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GPS launches prepaid travel card in Australia

Dubai-based prepaid processor Global Processing Services (GPS) has collaborated with European programme manager and ABnote Australasia to launch a new prepaid travel card in Australia.

Tesco Bank offers credit card with zero percent interest rate

UK-based Tesco Bank is offering a credit card that will carry zero percent interest rates on new purchases for 19 months, making it the longest 0% interest credit card currently available to customers in UK.

Russia weighs options to limit PayPal, Webmoney payment systems

Lawmakers in Russia are reportedly preparing new rules aimed at restricting foreign payment systems that offers money transfer and transaction services on the Internet.

Intuit plans to offer Bitcoin payments

American software company Intuit is reportedly planning to offer bitcoin as payments option for 624,000 small businesses, who use its cloud-based QuickBooks Online financial management software.

econtext Asia offers Alipay as payment option

econtext Asia has incorporated Alipay as a payment option for its international payment service, as part of its plan to enhance experience for its overseas merchants.

Diebold to purchase Cryptera to boost ATM security capabilities

Diebold has inked an agreement to buy Cryptera to boost its position in automated teller machine (ATM) security solutions and drive future innovation and excellence in the encrypting PIN pad (EPP) technology arena.

Plastic Card Services launches new data protection technology

Plastic Card Services (PCS) has, reportedly, launched a data protection technology in collaboration with technology provider VoyagerBlue to prevent personal and payment data from being accidentally swiped from contactless cards.

HSBC Bermuda introduces credit card transaction fees on overseas purchases

HSBC Bermuda is set to charge customers with 0.6% fee on making purchases overseas using their credit and debit cards.

InteliSpend partners with NAR to offer new prepaid card

InteliSpend Prepaid Solutions has partnered with the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) to offer new prepaid cards, Multi Merchant Prepaid Card, for its one million members.

Iceland’s Borgun rolls out mobile POS

Iceland-based acquiring bank Borgun, in collaboration with Handpoint, has rolled out a mobile point of sale (mPOS) solution in the country.