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Verdict Staff
Clear2pay, ITSO team up for smart ticketing
Brussels-based Clear2pay has teamed up with the not-for-profit organisation ITSO to provide technical specification for smart ticketing by implementing a certification centre in the UK.
ACI persistent in acquisition offer to S1
S1 Corporation is reviewing an acquisition offer from payment systems provider ACI after receiving another proposal.
epay and Zynga to offer game cards
Global distributor of electronic payment solutions epay has partnered with Zynga, a social games developer, to enable gamers to purchase Zynga Game Cards through epays cash load network.
Discover launches rewards redemption app
Card members of Discover can now redeem their cash-back directly through the updated Discover mobile app available on their Smartphones.
Verizon and Intuit team up to offer payment processing
Verizon Wireless has teamed up with Intuit, a business and financial management solution provider, to launch a credit card payment processing service on smartphones and tablets.
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India m-banking: IndusInd launches app to allow ATM cash withdrawal without card
Mobile banking is not a novelty in India anymore. But now IndusInd Bank, which had acquired Deutsche Banks Indian credit card unit in April, has launched a m-banking app that allows customers to authorise cash withdrawals without using a card.
Fifth Third, MasterCard introduce combo card
Ohio-based Fifth Third has launched a combo card, one that marries the features of credit and debit cards and claims to be the first bank to do so. Jon Groch, senior vice president and director of Bankcard Services for Fifth Third Bank said that there was a market place for this combo card, which the bank called Duo Card. The card will give users an option to choose whether they want to make a purchase using the credit card line or debit card line.
FTC continues crackdown on scams
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the US has settled charges against a debt release operation that allegedly charged customers thousands of dollars in up-front fees which often left them further in debt.
Visa & UTI Mutual Fund: debit card investments
Indian mutual fund company UTI has partnered with Visa to offer investment opportunities via debit cards. UTI Mutual Funds online banking platform, called Systematic Investment Plans, already enables clients to purchase investments units as well as redeem or switch them. The deal with Visa now includes the same features via Visa debit cards.
American Express tops JD credit card satisfaction survey
The study focused on six key areas – customer interaction, billing and payment process, credit card terms, rewards programs, benefits and services and problem resolution – The executive vice president, world services at American Express, Jim Bush said the card issuer had worked hard to enhance our products and services to ensure they remain relevant and valuable to the tens of millions of US customers