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Verdict Staff
Payfirma rolls out m-payments in Canada
Canada-based Payfirma has launched a Blackberry mobile payment app.
TruMark signs up Serverside for card customisation
TruMark Financial Credit Union has signed up Serverside group to offer a card customisation service to drive loyalty amongst its customers and increase transaction volumes.
Dhanlaxmi Bank deploys FIS
India-based Dhanlaxmi Bank is to roll out ATM switching and transaction processing solutions from FIS. The deal is part of the banks drive to improve services to account holders The FIS solution includes card management and authorisation, gateway services and ATM driving.
miiCard closes funding
miiCard has closed its first funding round and completed a management buyout with its CEO James Varga. The funding raised a total of over £550K from VC, angel and public sector sources Investment has been secured from angel syndicate Par Equity, venture capital group IQ Capital and the Scottish Investment Banks Scottish Seed Fund
Germany: contactless mobile travel
Germany’s rail transport company Deutsche Bahn is set to roll out its Touch & Travel mobile ticketing service. Touch & Travel allows users to touch in and out at rail stations via the Touchpoints through the use of near field communication (NFC) or 2D barcodes via their smartphones
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BPC: card system upgrade deal for Pervobank
BPC Banking Technologies, a Dutch e-payments provider, is to implement a new card management system for Russia-based First United Bank (Pervobank). BPC will upgrade the banks system in the Samara region with its SmartIssuer solution, part of its Smart Vista suite. SmartIssuer will be implemented into Pervobanks core banking system and the banks existing outsourced processing centre
RushCard: money transfer app on Android, iPhone
RushCard, a prepaid debit card, has moved into the app store is now available on Android and iPhone smartphone devices. RushCard work like a personal financial management tool in that it aims to enable users to manage their funds more smartly and gives access to account history.
Opinion: is EMV really all good for the US?
Visa’s commitment to moving forward on EMV in the US has been a long time coming It has been tried and tested across the world, and the case for its implementation is undeniably strong.
Mobile payments patterns emerge
The pace of innovation in mobile payments makes it difficult to keep track But, says Charles Davis, patterns are emerging and the industry is beginning to crystallise.
Country Survey: Italy
The growth of Italy’s prepaid market is vital in the countrys attempts to build a more efficient retail payments system After the success of its government prepaid initiative, there is evidence a new wave of prepaid growth on the horizon with a glut of leading banks launching prepaid card products for the unbanked, writes William Cain.