Bank of America has announced that it is "launching BankAmericard Cash Rewards and Cash Rewards for Business MasterCard credit cards that reward customers with up to 3 percent cash back on certain purchases. In addition, the BankAmericard Cash Rewards card includes a 10 percent bonus when customers deposit their cash rewards into their Bank of America checking or savings account. Both cards have no expiration on rewards."

Horizon Software International has announced that MealpayPlus became the first K-12 school online payment system to reach over 1,000,000 registered users.

School districts value the reduction in time associated with collecting cash and checks at the school, significant paper cost savings, as well as the decrease in parent calls concerning payments and student account balances.

MealpayPlus is used in over 11,000 schools nationwide.

Text2Pay has announced Tap2Pay, their in-app payment solution for Google Android.

In-app payments are instantly made available to consumers once Tap2Pay is integrated into the mobile developer’s application. With 95-100% coverage in over 70 countries, the ability to process transactions in 60 currencies and localization support for 49 languages, there is no need for any additional development work. Tap2Pay offers single tap purchasing through carrier billing, built-in support for one-off and subscription items along with virtual currency and virtual goods transactions.

On the web:

• Isis Finds Tech, Seeks Banks - Bank Technology News
• Smartphone-based Payments Business is Quietly Booming (Ireland) – Siliconrepublic.com
• A Virtual Store With No Products Opens in Korea -Korea JoongAng Daily (via MSNBC)

On the wires:

• CashStar Adds Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises to its Growing Roster of Restaurant Brands
• HID Global Launches Next Generation Access Control Readers and Contactless Smart Cards