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Oman Arab Bank selects SmartVista to strengthen card business

Oman Arab Bank (OAB) has chosen SmartVista suite from BPC Banking Technologies, as part of its plan to boost its payment business.

Wirecard, NETS to offer one terminal payment solution in Singapore

Wirecard Singapore, a Wirecard Group company, and Network For Electronic Transfers (Singapore) Pte Ltd. (NETS) have teamed up to offer a single terminal payment solution, enabling government agencies to accept payment cards in Singapore.

Byblos Bank rolls out new credit card

Byblos Bank, a Lebanese lender, has rolled out its latest product dubbed Byblos Bank World MasterCard Credit Card.

CIMB Bank introduces Corporate Card Solutions

CIMB Bank has released its Corporate Card Solutions, a new suite of Cash Management products to meet businesses’ increasing requirements for efficiency, transparency and control in their operational expenditure.

Samsung Pay gets Citibank support in Singapore

Samsung Electronics has partnered with Citibank to drive adoption of its mobile wallet service Samsung Pay in Singapore.

UOB to lift transaction limit for mobile contactless payments in Singapore

Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) is set to lift the S$100 ($72.40) transaction limit for mobile contactless payments at all of its point-of-sale (POS) terminals islandwide.

GoSwiff International appoints new CEO

GoSwiff International, a Singapore-based payment acceptance solutions provider, has appointed Mark Patrick as new CEO of the company.

PCI council launches new version of data security standard for payment software

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has released a new version of its data security standard for payment software, the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS) version 3.2, to address growing threats to customer payment data.

EU parliamentarians calls for setting up virtual currency watchdog

The EU Commission should set up a taskforce to monitor virtual currencies, like Bitcoin, to prevent their being used to launder money or finance terrorism, said EU parliamentarians in a non-binding resolution.

Mobile contactless payments set to surge across UK: MasterCard

One-quarter of British consumers intend to make a contactless payment with their smartphone in the next 12 months, according to research from MasterCard.