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Verdict Staff

RBS suffers payment disruption

The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an apology after customers were left unable to access their money.

Confused.com warns about credit rating unawareness

A quarter of UK credit card owners do not understand what credit rating is, according to research from Confused.com.

FIME America expands to San Francisco

Consulting and test services provider FIME America has expanded its regional network by opening a new office in San Francisco, California.

First American plans PayPal partnership

US-headquartered First American Payment Systems plans to partner with PayPal, enabling participating merchants to accept PayPal at brick-and-mortar locations.

Country Survey: Australia

Despite a strong economy, Australians are cautious about carrying debt on their credit cards. Robin Arnfield reports.

Bank Muscat takes $39m prepaid hit

Oman’s Bank Muscat will report impairment charges of up to $39m after a number of prepaid cards issued by the bank were compromised.

Diners Club seeks Italian expansion

Diners Club Italia has inked a deal with SIX Payment Services, the card-based solutions provider, to promote Diners Club and Discover cards in Italy.

Bank of America: facing new challenges

The payments landscape is changing fast and banks have to work to keep the pace. Sara Perria speaks to Bank of America Merrill Lynch about the payments global strategy of the US-headquartered bank, including challenges coming from regulation and growing opportunities in GTS

Visa and JPMorgan Chase launch Chase Merchant Services

Visa and JPMorgan Chase have expanded their 10-year partnership agreement and launched a new payments platform.

MasterCard and Orange target Spain’s mobile payments

MasterCard has signed an agreement with mobile network operator Orange, in order to accelerate delivery of m-payments services in Spain.