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Visa appoints new president
Visa has appointed JPMorgan Chase executive Ryan McInerney as its new president.
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Google drops credit cards plans
Google has cancelled plans to launch a physical credit card as part of the company's mobile wallet, Google Wallet. The card was dropped after it performed badly in...
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Wells Fargo launches EMV commercial cards
Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest US bank by assets, has begun issuing WellsOne commercial cards that comply with EMV specifications, and include an embedded...
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SumUp launches merchant mobile card payments in Russia
SumUp, a merchant debit and credit card payments system for mobile devices, has launched its service in Russia and announced a partnership with...
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Visa appoints new president
Visa has appointed JPMorgan Chase executive Ryan McInerney as its new president.
Visa has appointed JPMorgan Chase executive Ryan McInerney as its new president.
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Google drops credit cards plans
Google has cancelled plans to launch a physical credit card as part of the company's mobile wallet, Google Wallet. The card was dropped after it performed badly in tests overseen by Google's chief executive.
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Wells Fargo launches EMV commercial cards
Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest US bank by assets, has begun issuing WellsOne commercial cards that comply with EMV specifications, and include an embedded microprocessor chip, along with a magnetic stripe.
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SumUp launches merchant mobile card payments in Russia
SumUp, a merchant debit and credit card payments system for mobile devices, has launched its service in Russia and announced a partnership with the financial conglomerate Svyaznoy Group.
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19 major merchants opt out of settlement with Visa and MasterCard
A group of 19 large retailers including Wal-Mart Stores, Costco Wholesale Corp. and Starbucks are pulling out of a pending class-action settlement with Visa and MasterCard, setting the stage for further disputes over transaction-processing fees.
Latest Features
NFC set for takeoff
Whether or not NFC is the next big thing in electronic payments, is still a hot topic across the industry. Sandra Kilhof talks to Frédéric Vasnier, chairman of SIMalliance, about NFC growth and the growing demand for mobile payments-compatible...
Whether or not NFC is the next big thing in electronic payments, is still a hot topic across the industry. Sandra Kilhof talks to Frédéric Vasnier, chairman of SIMalliance, about NFC growth and the growing demand for mobile payments-compatible...
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Prepaid travel cards gain momentum
Demand for prepaid travel cards is growing rapidly, particularly in Australia, Brazil, and Asia-Pacific. Key drivers are protection against currency fluctuations, security, and budgeting, Robin Arnfield reports.
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Evertec profits from Central American electronic payments growth
Caribbean and Central American acquirer Evertec is looking to profit from the surge in electronic transactions in emerging markets across Latin America. Evertec sees cash as its number one competitor in the region, Robin Arnfield reports.
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Commercial cards hit for US banks
Revenue from commercial cards has been growing at a steady pace in the past decade, spurred by an increasingly global economy. Sara Perria investigates how banks in the US have coped with the financial crisis, turning it into an opportunity to...
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The credit gap is shrinking
Despite a negative economic outlook, a survey on European credit risk suggests that consumers are set to demand more credit, while banks are willing to encourage this demand. Sara Perria looks at the consequences of this trend.
Blogs
The last days of cash?
When you stop to consider the impact that digital technology has had on our lives over the past decade, it seems anachronistic that we still use notes and coins to pay for goods and services, a system which has barely changed since the very...
When you stop to consider the impact that digital technology has had on our lives over the past decade, it seems anachronistic that we still use notes and coins to pay for goods and services, a system which has barely changed since the very...
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Big data and customer loyalty
In today’s austere times, banks and merchants need to do the seemingly impossible and achieve more from less. They need to more intelligently serve and appeal to their customers and this has been underlined by the plight of iconic high street...
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Pricing in Payments: loss of hope or new dawn
Much has been said about declining margins across the payments industry. Whether retail, commercial or corporate – and regardless of payment instrument – the industry is facing a squeeze.
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Enough NFC already!
This year’s Cartes Expo, Europe’s annual card-tech scrum, saw the grey-suited, middle aged crowds gather en masse to marvel at the latest in payments technology. But despite the best efforts of many vendors at the event to give us a glimpse of the...