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• Merchant processor EVO Payments International has acquired payments-solutions specialist Sterling Payment Technologies. Paul Hunter, Sterling’s president and chief executive, will manage the Sterling unit within EVO. Terms of the deal were not announced. • An app called Clarity Money has debuted to help consumers manage their finances by performing such chores as negotiating bills, choosing …
January, 2017
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4 January
British Competition Authorities Question Mastercard’s VocaLink Acquisition
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is questioning Mastercard Inc.’s planned $920 million acquisition of London-based VocaLink Holdings Ltd., a deal which if consummated would give Mastercard a strong presence in several non-card payment systems, including the Faster Payments initiative in the United States. VocaLink operates Bacs, the U.K.’s …
December, 2016
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2 December
Visa’s Deal for CardinalCommerce Comes As Fears Rise Over Online Fraud, False Declines
In a move that expands its business as a provider of risk-control services for merchants and card issuers, Visa Inc. announced Thursday that it has a deal to acquire e-commerce payment-authentication provider CardinalCommerce Corp. Founded in 1999, Mentor, Ohio-based CardinalCommerce’s signature product is Cardinal Secure Authentication, a service that uses …
September, 2016
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30 September
Former TransFirst Exec Shlonsky Leaving TSYS and other Digital Transactions News briefs
• Processor Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) reported that John Shlonsky, senior executive vice president of TSYS, and president of TSYS’s Merchant Services segment, has resigned effective Oct 7. Shlonsky joined TSYS in April with the company’s acquisition of merchant processor TransFirst Holdings Inc., where he was president and CEO. …
July, 2016
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28 July
Global Payments’ Heartland Merger On Track, Executives Say
The $4.3 billion merger of Global Payments Inc. and Heartland Payment Systems Inc. appears to be paying off. Atlanta-based Global Payments released its fiscal fourth-quarter and year-end results Thursday. For the year, which ended May 31, total revenue of $2.9 billion was up 4.5% from $2.8 billion in the prior year. …
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21 July
MasterCard to Buy U.K. ACH and Faster-Payments Operator VocaLink for $920 Million
Confirming months of speculation, MasterCard Inc. announced Thursday that it has a definitive deal to acquire VocaLink Holdings Ltd., operator of the United Kingdom’s automated clearing house and faster-payments systems, for £700 million, or approximately $920 million, in cash. London-based VocaLink operates BACS, the U.K.’s ACH network, as well as the …
May, 2016
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12 May
TransFirst Joins TSYS with Future-Focused Strategies for Payments Innovations
By John Shlonsky, Senior Executive Vice President & President, Merchant Services, TSYS In today’s dynamic payments environment, there are two vital components needed for ongoing growth. First, bring relevant products and services to the market. Then, provide operational excellence and support to the customers who use them. A …
April, 2016
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4 April
TSYS Completes Its TransFirst Deal and other Digital Transactions News briefs
• VeriFone Systems Inc. introduced Verifone Carbon, a black, portable point-of-sale system for café owners, quick-service restaurants, and stores that features a tablet screen for the merchant and a smaller screen for the customer, and a stand with a built-in printer. The Intel-powered device includes VeriFone’s cloud-based Commerce Platform that …
March, 2016
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3 March
MasterCard’s Possible VocaLink Buy Could Shake Up the U.S. Faster-Payments Scene
MasterCard Inc. reportedly wants to acquire VocaLink Ltd., operator of the United Kingdom’s Faster Payments system, for just under £1 billion ($1.4 billion), according to reports in the British media Thursday. Such a deal, if consummated, could shake up the budding faster-payments movement in the U.S., where VocaLink is building …
January, 2016
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26 January
In a Bid to Build on Strengths, TSYS Clinches a $2.35 Billion Deal To Buy TransFirst
Processor Total System Services Inc. (TSYS) is buying acquirer TransFirst Holdings Inc. for $2.35 billion, Columbus, Ga.-based TSYS announced Tuesday. The deal, which is expected to close in the second quarter, puts an end to TransFirst’s plans to explore an initial public offering. Hauppauge, N.Y.-based TransFirst last October filed an …