• The ATM Industry Association issued an updated position paper in support of variable surcharges, or so-called “convenience fees,” for ATM transactions; the trade group says global network policies effectively force ATM deployers to assess uniform surcharges despite differences in network interchange rates and fees, and that the coming of …

• The clearXchange peer-to-peer payments network will be renamed Zelle, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The service is operated by Early Warning Services LLC, which is owned by some of the nation’s biggest banks. • Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. marked the first anniversary of its Samsung …

It’s back-to-school time, and that means it’s also time for college-age students and their parents to pay tuition charges. Most of the largest private, public, and community colleges accept credit cards for these charges, but a growing majority of these institutions also assess hefty so-called convenience fees to cardholders, according …

• Paytronix Systems Inc., a provider of loyalty solutions to restaurants and retailers, announced it has added a mobile pay-at-table capability for eateries that includes the ability to redeem rewards. • In related news, terminal maker Ingenico Group teamed with middleware vendor Datacap Systems to install a pay-at-table system based …

• Merchant processor Global Payments Inc. said it will provide a Bluetooth reader capable of EMV and contactless mobile payments to Mary Kay Cosmetics Ltd. consultants in Canada. The reader works with Apple and Android smart phones and tablets. • Global payments platform Payza has integrated Canada’s Interac debit network, …

By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews Mobile payments continue to garner merchant interest as more retailers are accepting mobile wallets, research shows. Meanwhile, drug-store chain Walgreens is making its loyalty program available to users of Android Pay. Thirty-four percent of small businesses accept mobile payments like Apple Pay and Android Pay, finds the …

• Guardian Analytics, a fraud-risk technology vendor, introduced what it says is the industry’s first real-time service to detect fraud in same-day automated clearing house transactions. Same-day ACH is scheduled to begin processing Sept. 23 with ACH credits, leaving some experts concerned that originating and receiving institutions will have less …

By Kevin Woodward@DTPaymentNews The Third Party Payment Processors Association is stepping in to lend support to Operation Choke Point, a federal government initiative targeting high-risk merchants via their payments providers. The

• Fast-food restaurant chain Chick-fil-A Inc. says it will begin accepting Apple Pay and Android Pay Friday at the point of sale inside its stores and in drive-through lanes. Chick-fil-A announced in February it would accept Apple Pay along with its own Quick Response bar code-based mobile-payment service. • Wal-Mart …

JPMorgan Chase Co.’s Chase Pay mobile wallet, probably the most ambitious bank-operated U.S. mobile-payments service, on Wednesday announced it has signed up Phillips 66 Co., which sells gasoline under the Phillips 66, Conoco, and 76 brands, and will accept Chase Pay at its pumps and in its stores. No date …