All articles by Zak Garner-Purkis
Zak Garner-Purkis
Planet Payment posts growth and expands in Brazi
Multi-currency payment processor Planet Payment has released its third quarter results and announced a multi currency payment service in Brazil with local merchant acquirer Cielo.
Svyaznoy Bank partners with Gemalto on prepaid services
Russian Svyaznoy Bank has contracted Dutch digital security company Gemalto to provide the security services for the launch of its prepaid card.
Company profile: BPC banking technologies
Following the fall of communism Russia has rapidly developed into a major economic powerhouse. Numerous companies have emerged from the eastern bloc and have made a serious impact on a global level. Zak Garner-Purkis reports.
MasterCard approves Allpay
Mastercard has approved payment systems provider Allpay to personalise its PayPass dual interface products.
VeriFone stops selling SAIL to merchants
Verifone has decided to stop selling its SAIL mPOS system to micro-merchants directly and will instead use banks to channel the product to this demographic.
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Contactless cards now accepted on London buses
Contactless enabled debit, credit and charge cards (CPCs) can now be used to pay for fares on London buses. These cards will function in a similar fashion to an Oyster card, the Transport for Londons (TFL) closed loop prepaid transit card and uses the pre-existent Oyster card readers.
iZettle expands into Spain
Swedish mPOS provider iZettle has revealed that it is coming to Spain, follwing high profile launches in Germany and the UK.
Visa president John Partridge to retire
The president of Visa John Partridge will retire at the end of March, having worked for the company for 13 years. Until then he will work with chief executive Charles Scharf on the transition.
C-SAM and MasterCard partner on m-payments
Chicago based mobile transactions technology C-SAM and MasterCard have signed an agreement to develop and deploy joint mobile commerce solutions The agreement includes a minority investment by the global scheme.
Square launches local gift cards
mPOS provider Square has launched a gift card service for its Square Wallet phone app.