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Verdict Staff
Hang Seng Bank, CSL partner to expand mobile payment service
Hang Seng Bank, a Hong Kong-based banking and financial services firm, has partnered with CSL, a mobile communications operator, to expand its mobile payment service to 1O1O and one2free customers in early 2014.
Country Survey: Singapore
NFC is starting to make an impact on the cards and payment industry in Singapore, with one in three smartphones NFC enabled and over 20,000 merchants accepting payment by mobile wallet. A government initiative to increase broadband penetration is also likely to broaden the reach of e-payments and m-payments, writes CI
First Data enters into strategic partnership with Oberthur Technologies
Global payment processing company First Data Corporation has entered into a strategic partnership with Oberthur Technologies to manage and promote EMV in the US.
Datacard updates desktop platform with security, durability features
Datacard Group, a secure ID and card personalisation solutions provider, has updated its desktop platform with the addition of new hardware, secure supplies and durability features for its government, corporate and school ID card programmes.
Payleven signs distribution deal with Ingram Micro
Mobile card payments provider Payleven has signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to distribute its mobile POS devices in eight European countries.
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Payleven inks distribution deal with Ingram Micro
Mobile card payment provider Payleven has signed a Europe-wide distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a wholesale distributor of IT products.
Spire Payments partners with AMP to offer payment solutions
UK-based Spire Payments has joined forces with Canada-based Advanced Mobile Payments (AMP) to offer next-generation payment solutions for mobile POS and enterprise retail.
Country Survey: India
Growth in cards and payments in India continues to be driven by the large unbanked population, estimated to be 43.8% in 2012. The Reserve Bank of India has been behind regulatory changes aimed at financial inclusion and the issuing of prepaid cards to those without bank accounts, encouraging further growth, CI writes
Swish introduces new EMV chip and PIN card reader
Swish, a Hong Kong-based mobile payments company, is set to introduce a new EMV Chip-and-PIN card reader to offer secure solutions for payment, identification and mobility, at the CARTES Secure Connexions Event.
Will we soon know AmEx for its low cost cards?
AmEx is clearly not satisfied with cornering the high net worth market with its Centurion (Black) card. This year the American card provider has announced various strategies to reach out to the financially underserved market as well. Billy Bambrough takes a look at how the plan’s are working out