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May 13, 2013
Vantiv upgrades point-of-sales tech

Vantiv, a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions for merchants and financial institutions, is combining point-of-sale redemption technology with the Visa Offers platform for cardholders and merchants of all sizes.

March 26, 2013
Bluebird singing sweeter financial song for Walmart

Who needs a bank? Walmart and American Express have added a host of capabilities to the Bluebird financial service product they introduced last year as an alternative to debit and checking accounts.

March 15, 2013
Walmart’s six priorities for growth

Walmart CFO Charles Holley weighed in on the retailer’s growth priorities earlier this week during a presentation to investors at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Consumer & Retail Conference.

March 14, 2013
Kennedy assumes new finance role at Target

Scott Kennedy was named president of Target financial and retail service to replace long time finance executive Terry Scully.

February 25, 2013
MasterCard enhances digital payments

At Mobile World Congress, MasterCard introduced MasterPass, a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced shopping experiences that are as simple as a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or anywhere.

February 14, 2013
Harris Teeter confirms reports of possible sale

Harris Teeter on Wednesday confirmed an earlier Wall Street Journal report that the grocer was in the process of exploring strategic options.

January 31, 2013
NRF goes after surcharge fear mongering

The National Retail Federation is hoping to dispel fears that merchants are expected to surcharge customers for using a credit card as theoretically allowed under a controversial proposed lawsuit settlement with Visa and MasterCard being debated in the courts.

January 4, 2013
NRF, Amex name winners of retail challenge

The NRF Foundation and American Express announced the winners of their fifth annual Aspire2Retail Intercollegiate Challenge. Each student will receive an educational scholarship worth $2,500.

November 9, 2012
NRF asks judge to reject proposed swipe fee settlement

Lawyers representing the National Retail Federation and many of the nation’s most prominent retail companies are set to appear in court today to ask a federal judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over the $30 billion a year in credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard.



November 9, 2012
NRF to explore legal options after preliminary approval of swipe fee deal

The National Retail Federation on Friday said it will explore all legal options following a judge’s preliminary approval of a proposed class-action settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over the $30 billion a year in credit card swipe fees charged by Visa and MasterCard.

November 5, 2012
Target unveils holiday gift card assortment; includes digital option

Target Corp. unveiled its lineup of gift cards for the upcoming holiday season.

November 2, 2012
NRF forges on with swipe fee battle

The National Retail Federation is continuing its fight against credit card swipe fees by asking a judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit, saying it would not bring the fees charged by Visa and MasterCard under control and does not give retailers who oppose it an adequate mechanism to opt out.

October 30, 2012
Survey: More holiday shoppers looking to increase gift-giving this year

Consumers plan to buy more gifts this year, according to a recent survey commissioned by USAA and released Monday.

October 8, 2012
Walmart, American Express launch alternative to traditional bank accounts

Walmart and American Express have teamed up to offer customers an alternative to debit and checking accounts.

October 3, 2012
Is Target missing the layaway boat?

Layaway program have become all the rage the past few years as retailers seeks to offer shoppers every conceivable convenience to capture every available sales dollar.

October 3, 2012
Survey: A third of consumers will consider layaway for holiday shopping

A survey of 2,339 shoppers by CouponCabin.com found that 34% are at least somewhat likely to purchase items on layaway this holiday season.

September 20, 2012
Retailers charge that proposed Visa/MasterCard interchange settlement unacceptable

Retailers are up in arms over the proposed settlement filed in July of antitrust lawsuits filed by merchants against Visa, MasterCard and the nation's largest banks.

September 11, 2012
NRF seeks to block swipe fee suit settlement

The National Retail Federation is set to go to court in order to block the proposed $7.25 billion settlement of a federal antitrust lawsuit over Visa and MasterCard credit card swipe fees.

August 22, 2012
RILA opposed to ‘flawed’ proposed swipe fee settlement

The Retail Industry Leaders Association criticized the proposed swipe fee settlement and urged class plaintiffs to reject the proposal.

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