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Verdict Staff
Online Payments in India Reach $19bn as E-Commerce Takes Flight
The number of internet users in India has tripled over the last five years to reach approximately 150m. This growth is driving expansion in e-commerce – a market estimated at around $19bn in 2013, according to a new report by Timetric.
Cloud-based platforms and delivery channels to unlock new corporate prepaid revenue streams
Corporate or commercial prepaid is one of the fastest growing segments within payments. Businesses are increasingly discovering that prepaid cards – whether physical or virtual – are capable of addressing many corporate issues more efficiently than existing payments solutions, writes Alex Mifsud
MasterCard adds more merchants to MasterPass
MasterPass, the digital platform from MasterCard, has been adopted by new UK merchants and markets including Beyond the Rack, Currys, lastminute.com, Newegg and PC World.
Market growth boosts card adoption in Kazakhstan
Things are looking good for the cards market in Kazakhstan. Incredible growth of 50% in 2012 helped the country to reach unprecedented levels of card adoption. EPI takes a look at where the country will go from here.
Growth in Phillipino card and payments market continues
The Philippines growth in the cards and payments channel continues as the number of cards increases by 7%. EPI looks at the current state of the Filipino market and what can be expected from it over the next few years
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CIBC issues Aventura reward cards
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has launched Aventura, a new travel rewards credit card, in an attempt to grow its travel market and boost competition among the other lenders.
Credit-card issuers to face new scrutiny by US Consumer Bureau
Bank credit-card fees may face new scrutiny after a 2009 law that revamped regulation of the business, a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced.
Latvian government and regulators push for card adoption
Cash remains king in Latvia but the government and regulators are pushing hard for card adoption. EPI takes a look at the state of the Latvian card market and where it will expected to be by 2017
Bank of Punjab rolls out first branded credit cards
Bank of Punjab (BOP) has announced it will begin issuing MasterCard branded debit cards, a first for the bank.
Card networks see their brands soar
The contrast could not be starker: the major cards networks have enjoyed a blinding year in terms of growth in their brand values. Douglas Blakey reports