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PNC, Huntington plans to unveil more secure credit and debit cards
PNC Bank and Huntington Bank are reportedly planning to launch more secure credit and debit cards equipped with EMV chip, as part of their plans to avoid Target-like breaches, in which data of nearly110 million consumers data was compromised.
Nedbank plans to unveil PocketPOS technology in Swaziland
Nedbank Swaziland is reportedly planning to roll out its mobile point-of-sale (PoS) technology known as PocketPOS, as part of its plan to offer a better payment solution to merchants in the country.
SEC issues warning over use of Bitcoins
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is warning investors against the use of Bitcoins citing that it is a risky business and could lead to fraud.
Scotiabank to acquire 20% stake in Canadian Tire’s banking business
Toronto-based Scotiabank has reached an agreement to acquire 20% shareholding in Canadian Tire’s banking business, in a deal valued at nearly C$500m ($459m), as part of its strategy to gain major portion of the country’s attractive credit-card market.
BitPay, REVPAR GURU partner to launch new payment method for booking hotel rooms
BitPay, a payment gateway for Bitcoin digital currency, has partnered with REVPAR GURU to launch a new payment method, GuestLeader, which allows users to pay for hotel rooms using Bitcoins.
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Chams and First Bank of Nigeria partner Osun on smart identity cards
Chams Plc, a Nigerian identity management and payment company, and First Bank of Nigeria have entered in to a partnership with Osun State Government.
MasterCard and Japanese KDDI launch new prepaid card
MasterCard and Japanese telco KDDI have announced the launch of their au Wallet prepaid card program, available to the 34m of au-brand mobile network subscribers from 21 May.
Gold Coast to unveil merchant card services through MJ-Merchant
Gold Coast Mining is gearing up to roll out another new product offering dubbed as MJ-Merchant, a merchant bank card services for qualified participants, including dispensaries.
Evernote, LinkedIn unveil new business card app
Evernote has teamed up with LinkedIn to make digitizing and archiving business cards easier and more searchable with a new card-scanning app for iOS.
Deutsche Telekom unveils NFC mobile wallet in Germany
Deutsche Telekom has unveiled its NFC mobile wallet, MyWallet, in Germany, allowing customers to make low value contactless payments at MasterCard PayPass terminals.