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Telia, Tele2, Telenor join for offer m-payment service in Sweden
Mobile operators Telia, Tele2, Telenor and 3 have become the latest carriers to collaborate to provide a mobile payments service The venture, which will be available next year, aims to expand the range of transactions consumers carry out via mobile
Mobistar signs MNVO agreement to release prepaid cards
Mobistar has signed a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreement with Belgian supermarket group Colruyt. Mobistar is one of the main actors in the world of telecommunications in Belgium and Luxembourg, developing innovative products and services
Postal Credit Union: Another one to launch debit card rewards scheme
PCU said that while other financial institutions are dropping their debit reward programmes or charging a monthly fee to use their cards, they want to reward their members thus changing the tide of discontent towards big banks by customers
Oberthur, AuthenTec launch SIM-based NFC mobile payment
The companies will combine their expertise in SIMUICC security and fingerprint identity to create easy-to-integrate solutions that enhance the speed and security of mobile payment transactions The device comes after Oberthur and AuthenTec worked with Inside Secure, a provider of NFC technology, to implement control of NFC functions using the fingerprintFlyBuy – the SIM-centric solution offering mobile network operators the capability to host, manage and control contactless services
TSYS partner with Azerbaijani Bank Standard to license PRIME 4 card
Payments processor TSYS has signed up Bank Standard, the largest private bank in Azerbaijan to license its PRIME 4 card and merchant management solution The Azerbaijani bank will deploy the solution in support of its expanding card portfolio of Visa and MasterCard credit, debit, and prepaid cards The bank said the partnership with TSYS was based on PRIME 4s suitability as a cost-effective single platform solution for both issuing and acquiring
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Visa launches open loop m-payments service
The African mobile network MTN which has services in 21 countries and five million registered mobile money customers has already signed up to the service, which is being run by Visa recently-acquired mobile payments subsidiary Fundamo.
MasterCard: Dubai Duty Free card promo video becomes internet sensation
Video footage of a flash mob in Dubai International Airport used to promote the new DXB Connect Debit Card has gone viral The video – produced to promote the first ever airport prepaid card designed primarily for airport passengers – has become a successful social media campaign, clocking up more than 800,000 hits on YouTube in only ten days With only four rehearsals the event was organised by Dubai Duty Free and included 55 dancers including children and took place in one of the most popular shopping areas at the airport.
House of Fraser, PrePay offer Reward Card
The second collaboration between the two the first being the Gift Card enables customers to collect points which are then issued to the card as rewards that can be redeemed when shopping at any of their UK and Ireland stores and online
Multinational issuers see growth in Latin America
For and Santander, the Latin American cards market represents a major opportunity. They are keen to tap growing demand for credit cards among the regions middle-class consumers, Robin Arnfield reports.
Special report: Supply chain financing
Scarcity of credit, the need for working capital, and a requirement for risk reduction are turning supply chain finance (SCF) into the flavour of the year in international trade, analysts say