businesses an affordable and hassle-free way to process credit card payments outside the office as soon as the job is done." READ MORE »

Andera has announced that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Digital Insight, an Intuit company and an outsourced provider of online banking and financial management capabilities to banks and credit unions in the United States. This agreement enables Digital Insight to provide Andera’s online account opening and funding solutions to its client financial institutions. READ MORE »

Earlier this year, Intuit "soft launched" its new GoPayment mobile card acceptance solution for merchants. Yesterday, Intuit officially announced the new service - "GoPayment helps small businesses improve sales and cash flow by using their mobile phones to accept credit card payments. GoPayment is affordable and hassle-free. All that’s needed is a mobile phone with access to the mobile Web, or the easy-to-download GoPayment application, and an Intuit GoPayment merchant account." READ MORE »

Intuit has introduced Intuit GoPayment - saying it "enables business owners to accept credit and signature debit card payments using their mobile phone and a QuickBooks Merchant Services Account." The new service supports an optional Bluetooth mag stripe reader or reader/receipt printer along with Quickbooks integration of the payments processed.

Digital Insight, the financial institutions division of Intuit, has delivered Small Business FinanceWorks™ to help financial insitutions acquire low cost small business deposits and sustain a competitive advantage by offering an online hub for their small business customers.

"Small Business FinanceWorks is a new online financial management tool that small businesses can access through the online banking site of their local financial institution. By offering Small Business FinanceWorks to their customers, banks and credit unions now have the unique opportunity to attract new small business customers, strengthen existing relationships and gain a competitive advantage." READ MORE »

Intuit's Digital Insight unit has announced the availability of its FinanceWorks online financial management solutions for banks that "makes it possible for consumers to manage accounts across more than 5,000 financial institutions and credit card sites, ensure bills are paid on time regardless of the method they use to pay them, and see where their money is going, including future transactions. All this within the financial institution’s Web site." READ MORE »

Earlier this week, Intuit held its annual investor day to review its growth strategies. The presentation slides are available online along with an accompanying webcast.