All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
WorldPay snaps up Century Payments
WorldPay has announced it has acquired US card and payment processing outfit Century Payments for an undisclosed sum.
Santander launches combined debit and student ID card
Santander has launched a student smart-debit card, combining a university student ID card with a student account linked debit card in the UK.
Housing Bank to launch four new cards
The Housing Bank for Trade and Finance (HBTF), Jordon’s 2nd largest bank by assets, has announced it will launch four MasterCard cards, the first time HBTF and MasterCard have teamed up.
BT completes upgrade of Visa comms network
BT has announced that it has completed the upgrade of Visa Europe’s communications network, aiming to up the 2m ($2.7m) of payments it is currently processing.
Visa and MasterCard agree to cut card fees in France by 50%
Card giants Visa and MasterCard have come to an agreement with the French competition authority to cut card fees in the country by almost half.
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Slovenia’s card market still recovering but poised to rise
Recovery is still the name of the game in Slovenia but banks are confident that the card market is poised to rise. EPI investigates whether the country’s card market will enter growth over the next few years and what we can expect when it does
Citi and Visa launch contactless credit card in the Philippines
Citi has unveiled a contactless credit card in the Philippines using Visa’s payWave.
Growth forecasts for m-payments too optimistic
Growth forecasts for m-payments may have been too optimistic, a report on global payments has warned.
Roam to power Southwestern Advantage mPOS solution
Roam, an Ingenico company and mobile commerce platform provider, is to power Southwestern Advantage’s mPOS solution.
Gift card providers see profits in Facebook friends
Facebook is looking to play a major role in the social media gift card market. But it faces competition from third-party social media gift card providers and consumer-facing gift card mobile applications such as Wrapp and Gyft. Robin Arnfield and Toni Sekinah report.