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Navy Federal Credit Union selects Proxama’s EMV migration platform

US-based Navy Federal Credit Union has selected Proxama’s payment application manager to migrate its portfolio of approximately four million debit cards to the EMV chip card standard.

Emirates NBD mulls payments arm IPO-report

Dubai-based Emirates NBD and private equity firm Abraaj Group are reportedly considering listing shares of credit-card processing unit, Network International.

Sainsbury’s Bank partners with Western Union for money transfer services

Sainsbury’s Bank, a UK-based supermarket bank, has partnered Western Union to provide money transfer services to Sainsbury’s stores across the UK.

PayPal to cough up $25m in fines for deceptive practices

Online payment firm PayPal has agreed to pay $15m in consumer redress and a $10m penalty for using deceptive advertising for its PayPal Credit program, previously known as Bill Me Later.

CCEDK to launch Bitcoin-denominated MasterCard

Crypto Coins Exchange Denmark (CCEDK) is set to launch a new payment card, called Bitcoin Debit NanoCard MasterCard, in June 2015.

Commercial Bank’s subsidiary to offer Diners Club credit cards in Turkey

Commercial Bank of Qatar has granted its Turkish subsidiary, ABank, exclusive rights to issue Diners Club credit cards in Turkey.

UnionPay partners with Attijariwafa Bank to expand card acceptance in Morocco

UnionPay International has inked an agreement with Morocco-based Attijariwafa Bank to start accepting UnionPay cards at all the ATMs under the bank in Morocco.

MasterCard introduces new personal payments service

MasterCard has launched a new personal payments service that allows users to send and receive funds instantly.

WorldRemit expands in South America and Eastern Europe

WorldRemit, a London-based online money transfer service, has rolled out its services across five countries in South America and Eastern Europe, as part of its global expansion strategy.

Kenya’s bitcoin startup BitPesa launches service in Tanzania

BitPesa, a Kenya-based bitcoin services provider, has expanded its remittance service to neighbouring Tanzania. The company also added new features to accompany the launch.