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Realex Payments and Encoded announce partnership

Card processor Realex Payments has announced the start of a three year partnership agreement with Encoded, a provider of interactive contact centre and online payment tools.

INNOVATION: FINNOVATE 2014

Finovate Europe, London’s biggest annual fintech event took place on 11 and 12 February and drew presenters and attendees from all over Europe to pitch their solutions. Ellie Chambers and Valentina Romeo report from Finovate and pick out some of then highlights

Country Survey: Chile

Cards have been massively boosted by the CuentaRut scheme in Chile, providing bank accounts to all citizens. Open an account and getting a card is set to become even easier as the country moves towards branch banking. CI reports

Country Survey: Chile

Cards have been massively boosted by the CuentaRut scheme in Chile, providing bank accounts to all citizens. Open an account and getting a card is set to become even easier as the country moves towards branch banking. CI reports

Country Survey: Russia

As a BRIC country, Russia as had widely acknowledged room for growth over the last few years and the cards industry has not been the exception to this. While the banking market is still dominated by Sberbank, new entrants are beginning to shake up the industry. CI reports

Accenture unveils new mobile wallet platform for clients

Accenture has unveiled a new Mobile Wallet platform designed to offer advanced digital payments services to its clients.

Country Survey: China

China’s credit boom continues, even as warnings of slow down and credit crisis become more of a media staple. Between 2008 and 2012 cards and credit grew at breakneck speed on the back of a push by the banks and government to maintain high growth. CI reports

PayPal to enable payments with fingerprint authentication on Samsung Galaxy S5

Payments giant PayPal has collaborated with Samsung to allow Samsung Galaxy S5 consumers to make payments through PayPal on mobile and in-stores using fingerprint technology.

Hawaiian Airlines launches two new credit cards

Hawaiian Airlines has partnered with MasterCard, Barclaycard US and Bank of Hawaii to launch two new credit cards, the Hawaiian Airline World Elite MasterCard and the Hawaiian Airlines Business MasterCard, for consumers and small businesses, respectively.

Tyfone introduces new mobile banking platform for financial institutions

Tyfone, a secure ID and transaction provider, has introduced a new Fluide Mobile banking platform for financial institutions to offer mobile services to their account holders.