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Verdict Staff
Retail credit card spending in New Zealand flat in July
Retail spending using electronic cards remained flat in July 2014, reveals a report from Statistics New Zealand.
Digital payments on rise in Australia, says APCA
Australians are increasingly embracing digital payments channels and gradually abandoning cash, a new research from the Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) reveals.
Digital Payments completes takeover of Muscato Group
Digital Payments has closed the takeover of Muscato Group, including M2 Payment Solutions and all of its affiliates, as part of its plan to strengthen its presence in digital payment landscape.
Airtel, BGFIBank collaborate to expand mobile money services in Africa
Bharti Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of India’s cellular operator Bharti Airtel, has reached an agreement with BGFIBank Group to expand mobile money services in Africa.
MasterCard partners with shopping portals to promote e-payment systems in Indonesia
MasterCard has partnered with 14 members of the Indonesian E-Commerce Association (idEA) to launch an e-commerce program to promote online payments in the country.
BNP Paribas acquires retail-card JV of TFG and Standard Bank
French banking giant BNP Paribas has completed the acquisition of RCS, the private label retail-card joint venture of The Foschini Group (TFG) and Standard Bank.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank unveils RuPay debit card with EMV chip
Bharatiya Mahila Bank, a bank dedicated to women in India, has launched BMB RuPay Debit Card equipped with EMV (Europay, Mastercard and VISA) chip, which will offer enhanced security.
Zapper partners with MYPOS for payment systems at restaurants
Zapper has teamed up with MYPOS, a POS systems provider, to offer faster and simpler mobile payment system at restaurants.
Bindo launches new EMV chip reader to reduce credit card frauds
Bindo, a retail technology company, has unveiled its new mobile EMV credit card reader for its cloud-based iPad point-of-sale (POS) system to provide protection for small businesses by offering more secure payments and preventing credit card fraud.
Wipit develops omni-channel payment technology
Wipit, a mobile payments company, has developed a new omni-channel payment technology to allow in-app barcode payments at retail point-of-sale (PoS).