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Verdict Staff

Planet Payment, Cielo extend multi-currency processing agreement

Brazilian card payment processor Cielo has extended its multi-currency processing agreement for three years with Planet Payment, a US-based provider of international payment and transaction processing.

Visa to open office in Côte d’Ivoire

Payments giant Visa has unveiled plans to set up an office in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa to offer the benefits of digital payments to the region’s unbanked population.

Hyperwallet expands partnership with MoneyGram

Mass payments solutions provider Hyperwallet has expanded its strategic partnership with MoneyGram, a provider of money transfer and payment services.

PSD2 should not be feared, or should it?

PSD2 will bring under regulation financial technology companies that do not enter the flow of customer funds, a development that some industry players will welcome, while others will strongly oppose. John Fernandez, PPRO Group, Jakub Grzechnik, PKO Bank and David Parker, Polymath Consulting, take a view

Stein Mart extends consumer credit card deal with Synchrony Financial

Fashion retailer Stein Mart has extended co-branded MasterCard and private label credit card program agreement with Synchrony Financial.

Visa to open office in Côte d’Ivoire

Payments giant Visa has unveiled plans to set up an office in Côte d’Ivoire, Africa to offer the benefits of digital payments to the region’s unbanked population.

Community First Credit Union selects Everlink’s central card issuance solution

Canada’s Community First Credit Union has tapped Everlink Payment Services’ Central Card Issuance (CCI) solution to offer contactless and EMV chip debit cards to its members.

Network International to acquire Emerging Markets Payments Group

Network International, a Dubai-based payment solutions provider, has agreed to purchase Emerging Markets Payments Group (EMP) for more than $300m to boost its presence in the Middle East and Africa.

Ethoca partners Pegasystems to automate resolution of fraud related disputes

Ethoca, an anti-fraud technology provider, has partnered Pegasystems, a US-based provider of customer relationship management solutions, to automate the resolution of customer service and fraud related disputes without resorting to chargeback process.

The competition in mobile payments hots up

Ten years ago, payments via a mobile phone were a thing of fantasy. Now, not only is it an option, but there are several providers of said option, all of whom are competing for their share of the market. Patrick Brusnahan looks into Timetric’s research into the competition within mobile payments