News

September, 2003

• 22 September

  Vital’s New Market Push

  Transaction processor Vital, a joint venture owned by Visa USA and TSYS, is pushing on multiple fronts into new markets. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company is gearing up to grab a chunk of the market for PIN-based debit, in part by demonstrating to merchants how the money they now save on …
• 22 September

  How the Wal-Mart Settlement Could Pay for PIN Pads

  This spring’s settlement between the bank-owned card associations and retailers led by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been widely interpreted as a blow to the fortunes of so-called PIN-based debit, or debit card transactions effected by a consumer’s personal identification number rather than his signature. That’s because the settlement terms required …