142 results about this entity
Period: 04 Oct 2004 - 22 Apr 2025
News
PayPal has signed up a slew of big names, including Facebook and FT.com, to a new micropayments system for digital goods and services.
27 October 2010
Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay up to $5 million to Discover Financial Services in relation to the data breach that hit the processor in 2008, marking its final settlement with all leading card brands over the intrusion.
02 September 2010
M-commerce specialist Firethorn is signing up retailers for the launch of a mobile gift card application called Swagg.
11 August 2010
US wireless firms AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile have teamed up on a contactless mobile payments venture, according to Bloomberg.
02 August 2010
Card companies, including MasterCard and Visa, have approached the US government about filing a WTO trade complaint against China for cutting them out of the country's fast-growing, $723 billion, payment processing market, according to Bloomberg.
26 March 2010
Morgan Stanley has won a ruling in its lawsuit against Discover Financial Services that could see the card company forced to hand over hundreds of millions of dollars to its former owner.
06 January 2010
The PCI Security Standards Council has asked PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to carry out research into technology that can be used by merchants, service providers and processors to secure cardholder data.
24 June 2009
Discover Financial Services is set to cut 500 jobs, about four per cent of its workforce, as it feels the impact of rising card delinquencies and lower consumer spending during the recession.
15 April 2009
Discover Financial Services has launched a mobile version of its Web site, enabling cardholders to manage their accounts and make payments from their handsets' browser.
15 January 2009
Discover Financial Services has unveiled a credit card in the US made from biodegradable PVC.
09 December 2008
In a lawsuit filed against Morgan Stanley, card scheme Discover claims that its former parent engaged in secret talks with its rivals, jeopardising its antitrust case against Visa and Mastercard and forcing it to agree to a lower $2.75 billion settlement than it might otherwise have been able to claim.
05 December 2008
After reaching a $2.75 billion settlement with Visa and MasterCard, Discover Financial Services says it is in "dispute" with Morgan Stanley over the proportion of the money it should hand over to its former owner.
28 October 2008
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