Issuing & Acquiring

09 Jul 15 @ 14:35

Has Bitcoin, the universal crypto currency, finally gone mainstream?

07 Jul 15 @ 13:54

The card networks, Visa and MasterCard have grown significantly and altered their market approaches since their initial public offerings (Visa in 2008, MasterCard in 2006). While market headwinds, including the... read more

30 Jun 15 @ 10:24

With more Americans using credit, debit and prepaid goods to pay for goods and services, the merchant card processing fees to process those cards continues to rise. General purpose and private... read more

29 Jun 15 @ 16:04

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), an organization established by the Reserve Bank of India and being an umbrella for all India’s payments system, and JCB International say that both parties... read more

24 Jun 15 @ 15:36

A new impact report finds that the use of knowledge-based analytics are on a fast decline, while various forms of behavioural analytics continue to see strong growth. The report, “Digital Channel Fraud... read more

22 Jun 15 @ 15:40

After years of prohibiting merchants who accept its cards from steering customers to other brands, American Express is being forced to lift those restrictions. The change comes after a federal judge... read more

19 Jun 15 @ 15:07

Western Union, the global remittance specialist, and MasterCard have entered into a deal that will enable remittances originated from nearly anywhere across the globe to be received on Maestro and... read more

18 Jun 15 @ 15:44

Last year UK holidaymakers spent £26.4 billion using their cards overseas, making almost 14 transactions every second, according to figures from the UK Cards Association. For the first time annual... read more

18 Jun 15 @ 15:40

Oberthur Technologies, a global digital security solutions specialist, and Sweden’s ICA Banken have announced the launch of the first dual interface contactless payment cards in Sweden. ICA Banken and Oberthur... read more

17 Jun 15 @ 16:48

The landscape of domestic card schemes in Europe has changed dramatically following the implementation of the European Economic Area, the Payment Services Directive and the SEPA Cards Framework. The domestic card... read more

15 Jun 15 @ 12:19

MasterCard has announced that Virgin Money has entered a long-term agreement to issue contactless-enabled MasterCard debit cards to the bank’s growing customer base. According to MasterCard, it has developed a strong... read more

12 Jun 15 @ 13:20

China UnionPay aims to become a global bank card company, Ge Huayong, chairman of China UnionPay and UnionPay International, said on Wednesday. Ge made the remarks after a speech at... read more