All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
Predictions of 2012 by James Varga, CEO, MiiCard
Consumers need convenience online – now more than ever but fraud is getting out of hand and unless the industry and governments – start to do something about it, it will continue to spiral out of control
Visa USA makes chip authentication recommendations
Stephanie Ericksen, head of authentication product integration at Visa USA, explained that the recommendations were a response to the questions asked within the US card industry regarding the migration to EMV
US retailer tests PayPal’s payment system
The system, a white-cloud, allows consumers with PayPal accounts to make in-store purchases with their mobile phones and PINs as well as a PayPal card
Predictions of 2012 by Mark Gunning, director of banking solutions, Temenos
Banks will be battening down the hatches and preparing for another tough 12 months, and cost savings are going to be core in helping banks ride out the tumultuous times ahead Since 2008, most have addressed the issue of cost reduction within their business and dealt with the low hanging fruit – improving capital structures, assessing asset performance and looking at ways to cut the cost base without impacting productivity
Predictions of 2012 by Ed Adshead Grant, Head of Business Development, EMEA, HP
By the end of 2012, the new era of POS-liferation will have truly begun With the emergence of mobile computing in the phone, consumers will have an ever-increasing choice of where and how they can make secure payments for goods and services
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Predictions of 2012 by Roger Bracken, Managing Director Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, First Data
We expect to see debit continue to cement its place as the publics plastic of choice in 2012, driven in large part by the tightening of the economy and consumer desire to keep a tighter rein on their spending Thats not to say credit cards wont continue to have a major role to play they will, however regulation and consumer apprehension will mean growth in this segment will be negligible in contrast to the expected growth in debit
TSYS enters card processing deal with US retail bank
TSYS will process the banks debit, consumer, and commercial credit card portfolios Mississippi-headquartered retail bank, BancorpSouth provides traditional retail banking services along with credit, mortgage, investment, insurance, trust and fiduciary services
Mozido and T4G partner to offer m-wallet to Canada
Mozido, a US-based provider of low-cost, cloud multi-channel financial services for mobile operators, financial institutions and retailers, and T4G, a business technology solutions provider, have announced plans to expand Mozidos m-wallet platform in Canada. The two companies have turned their attention to Canada after working together in the Caribbean to roll out a multi-channel transaction services platform
VeriFone launches new payment solutions
VeriFone said at the launch of the new series that merchants using the MX 900 solution can market content to its clients whenever required, as well as accept payments via mobile wallets.
Crédit Agricole subsidiary LCL swaps Diebold for Opteva
The latest story comes from France, where Crdit Agricoles local subsidiary Le Credit Lyonnais (LCL) is to replace 90 Diebold cash and coin deposit-enabled ATMs with Opteva ATMs