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Verdict Staff

MoPowered enters into strategic partnership with Realex Payments

MoPowered, a mobile commerce specialist, has entered into a strategic partnership with Realex Payments, an e-retail payment service provider.

CBI, VISA team up to launch new credit card in Egypt

Egypt-based Commercial Bank International (CBI) has teamed up with VISA to launch a new credit card, CBI Visa Platinum Low Rate credit card.

MasterCard, eServGlobal, BICS form mobile remittance JV

MasterCard, Australian mobile money solutions provider eServGlobal, and Belgium-based BICS have formed HomeSend, a mobile remittance joint venture (JV).

PayPal acquires mobile app developer StackMob

PayPal has purchased StackMob, a San Francisco-based mobile application development firm, for undisclosed amount.

hyperWALLET expands payment services to Colombia and Croatia

hyperWALLET Systems, a Canada-based payment solutions provider, has extended its direct-to-bank payment and Western Union cash pickup services to both Colombia and Croatia.

Country Survey: Brazil

Brazil has moved steadily towards the use of cards and payments, encouraged by the growth in online shopping. The high unbanked sector is expected to further drive the adoption of prepaid cards, CI finds from its latest research.

Nearly one-third Brits have credit card debt: ING survey

Around 28% Brits were found to be having credit card debt, the third highest after 56% Turks and 32% Romanians, according to a survey by the Dutch-owned bank ING.

Diebold installs Opteva ATMs at Vantage West’s Arizona branch

Diebold, a US-based developer of automated teller machines (ATMs), has deployed six of its deposit automation-enabled Opteva ATMs and security solutions at Vantage West Credit Union’s new branch in Arizona.

Target probing potential credit, debit card data breach

American retailer Target is reportedly investigating a data breach that affected the in-store records of millions of credit and debit card transactions.

PayPal teams up with epay to offer digital gift codes

epay, a US-based a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, has joined forces with PayPal to offer epay-provided digital gift card content through PayPal’s Digital Gift store.