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Verdict Staff

Can open banking inspire the loyalty that banks crave?

Customer retention is often cited as banks’ top priority, but how to achieve this is slightly harder to lock down. Many methods have been pitched, but none seem to be the solution. However, as open banking becomes more prevalent in the industry, could that be the answer? Patrick Brusnahan reports

Verifone announces partners with FIS

Payment technology firm Verifone and FIS, a financial services and payment technology company, have entered into a partnership to enable consumers to pay with loyalty points linked to their credit or debit cards at the point-of-sale (POS).

Citi Retail Services signs financial services agreement with BRP

Citi Retail Services and BRP, a manufacturer of power-sports vehicles, have signed an agreement under which Citi will provide a consumer credit card programme to finance the purchase of BRP’s vehicles and other related products and services.

Wix.com integrates with Square to boost acceptance of credit card payments

Wix.com has been integrated with American mobile payments firm Square to offer Wix’s merchants and entrepreneurs a new option to accept online and in-person credit card payments in North America.

ACI Worldwide to unveil new payments solutions at NRF 2017

Payment solutions provider ACI Worldwide is set to unveil its latest merchant payments capabilities, including its omni-channel merchant payments solution at NRF 2017 in New York City.

BNP Paribas taps Gemalto to secure mobile wallet Wa!

French banking giant BNP Paribas has selected to digital security firm Gemalto’s Mobile Protector platform to secure Wa! mobile wallet.

Clarus Merchant Services to snap up ANARAQ payment processing assets

Maryland-based Clarus Merchant Services has agreed to purchase the payment processing assets of New York-based ANARAQ for an undisclosed amount.

Ingenico partners with Interswitch Nigeria for payment solutions

Payment solutions provider Ingenico Group has entered into an agreement with payment processing firm Interswitch Nigeria to provide multichannel payment solutions to the Nigerian market.

SpareBank 1 partners with Nets to safeguard online transactions

The SpareBank 1, a Norwegian alliance of 16 independent savings banks, has expanded its collaboration with Nets on 3D Secure to include Risk-Based Authentication (RBA) that allows SpareBank 1’s customers to carry out secure online transactions.

Apple Pay to support 17 more financial institutions in US

Apple has extended the support of its mobile payment solution, Apple Pay, to 17 more US firms, including banks, credit unions and card issuers.