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Verdict Staff
Finserve receives approval to pilot thin SIM technology in Kenya
Finserve Africa, a subsidiary of Equity Bank, has received an approval from the Communications Authority of Kenya and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to roll-out its services using the thin SIM technology for a one-year trial period.
Credorax receives license to operate in Japan
Credorax, a provider of payment processing solutions, has received a license from Japan’s Ministry of Finance to launch its services in the country.
Seamless launches mobile payment services in Portugal
Mobile payment solutions provider Seamless has launched its services in Portugal.
allpay, Lloyds Bank partner for ESPO framework
Payment specialist allpay has partnered with Lloyds Bank to provide bill payment services through the newly launched ESPO public sector banking framework.
Barclaycard, Southampton Football Club partner in contactless payment
Barclaycard has signed an agreement with Southampton Football Club to distribute Barclaycards bPay bands to fans and expand the bands functionality beyond contactless payments.
MasterCard launches tax refund platform in China
MasterCard in partnership with HNA Transforex Currency Exchange Company has launched tax refund platform in Shanghai, China.
Gazprombank issues China’s UnionPay cards
Russia-based Gazprombank has started issuing China’s UnionPay (CUP) cards for international payments.
The Power of Prepaid: Consumer understanding remains an issue
Some interesting research comes to hand courtesy of MasterCard. It commissioned Ipsos Mori to interview 2,400 consumers across six markets (Belgium, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Spain & Turkey) including 1,000 prepaid users and 1400 non-prepaid users to understand their current financial behaviour, writes Douglas Blakey
China Merchants Bank selects NCRs ATM security solution
China Merchants Bank has selected NCRs Dynamic eLock Management solution to help the bank centralize the management of safe box keys and passwords across its ATM network.
Heartland Payment Systems launches mobile and online ordering solution
Heartland Payment Systems in partnership with ToGoTechnologies has launched a mobile and online ordering solution for restaurants.