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InteliSpend launches MasterCard prepaid cards in Canada

InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions, a part of Blackhawk Network, has launched its MasterCard prepaid cards in Canada.

FGB to introduce UAE’s first personalised credit card

UAE’s First Gulf Bank (FGB) is set to launch ‘My Card’, the UAE’s first personalised credit card allowing customers to design their card.

Loewe selects Ingenico’s iPhone-based mobile payment solution

Spanish retailer Loewe has selected Ingenico Group for a fully managed iPhone-based in-store mobile payment solution to be deployed across its pan-European and global retail network.

SafeCharge obtains European e-money institution license

SafeCharge Limited, a wholly owned operating subsidiary of online payment provider SafeCharge, has been authorised as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI).

Subway to launch NFC-based mobile payments in US

Restaurant chain Subway in association with Softcard, a joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, is set to launch NFC-based mobile payments across the US, effective 1 October 2014.

Britons to make half a billion contactless payments next year, Visa predicts

With the launch of contactless journeys on Transport for London’s (TfL) network and the introduction of mobile contactless services, Brits will make 500 million contactless payments between now and December 2015, forecasts Visa Europe.

Citi, Volkswagen launch after-sales credit card program in US

Citi Retail Services has signed a multi-year agreement for the Volkswagen After-Sales Credit Card Program in the US.

SavingStar launches new SavingStar American Express Card

SavingStar, a money saving service, has launched the new SavingStar American Express Card, which will be provided by First Bankcard.

Vending 2.0 – Mobile payments to boost usage

Who hasn’t stood in front of a vending machine endlessly feeding the same coins in over and over again in the hope that the machine will eventually take them, asks Billy Bambrough

UnionPay signs collaboration agreement with Alpha Bank

UnionPay International, a subsidiary of China UnionPay, and Greek lender Alpha Bank have signed a collaboration agreement that will facilitate the use of UnionPay cards through Alpha Bank’s network in the country.