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Verdict Staff
Cards reach record levels in the UK
Debit cards continued to be utilised more than credit cards as spending on payment cards reached £49.6bn ($76.1bn) in February 2015, according to the UK Cards Association. This is a record high. Has the decline of cards been exaggerated or are they holding on for dear life? Patrick Brusnahan reports
YellowPepper partners with Carta to introduce HCE technology in Latin America
YellowPepper, a mobile banking and payments solutions provider, has partnered with Carta Worldwide, a Canada-based digital transaction processing services provider, to introduce host card emulation (HCE) NFC mobile payments technology to Latin America.
Bank of Baroda, NPCI launch three new products for RRBs
India-based Bank of Baroda has partnered with National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch three new products namely the RuPay Platinum Debit Card, Card to Card Fund Transfer and IMPS for regional rural banks (RRBs).
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank re-launches ADCB credit card
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has re-launched its ADCB credit card as ADCB Touchpoints Credit Card with a unique MyChoice program.
Apple to add store credit, loyalty cards to Apple Pay, rebrands Passbook to Wallet
Apple has expanded its Apple Pay mobile-phone payments service by accepting store-issued credit and debit cards as well as loyalty cards from Discover Financial Services and certain other retail stores.
PayPal to expand One Touch Web payments service to UK, Canada
PayPal is set to expand its One Touch Web payments service to UK and Canada following its launch in the US last month.
TSYS rolls out new card manufacturing service for EMV migration
Credit card processor TSYS has rolled out a new card manufacturing service that enables issuers to add EMV chips to EMV-compatible magstripe cards from TSYS Card Shop during the production process.
Coinzone forays into Polish payment services market
Coinzone, a bitcoin merchant payment gateway, has launched its merchant payment services in Poland.
M&T Bank starts issuing chip-enabled debit cards
US-based M&T Bank has started issuing new debit cards embedded with microchip technology in order to provide its customers with enhanced security and fraud protection.
Banco de Chile taps Wincor Nixdorf to replace 500 ATMs
Banco de Chile, a Chilean lender with a strong focus on retail banking, has ordered 500 automated teller machines from Wincor Nixdorf to replace its current ATMs with secure systems.