Region Round-up
Global payment processor First Data has teamed up with German bank WestLB to launch a new business aimed at providing…
ByMonth: January 2008
Visa Europe is primed for SEPA era
Visa Europe has released its full-year results for 2007, outlining an optimistic outlook for the next three years following the…
ByJapanese card unit is up for grabs
Japans largest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has announced it intends to spend about 40 billion ($378.3 million) to acquire…
ByRegion round-up
Indias ICICI Bank has launched iMobile, a mobile banking platform that enables customers to use their handsets to transfer funds…
ByCross-selling commercial cards
The volume and value of commercial card payments is increasing year after year. In this article, Frank Martien examines the…
BySubprime contagion hits credit cards
It looks as if the subprime contagion is spreading into consumer credit, with the major US issuers all sounding warning…
ByMerchant acceptance jumps in UK trials
It is early days for contactless and mobile payments in the UK, with most programmes only a few months old.…
ByMetavante gains strength in Europe via Nomad acquisition
US-based banking and payments technology provider Metavante Technologies has announced the £29 million ($57.4 million) acquisition of UK card processor…
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