By Peter Lucas@DTPaymentNews Consumers continue to pay higher fees for out-of-network ATM transactions, but have more access to free, non-interest checking accounts, says Bankrate Inc.’s annual survey of checking-account fees. Combined surcharges levied by

The EFT networks are broadening their product lineups, but are EMV and the global networks getting in their way? Eyeing high-growth payment markets such as e-commerce, the surviving electronic funds transfer networks are in a rush to expand their product menus beyond bread-and-butter PIN-debit transaction switching. At the same time, …

The EFT networks are broadening their product lineups, but are EMV and the global networks getting in their way? Eyeing high-growth payment markets such as e-commerce, the surviving electronic funds transfer networks are in a rush to expand their product menus beyond bread-and-butter PIN-debit transaction switching. At the same time, …

The EFT networks are broadening their product lineups, but are EMV and the global networks getting in their way? Eyeing high-growth payment markets such as e-commerce, the surviving electronic funds transfer networks are in a rush to expand their product menus beyond bread-and-butter PIN-debit transaction switching. At the same time, …

MintChip, a digital cash replacement, went live Tuesday with a handful of retailers and restaurants in a trendy Toronto neighborhood. Canadians anywhere also can use MintChip for peer-to-peer payments. A loyalty and payment-services startup called nanoPay Corp. bought MintChip, which was developed by the Royal Canadian Mint, early this year. …

•  Costco Wholesale Corp., along with Citigroup Inc. and Visa Inc., officially announced the new Citi-issued Costco Anywhere Visa consumer and business credit cards to replace Costco’s American Express Co. cobranded card; the new card gives 4% cash back on gas purchases, 3% back on restaurant and eligible travel purchases, …

Once known exclusively for enabling PIN-based debit card transactions at ATMs and then at the point of sale, the electronic funds transfer networks are broadening their payment options for merchants as they compete with global networks Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. for debit transactions. For example, payment processor First Data …

Green Dot Corp. announced a number of a new products Wednesday and said it was getting into lending in order to generate new revenues and expand beyond its prepaid card base. Under pressure from a large investor to boost its bottom line and flagging stock price, Pasadena, Calif.-based Green Dot reported …

Editor’s Note: Early last month, a mobile user who lives in the Columbus, Ohio, metro area agreed to try out CurrentC and report her experiences to Digital Transactions. More than 200 outlets belonging to 10 retail brands are participating in the pilot. She visited a Shell station, a Wendy’s outlet, …

By Kevin Woodward Cardholders yearning to load their Discover Financial Services cards into Apple Pay have less than a week to wait. Discover announced Wednesday that its cards will work with Apple Inc.’s Apple Pay beginning Sept. 16, the same day Apple releases an updated version of its mobile operating …