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Verdict Staff

Visa unveils new card marketing platform

Visa has introduced a new card marketing platform to help small to medium-sized issuers optimize their marketing efforts.

UnionPay, Bank of China to issue first UnionPay platinum debit card in Singapore

UnionPay International has joined forces with Bank of China Singapore Branch to issue the first UnionPay platinum debit card in Singapore.

Citrus Payments snaps up payment platform Zwitch

India’s Citrus Payments Solutions has acquired Bengaluru-based payment platform Zwitch for an undisclosed amount.

SumUp forays into US market

SumUp, a European mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) company, has launched its mobile payments platform in the US and has started taking pre-orders for a new EMV contactless card terminal for $99.

Citi launches Citi Payment Exchange in Canada

Citi has launched Citi Payment Exchange, its integrated institutional payment-processing solution, in Canada.

Virgin Money selects World First to power its cross-border payments service

British challenger bank Virgin Money has selected fintech startup World First to power its new International Money Transfer (IMT) service.

Discover Financial records 5% fall in Q3 net income

US-based card issuer Discover Financial Services has reported a net income of $612m, or $1.38 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015, a 5% decrease compared to $644m, or $1.37 per diluted share, for the same period in 2014.

Cayan, CardFlight to offer EMV-ready mobile payment acceptance solutions to merchants

Cayan, the payments technology innovator, has signed an agreement with CardFlight, a provider of mobile point of sale (mPOS) technology, to provide EMV-ready mobile payment acceptance solutions to Cayan partners and merchants.

National Savings Bank selects MasterCard to secure card transactions

Sri Lanka-based National Savings Bank (NSB) has selected MasterCard Expert Monitoring Solutions (EMS) with real-time fraud scoring service to offer greater transaction security on cards.

China’s UnionPay commences Crimean operations

China’s UnionPay International has launched its operations in Crimea even as the US imposed economic sanctions against Russia.