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Discover approves Acquirer Systems as certification service provider

Discover Financial Services has approved Acquirer Systems as a certification service provider in EMV contact and contactless payments for its customers in the US, Canada, Mexico and Caribbean.

First Data buys digital gift card distribution platform Transaction Wireless

First Data, a provider of payment technology and services solutions, has acquired Transaction Wireless (TWI), a US-based enterprise digital gift card distribution platform.

SBI, Axis and Yes Bank set to launch m-wallets

Indian banking majors SBI, Axis Bank and Yes Bank are reportedly planning to launch their own mobile wallets to compete with pre-paid issuers like Paytm and MobiKwik, who attract customers with easy payment option and retail offerings.

PayItSimple launches services in UK

PayItSimple, which allows merchants to offer their customers instant personalized instalment payments using their existing credit card, has officially launched its services in the United Kingdom.

Paytoo partners with Infenix to launch remittance service for 29 African countries

US-based Paytoo has signed an agreement with a payment technology provider start up Infenix to offer remittance solution to over 79 million subscribers in 29 African countries.

Boss Revolution launches direct-to-mobile-wallet service to Kenya, Niger

Boss Revolution, the international money transfer service of American telco IDT Corporation, has introduced a new direct-to-mobile-wallet service to Kenya and Niger.

Payment Alliance partners with CardFlight for EMV mPOS solutions

Payment Alliance International (PAI), an electronic payment processing provider, has partnered with CardFlight, a mobile point of sale (mPOS) technology provider, to offer CardFlight’s EMV mPOS acceptance solutions to its market partner distribution network and merchant customers in the US.

CCEDK launches Bitcoin debit card

Danish Bitcoin Exchange CCEDK is rolling out its own Bitcoin debit card in collaboration with forex platform Bit-x.

Ithmaar Bank rolls out prepaid e-Card for online payments

Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank has introduced a new sharia-compliant prepaid e-Card to improve online shopping experience for customers.

Banks Must Respond to Apple Pay’s Quiet Revolution

Apple is in the process of doing to payments what Amazon has already done for gift certificates. In next to no time, Apple has matched and surpassed retail banks’ card transaction ecosystems. John Schlesinger, chief enterprise Architect at Temenos writes