The PSD: threat or opportunity?
The Payment Services Directive is one of the most talked-about pieces of regulation in recent times and its impact on…
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What is driving Middle Eastern prepaid?
VRL recently hosted a round table in London to discuss possible business opportunities for cards and payments in the Middle…
ByFalling delinquencies bring optimism
With the US now out of recession, the nations biggest credit card lenders are reporting that delinquency rates are starting…
ByPrepaid enters gaming rewards realm
The synergies between prepaid and video gaming are surprisingly obvious, and now prepaid issuers and game makers are aiming to…
ByPrepaid gift cards get personal
Global technology provider Serverside Group, which specialises in offering personalisation services to bank card portfolios around the world, has teamed…
ByThe holy grail in fighting fraud?
The fight against fraud utilises many tools such as online secure authentication, PCI DSS and EMV, but data breaches still…
ByAmerican Express muscles in on US online bill payments market
In a move to strengthen its leadership of the small-business market, American Express OPEN has unveiled an online invoicing and…
ByCheques get death sentence in the UK
The death knell has sounded for the cheque in the UK, with the Payments Councils (PC) decision to set 31…
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