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Russia launches new prototype national payment card

Russian officials have unveiled a new prototype national payment card called Mir (World) for the country’s new internal payment system.

Payoneer forays into Indian payments market

Payoneer, an online money transfer and e-commerce payment services provider, has forayed its presence into India by offering cross-border payments for businesses.

Alliance Data to offer private label credit programs for Cornerstone brands

Alliance Data Systems announced that its Ohio-based Card Services business has entered into a multi-year agreement to provide private label credit card services for Cornerstone, a business unit of HSN.

Western Union teams up with Yandex.Money for funds transfer

Western Union, a money transfers and payment services provider, has partnered with Yandex.Money, an online payment service in Russia, in a move to enable over 22 million Yandex.Money users to send money overseas to their friends and relatives.

PayPal Australia inks partnership with Tyro Payments for mobile payments

PayPal Australia has signed a partnership with Tyro Payments, a merchant credit, debit and EFTPOS acquiring company that allows small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) in Australia to accept mobile payments in-store from PayPal users.

Wirecard chosen by Premier Taxis for next generation payment infrastructure

Wirecard Singapore, a subsidiary of Wirecard Group, has been selected by Premier Taxis to offer its next generation payment infrastructure for more than 2,000 taxis in Singapore.

MasterCard partners with Premier Bank to enter Somalia

MasterCard has signed a partnership with Premier Bank to issue and accept the first MasterCard-branded payment cards in Somalia.

Deutsche Bank starts accepting UnionPay cards at ATMs in Germany

UnionPay International has partnered with Deutsche Bank and its ATM service provider EVO to start accepting UnionPay cards at all the ATMs under Deutsche Bank in Germany.

Synchrony Financial renews credit card financing agreement with ABC Warehouse

Synchrony Financial, a US-based consumer financial services company, has renewed its multi-year private label credit card financing program with electronics retailer ABC Warehouse.

Bangkok Bank, AirAsia launch new credit card

Bangkok Bank has teamed up with AirAsia, AirAsia BIG and MasterCard to roll out a new all-in-one credit card that offers a wide range of privileges for shoppers and travelers.