All articles by Verdict Staff
Verdict Staff
HDFC launches premium air travel credit cards
India’s HDFC has launched a pack of three premium air travel credit cards to reward the upper class in the country.
Citibank and JCB Intl extend partnership
Citibank is to extend its partnership with JCB International (JCBI) by adding JCB credit card merchants in nine countries and territories throughout Asia.
Visa launches the VITAband
VITA Products has collaborated with Visa to create the VITAband, a multi-purpose bracelet that stores emergency contact and medical information while offering contactless payment functionality.
Visa fears Dodd-Frank aftermath
Visa is set to introduce a network participation fee in the US for its entire debit, credit and prepaid card services.
NXP lowers NFC shipment projections
NXP Semiconductors, the worlds largest supplier of NFC chips, has lowered its projection for the total NFC phone shipments for 2011 by almost 50% to fewer than 40m.
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Surcharging gains popularity in entertainment sector
Cinema chains in the UK are coming under fire for continuing to levy “misleading and unfair” surcharges on online card payments, a practice which is gaining increasing popularity within the entertainment sector.
APS wins council contracts
Advanced Payments Solutions (APS) has won separate contracts to provide prepaid services to three local councils.
Learning lessons
Online fraud is increasing. When looking at online security, consumers and merchants should be looking to online banking for the tools to repel fraudsters, writes Alison Ebbage.
Metro Bank launches 0% credit card
The UKs Metro Bank is celebrating its first birthday with a 0% interest Thank You credit card for all existing and new customers.
Pay masters
A gala dinner in Frankfurt last month saw the most innovative and highest-achieving businesses in the global payments industry recognised for their success. Here, Cards International outlines the qualities each of the winning companies bring to the market place.