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JCB inks prepaid card issuing license agreement with Ctrip for overseas travellers

JCB International (JCBI), an international operations subsidiary of JCB, has signed a license agreement with Ctrip Financial Service (Hong Kong) to issue prepaid cards for overseas travelers.

Chilean card processor Nexus goes live with OpenWay’s Way4 platform

Chile-based card processor Nexus has gone live with OpenWay’s Way4 payments platform.

Santander UK partner with Ripple to launch blockchain payments app

Santander UK has selected Ripple’s technology to launch a blockchain-based international payments app.

Fortumo launches direct carrier billing in Indonesia

Mobile payments firm Fortumo has launched direct carrier billing in Indonesia with PT Hutchison 3 Indonesia, the owner of 3 (Tri) GSM provider.

Digital X inks Latin America money transfer deal with Telefonica

Australian digital payments firm DigtalX has signed an agreement with Telefonica to market its cross-currency cash remittance app AirPocket in Latin America.

OT’s WISE solution to power Swiss debit cards

Oberthur Technologies (OT) is set to provide its White Label Independent Secure EMV (WISE) solution to SIX Payment Services in the framework of the EMVI’16.

RBI directs banks to enhance security for card present transactions

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has directed banks to upgrade all ATMs in the country by 30 September 2017 with more safety measures to prevent skimming and cloning of debit and credit cards.

RBA issues new guidelines for card payments

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has issued a set of new guidelines to regulate card payments and safeguard consumers’ interest in the country.

Umoja’s ATMs to accept UnionPay cards in Tanzania

Tanzania’s bankcard switch organization Umoja has signed an agreement with UnionPay International to accept UnionPay cards at all its ATMs.

FreshBooks rolls out credit card reader for small business Android users

Accountancy software company FreshBooks has introduced a new credit card reader for small business Android users that will enable them to accept credit card payments using their mobile devices.