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Verdict Staff
NETS to accept JCB cards in Singapore
JCB International (JCBI) and Network For Electronic Transfers (Singapore) (NETS) have inked a new agreement under which NETS will accept JCB cards in Singapore.
Emcredit, SMK Logomotion partner to develop payment products in UAE
Emcredit, an arm of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, has collaborated with SMK Logomotion, a provider of mobile payment solutions, to design payment products and services in the UAE.
Samsung Pay partners with Alipay to expand mobile payments in China
Samsung Electronics has partnered with Ant Financial Services Group, the parent company of Alipay, to make payment platform, Alipay, available through Samsung Pay.
Wirecard technology to support Curves consolidated card
German payments firm Wirecard has collaborated with London-based startup Curve to launch next generation payment cards.
X Lab rolls out new smart wallet
Fintech IoT startup X Lab has introduced a new smart wallet, called Spendwallet, which will electronically consolidate credit, debit and gift cards onto one physical, electronic device.
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Heartland serves up data analytics to hospitality industry
Heartland Payment Systems, recently merged with Global Payments, has launched a data and analytics service for merchants, dubbed Heartland Insights.
Nedbank launches chip-and-pin cards in Namibia
Nedbank, a South African lender, has rolled out chip-and-pin cards as part of its plan to phase out magnetic stripe cards in Namibia.
Cybersecurity in the connected world
Disruptive innovation in todays digital world demands an extremely rapid time to market from enterprises – whether it is changes to existing capabilities, new capabilities being added, or completely new businesses being built from the ground up. However, this means that a lot needs to be considered
South Africa’s healthily growing card market
Despite subdued economic growth, the use of payment cards in South Africa is growing at a healthy pace, primarily driven by government financial inclusion plans, the introduction of basic bank accounts, and improved banking infrastructure such as ATMs and POS terminals, but whats holding it back?
Credit and cash still dominant in Spain
While the card market in Spain is developing at a healthy rate, the market is still dominated by cash and credit transfers. This is despite the growing inclination towards contactless cards and mobile payment solutions. However, are any of these payment methods looking to attract a real share of the market?