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Wayne Fueling Systems rolls out new payment terminal for fuel retailers
Wayne Fueling Systems, a provider of fuel dispensing, payment, automation, and control technologies for retail and commercial fuel stations, has launched its new EMV-compliant iX Pay T7 terminal for fuel retailers.
American Express allows users to pay using rewards points in Canada
American Express Canada has launched its new offering that enables cardholders to redeem membership rewards points for purchases on Amazon.ca.
QikServe inks distribution deal with POSTech in Ireland
Payment specialist QikServe has signed a distribution agreement with POSTech, a provider of point-of-sale systems for the hospitality sector in Ireland.
Worldline acquires majority stake in KB’s card payment processing business
Worldline, a provider of payments and transactional services, has acquired an 80% stake of Cataps, a subsidiary of the Czech lender Komercni banka (KB).
PayCertify rolls out new payment gateway
PayCertify, a fraud solution for card-not-present transactions, has rolled out an advanced payment gateway to simplify integration and offer latest fraud and authentication tools for merchants.
Samsung Pay debuts in Russia
Samsung Electronics has launched its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in Russia, just a few days after celebrating its very first anniversary.
The light at the end of the tunnel
Badly affected by the global economic crises and with the situation in Crimea creating uncertainty, Ukraine has struggled in recent years. However, as e-commerce grows, pay later card use becomes more widespread and contactless gains traction on public transport, the market is showing promise
Competition hotting up in South Korea
South Korean consumers are prolific users of payment cards, and the market is mature and well developed. Market focus has recently shifted from products to channels and services, and non-bank companies telecoms and mobile companies in particular are looking to compete with more traditional operators
New Zealand all for new opportunities
Its cards and payments market is well developed, use of cash is the lowest in the OECD, and banking penetration is high; what opportunities remain in the traditionally debt-conscious New Zealand? Alternative payments and mobile wallets look to be the most likely new destinations
Card industry hindrance slows chip card transition
The interruptions by the card companies in installing the equipment for retailers to accept new chip-based cards have slowed down chip card transition, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF).