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• Noble House Hotels & Resorts, which earlier said it had been notified by the U.S. Secret Service about a possible card-data breach at its Ocean Key Resort & Spa, said it has found through an investigation that card data may have been compromised at 11 other hotels, restaurants, and bars in its chain.
• In related news, hospitality operator Hutton Hotel announced a cybersecurity investigation has found malware could have captured payment card data related to reservations placed between Sept. 19, 2012 and April 16, 2015, as well as purchases at onsite food and beverage outlets from Sept. 19, 2012 and Jan. 15, 2015 and from Aug. 12, 2015 to June 10, 2016.
• Kash Coin LLC has launched Kashcoin, a cryptocurrency for the music industry. The new currency, positioned as an alternative to Bitcoin, allows enthusiasts to buy concert-related products and receive rewards.
• Revel Systems, which produces an iPad-based point-of-sale system, announced it is working with Punchh, a mobile marketing-services provider.
• MoneyGram International Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. launched an upgraded version of the Walmart.MoneyGram.com money-transfer platform that enables consumers to track a transfer.
• Bank of America Corp.’s MBNA Ltd. unit has agreed to provide a rewards credit card for intu, a developer of shopping centers in the United Kingdom.
• Transaction Network Services Inc. (TNS) said it has joined the Australian Payments Clearing Association’s Community of Interest Network, a payments entity that supports the secure transmission of payments files and messages.
