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USA Technologies cashless payment technology provider VendScreen
USA Technologies (USAT), a payment technology service provider of cashless and mobile transactions in the self-service retail market, has purchased the assets of smart vending machine payments platform VendScreen for approximately $5.6m in cash.
NAB introduces mobile payment service NAB Pay
National Australia Bank (NAB) has rolled out its mobile payment service NAB Pay, which allows customers to make purchases without the need for a physical card.
EMV standards moving closer to global acceptance
First developed in 1994, and widely available since the 2000s, EMV is a secure payment standard created to reduce fraud in card-present environments via chip-embedded payment cards. Now managed by EMVCo, the company has discovered that one third of all card-present transactions now involve EMV. Patrick Brusnahan reports
How will cards develop this year?
Cards International has approached experts in the cards and payments industry to put forward their thoughts on how cards will change this year? Will the contactless boom continue? Will cards overtake cash? How will security systems improve? How can card companies improve customer trust?
Flywire acquires payments platform ScholarFX
Cross-border payment solutions provider Flywire has acquired ScholarFX, a processor of tuition, room and board payments for international students attending schools in Canada.
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Yes Bank partners with Zaggle to issue prepaid cards for corporates
Indian private sector lender Yes Bank has collaborated with Indian payments startup Zaggle to issue prepaid cards to corporate customers.
GNI, Interswitch partner on payment solutions
Great Nigeria Insurance (GNI) has joined forces with Interswitch, a digital payments firm, to launch its PayDirect and Quickteller payment solutions for customers.
JCB partner with China CITIC Bank to launch first virtual card in China
JCB International in collaboration with China CITIC Bank has launched the first JCB virtual cards for online shopping customers in China.
Monthly UK contactless card spending reaches £1bn mark: Report
Contactless card spending in the UK has reached the £1bn mark in a single month for the first time, according to data released by The UK Cards Association.
Post-crisis worries are nearly Finnished
The cards and payments industry in Finland was struck severely by the global financial crisis. However, the nation has bounced back to offer a wealth of options and solutions for its consumers, including contactless technology, mobile and online wallets, e-commerce outlets and improved POS terminals