Taiwan’s credit crisis: the calm after the storm
According to recent statistics by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of Taiwan, Taiwans local banks wrote off $4.93 billion worth…
ByMonth: February 2007
Fewer, bigger, better?
Justin Bandy explores the background to this reshaping of the cards landscape and looks at how the US experience might…
ByAustralian interchange – three years on
When interchange levels were reduced in 2002, dire consequences were predicted for the Australian credit card industry While there has…
ByCard technology makes giant strides
Also, technology is helping in the fight against fraud, as advances such as biometric payment are helping to minimise the…
ByDesigning success through innovation
Differentiation is a cornerstone of card issuing profitability models, and functions as an effective customer acquisition tool Innovative visual design…
ByThe gain in Spain
Cards usage is booming in Spain and the country benefits from having one of the most developed payment infrastructures in…
ByRegion Round-up North America
Customers redeeming the gift cards they received at Christmas 2006 are bolstering retail sales, says the National Retail Federation (NRF)...…
ByRegion Round-up: Latin America
POS card transaction volumes of Visa International, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Region rose by 35 percent to $102 billion…
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