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Angelo Boccato

Court grants preliminary approval to swipe-fee settlement between AmEx and US retailers

A New York court has granted preliminary approval to a settlement between American Express and US merchants over transaction fees.

London buses will not accept cash payments from summer 2014

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that London buses will no longer accept cash payments from summer 2014.

Tuxedo Money Solutions and ABnote partner for international card production

Tuxedo Money Solutions, a UK provider of payment technology and prepaid cards has teamed up with ABnote to expand its range of operations.

Chinese UnionPay and Sina join forces to upgrade Internet payment services

Chinese card company UnionPay has joined forces with online media company Sina to upgrade online payments by integrating their products, customers and channels.

Bank Alfalah launches chip and pin cards in Pakistan

Bank Alfalah, Pakistan’s largest issuer and acquirer of credit cards, has launched chip and pin cards in Pakistan.

1.1m Neiman Marcus customers hit by US card data breach

US based retailer Neiman Marcus has announced that up to 1.1m customer payment cards were compromised in the data breach that hit its in-store POS terminals.

Ogone launches mPOS in the Netherlands

Ogone, a global online payment processor owned by Ingenico, has launched a chip and PIN mobile payment solution called ‘Ogone mPOS’ in the Netherlands

Elavon will provide back-end card payment processing for iZettle’s European small businesses customers

Elavon has been chosen by Swedish mobile payments company iZettle to provide the back-end card payment processing for its small business clients across Europe.

One in three credit card customers not clearing debts – Consumer Intelligence

More than one in three credit card customers in the UK do not clear their debts or intend to, despite many negotiating 0% balance transfer deals, according to research from Consumer Intelligence.

Citi will replace debit cards involved in Target data breach

According to a spokeswoman for Citigroup, the bank will replace all customer debit cards involved in the data breach at Target.