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Barclaycard US names new CEO

Barclaycard US, the payments division of Barclays in the US, has named Curt Hess as its new CEO.

UK develops new framework to support contactless payments in public transport

The UK Cards Association has developed a new framework in collaboration with Britain’s public transport operators to enable UK passengers use contactless cards and devices to pay for their travel.

First Data certifies Creditcall’s mobile point of sale solution

First Data, a US-based payment technology solutions company, has certified Creditcall’s ChipDNA mobile point of sale solution (POS) solution, which uses Creditcall’s PCI DSS Level 1 certified EMV-ready omni-channel payment gateway in conjunction with the Miura M010.

Union Bank & Trust selects Prairie Cloudware’s platform to power mobile wallet

Nebraska-based Union Bank & Trust (UBT) has selected digital payments company Prairie Cloudware’s platform called Digital Payments Guardian to power a UBT-branded mobile wallet.

ING launches payments app Twyp in Netherlands

Banking major ING has launched Twyp, a peer-to-peer-payment app, in the Netherlands following its successful launch in Spain recently.

nanoPay acquires Royal Canadian Mint’s digital cash platform MintChip

Toronto-based financial startup nanoPay has acquired MintChip, a digital currency product created by The Royal Canadian Mint.

Oxigen, Visa, Zazoo collaborate to launch new mobile virtual card

Digital wallet firm Oxigen has joined forces with Visa and Zazoo to introduce a new virtual pre-paid card to be used for online transactions.

Starbucks, Walmart.com and Walgreens to add Visa Checkout as payment option

Payments giant Visa has announced that a number of prominent merchants, including Starbucks and Walgreens Boots, would now be accepting payments through Visa Checkout.

Wells Fargo & Company rolls out third Propel American Express Card

Wells Fargo & Company has expanded its American Express Cards suite with the launch of the new Wells Fargo Propel American Express Card.

Navy Federal Credit Union scraps foreign transaction fees on all credit cards

Navy Federal Credit Union, a US credit union with 5.9 million members and more than $71bn in assets, has scrapped all foreign transaction fees on its credit cards for new and existing cardholders