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

On the web:

• Best Buy Needs ‘Integrated’ Mobile Plan CIO Report - WSJ.com
• Intuit Acquires M-Payments Provider AisleBuyer - PaymentsSource
• Mobile Card-Processing Machines for Marketers on the Road - New York Times
• Book corner - “Money, Real Quick - The Story of M-PESA” - Tomorrow's Transactions
• Discover extends mobile strategy with new iPad app - Mobile Commerce Daily
• Is mobile the way we'll all be paying? - The Telegraph (UK)
• A Look Into Card Brand Network Enhancements - Litle Blog

On the wires:

• Smart Card Alliance Announces New Certification Training for Payments Industry
• First Data Releases March 2012 SpendTrend
• FIS Launches Prepaid Travel EMV Cards
• Vindicia Expands Usage Billing Support
• U.S. Bank Introduces Ace Rewards Visa Application for iPhone

On the wires:

• ACI Worldwide Acquires ISD to Invest in Merchant Retail Market
• Aconite announces Mobile Prepaid Solution
• Litle to Offer CyberSource Decision Manager to Its Portfolio of eCommerce Merchants
• New Juniper Research Report on Mobile Ticketing for Transport Markets
• Shift4 Integrates With CVPS -- Bringing Simplicity to Frontline Staff and Management Alike
• Sabadell United Bank Integrates Signature Fraud Detection Solution from SQN, Parascript
• Avangate Brings Enhanced Subscription Capabilities for Software Sales
• FIME to Deliver NFC Forum Certification (PDF)

On the web:

• Wall Street Journal: Letters to the editor: Congress Is Right in Regulating Debit-Card Swipe Fees
• TechCrunch: Jack Dorsey's Talk With Employees on Square Core Values (Video)
• NRF Retail Insight: New Regulations Could Make Credit More Difficult for Stay-at-Home Spouses
• Bank Systems & Technology: US Treasury Expects to Save $120 Million Annually in Switch to Electronic Payments
• The Next Web: TabbedOut: Mobile payments for Your Night Out

On the wires:

• CHARGE Anywhere Turns Google Nexus Phone into NFC Payment Acceptance Terminal
• hyperWALLET Announces Support for SEPA Credit Transfers across Europe
• Litle Vault PayPage Removes All Merchant Exposure To Card Data During Online Acceptance
• Accertify is Selected by Abercrombie & Fitch for Online Fraud Prevention
• Nine Credit Unions Select Fiserv for Account Processing
• Fifth Third Processing and Planet Payment to Launch 'Pay in Your Currency' on ATMs
• Heartland Delivers Wait Management and SMS Marketing Solution to Restaurants with Freshtxt

On the web:

• Springwise: Snap a Photo of a Bill, Then Click to Pay
• Mobile Commerce Daily: PayPal Mobile Payments Growth
• Mashable: Starbucks Card Mobile Is a Hit: 3 Million People Pay Via Phone App
• New York Times: As Phones Become Wallets, Many Have Hands Out

Litle & Co. has announced the availability of Litle Vault, an integrated tokenization solutions that enables CNP merchants to safely remove sensitive cardholder data from their systems without disrupting the integrity of their existing card transaction-based processes. "Delivered through the Litle payment processing platform, merchants can then use tokens in place of credit card numbers for all successive payment transactions including authorizations, deposits and chargebacks."

Litle & Co's John Stevens is continuing his superb Twitter coverage today of the Merchant Risk Council's annual conference being held in Las Vegas. To, tune in, click here. Or try this Twitter search for MRC. Wow, John, rock on! Great job!

According to Litle & Co., a provider of payment processing solutions for card-not-present merchants, "payment processing is an often overlooked source of revenue creation and marketing intelligence, two of the most important concerns for merchants facing the current economic conditions. By looking at payments and processing as an opportunity to improve operations, merchants can increase their revenue by reducing declined authorizations, offering the right mix of payment options and focusing attention on their most profitable customers." READ MORE »