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Verdict Staff
MTN Group selects VeriFone Mobile Money for retail payment devices
African telecom company MTN Group has selected VeriFone Mobile Money, a VeriFone and Mobilis Networks joint venture, to provide retail payment devices to merchants across its network in 16 countries.
Western Union partners with HyperWallet to launch global mass payments product
Western Union Business Solutions (WUBS), a unit of Western Union Company, has entered into a strategic alliance with payments provider HyperWallet to introduce a new global mass payments product.
Quikr to integrate MobiKwik and Paytm payment offerings on its platform
Online and mobile classifieds firm Quikr is in discussions with payment services providers to integrate their offerings into its platform.
Country Report: Bahrain
Bahrain has a diversified economy with well-developed infrastructural facilities, and is home to a large number of multinational companies in the Middle-East and North Africa (MENA).
Optimal Payments to acquire Skrill Group for 1.1bn
Optimal Payments, a provider of online and mobile payment processing services, has signed an agreement to buy Sentinel Topco Limited and its subsidiaries (Skrill Group) from Sentinel Group Holdings for an enterprise value of nearly 1.1bn ($1.2bn).
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BankDhofar adopts EMV technology to enhance debit card security
Oman’s BankDhofar has implemented the EMV chip technology, a global standard for credit card and debit card payments, which includes high security features and enhanced services to avoid fraud risk and scam.
Acculynk launches EMV/NFC compliant authentication service
Acculynk, a US-based provider of authentication and gateway platform PaySecure, has unveiled a new authentication service that allows merchants, issuers, networks and third party mobile wallet providers secure card-not-present EMV/NFC transactions.
Pioneer Credit to launch new white label credit card this year
Pioneer Credit, a Perth-based debt manager, is reportedly planning to team up with a regional lender to roll out a new white label credit card by the end of this year.
Retail Banker International Award Nominations
The Retail Banker International Awards celebrate the best in category within retail banking with winners to be announced on 21 May 2015
JCB partners with Asia Commercial Bank to issue ACB-JCB card in Vietnam
JCB International (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of Japan Credit Bureau (JCB), has partnered with Vietnam-based Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) to issue JCB debit card in Vietnam.