Elavon, the 8th largest acquirer of card transactions worldwide, is looking to gain business among small merchants in the U.S. by way of a partnership with Verizon, the largest U.S. mobile network operator. Verizon’s 3,500 member sales staff, which sells data packets for the company’s 4G LTE network, now offers a bundled service that includes payment processing from Elavon, and an iPad that provides access to e-commerce applications from talech. Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bank, offers the same combination through its distribution channel, which includes 1,000 community banks and pa...