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Visa approves QNB’s mobile POS service

Visa has certified QNB, a Qatar-based lender, to provide Visa Ready mobile point of sale (mPOS) terminal in Qatar to facilitate fast and secure card payments across the country.

Klarna to spread out its online payments business

European technology start-up Klarna has revealed its plans to expand its online payments business from online shopping to money transfers between individuals and payment systems for newspaper articles and public transport.

MasterCard and Visa halt bank cards service in Crimea

MasterCard and Visa have ceased supporting bank cards in Crimea following the recent US sanctions on the former Ukrainian territory.

UnionPay partners with CAC to issue payment cards in Yemen

UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, has signed an agreement with the Cooperative and Agriculture Credit Bank of Yemen (CAC) to issue UnionPay card in Yemen enabling local merchants to accept UnionPay cards.

UAE Exchange partners with BDO Unibank to offer FLASHremit

UAE Exchange, a money transfer and foreign exchange, has entered into a deal with Philippines-based BDO Unibank to offer its instant bank transfer service FLASHremit to the bank customers in Philippines.

EVRY to provide payment services for four Norwegian banks

Norwegian technology firm EVRY has signed an agreement to provide payment services to four Norwegian banks, namely Sparebanken Sør, Sparebanken Sogn og Fjordane, Helgeland Sparebank and Gjensidige Bank.

Pivotal Payments signs payment processing agreement with Breeders’ Cup

Pivotal Payments, a provider of payment processing solutions, has entered into a five-year agreement with Breeders’ Cup Limited, which administers the Breeders’ Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing’s premier international event.

Blackhawk Network partners with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts

Blackhawk Network, a provider of prepaid products and payment services, has partnered with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts to serve as the hospitality company’s third-party gift card distributor.

Emerchants partners with MFI for gift card program

Store Financial Europe, a subsidiary of Emerchants, has signed a multi-year agreement with Germany-based property developer and manager MFI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Unibail-Rodamco, for a shopping mall gift card program.

5th Dimension launches credit card account updater

5th Dimension Logistics, a payment software company, has launched a new feature called the Card Account Updater within the 5th Dimension payment gateway.