Discover Expands Acceptance Network and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/29/19

Discover Global Network signed an agreement with Credit Mutuel Arkea to allow Arkea Group merchants in France and Europe to accept Discover, Diners Club International, and allied issuers’ transactions.
Ingenico Group’s e-commerce division, Ingenico ePayments, said it will provide payments services to Yoozoo Games, a game development and distribution company.
Barclaycard, a unit of Barclays Bank Plc, said point-of-sale system provider TouchBistro will use its services that will eliminate the need for U.K. restaurant users to manually calculate and input payment information when splitting bills or adding a gratuity.
Automated clearing house network governing body Nacha this week launched a marketing campaign to promote direct deposits.
Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $32 million to resolve litigation stemming from a 2014 data breach. The firm also agreed to guarantee a minimum of $42 million to fund its information-security program over three years. The deal has not yet been approved by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
Mercator Advisory Group released its “The Evolution of U.S. Payroll Cards in the 21st Century” report.
The final version of Special Publication 1800-17, “Multifactor Authentication for E-Commerce,” has been released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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