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Verdict Staff
Bitspark to bring remittance services to Malaysia
Bitspark, a Hong Kong-based remittance platform, has partnered with Vitaxel Group to bring its Bitcoin remittance services to Malaysia.
Topshop, Barclaycard launch second range of contactless fashion accessories
British fashion retailer Topshop, in partnership with Barclaycard, has rolled out its second range of fashion accessories that enable shoppers make contactless payments.
Samsung Pay arrives in Singapore
Samsung Electronics is set to launch its mobile payment service Samsung Pay in Singapore, making it the first country in Southeast Asia to get the service.
Walmart to stop accepting Visa cards in Canada
Walmart has announced that it will no longer accept Visa card payment across all its stores in Canada over high transaction fees.
Western Union rolls out outbound transaction services in Myanmar
Global payments firm Western Union has introduced outbound money transfer services in Myanmar.
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British Bankers Association to merge with other industry bodies
Members of British Bankers Association (BBA) have voted for the merger of the organisation with three other trade bodies to form a new trade association for the UKs finance sector.
OTP lands a Touch
Touch Bank is off to a flier. The Russia-based digital and mobile only bank, launched by Hungarys OTP Bank, set up shop as recently as April 2015. Its Touch Bank card has proved an instant hit with 60,000 customers and 30m ($34m) deposits in the banks first year. Douglas Blakey reports
Splitit brings open-loop credit card instalment payments to UK and US
Open-loop credit card instalment payments have been available in Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Israel, Mexico and Turkey for 2030 years; now Israeli fintech firm Splitit is introducing the concept in the UK and the US. Robin Arnfield finds out more about this innovative concept attracting a significant amount of consumers
How prepaid is helping the unbanked
Noel Moran, founder and CEO of Prepaid Financial Services, examines how new entrants to the banking industry are offering prepaid bank accounts to service the UKs unbanked population. Prepaid cards are offering a solution to a previously unsurmountable problem and there is no end to the positive results
Texas Workforce Commission selects U.S. Bank to issue prepaid cards
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), a US government agency provisioning unemployment benefits and services related to employment, has selected U.S. Bank to issue Visa-branded prepaid cards in Texas.