Payment processor Account Services Corporation has filed a motion in federal court for the return of about $14 million seized by the government and owed to online poker players.
The move comes from actions taken in June, when the U.S. froze assets totaling around $33 million belonging to Allied Systems and Account Services.
Facebook Posts New Payment Terms
Update: The terms are now live.
Original Article: Facebook announced today that it has posted a draft of its Payments Terms to better explain how financial transactions will take place. The terms were created as a means to govern purchases made through the site.
Do We Need a New ‘Youth Payment Service’?
UPDATE: BillMyParents wanted to clarify the partnerships the company has forged: "The company did launch with partnerships with Artix Entertainment, Habbo, Outspark and RockYou! to integrate the BillMyParents payment system into their online games, virtual and social networks."
Google AdWords Gets a New Payment Option
Google has introduced a new feature for AdWords called "Make a Payment," which allows users to initiate a credit card payment for any amount they want, when it’s convenient for them. The feature allows for overpaying to cover future costs as well.
Amazon Introduces Two New Payment Services
Amazon.com has introduced two new online payment services that other retailers can use on their Web sites.The new payment services, Checkout By Amazon and Amazon Simple Pay offer businesses another payment option besides PayPal and Google Checkout.
Blogging, Payment, Incentives & Disclosure
Meg has opened up a discussion on the growing trend for bloggers in Australia to receive pitches from companies seeking to form relations with bloggers and use their blogs as a vehicle for product promotion.
Online Payment Preferences Of Young Consumers
JupiterResearch says that younger consumers under the age of 35 are developing different payment habits than adults over 35.
SmugMug Sheepishly Accepts Odd Payment
When a family who moved from New Zealand to the UK had a problem getting a payment processed for their SmugMug account, they humorously offered a sheep as payment.
FTC Sues Payment Co. For Role In Web Scam
Try to access the website of payment service InterBill and you’ll get a white-screen notice that the site is “under construction.” We can, for lack other information, assume it has nothing to do with the Federal Trade Commission filing suit over the company’s affiliation with a major scam.
Further Furor Over eBay Payment Services
Last week, eBay announced that it would not allow the Google Checkout service. It also declared that Nochex, another online payment service, would no longer be accepted.