Clothing Tops E-commerce Sales List
U.S online sales including travel purchases are expected to hit US$259 billion this year, according to the 10th annual Shop.org study from Forrester Research. This represents an 18 percent increase fr...
Visa Europe Offers SEPA Check-Up
Visa Europe has launched SEPA HealthCheck, a service which is designed to give banks an objective view of the status of their SEPA compliance programs.
Oil Retailer Joins Tempo Payments Network
Murphy USA, the retail sales division of Murphy Oil USA, has joined the Tempo Payment Network, a retailer-branded PIN debit card issuing and acquiring network.
Newly Licensed PayPal Maps European Drive
PayPal is continuing its expansion across Europe with the acquisition of a European banking license. The license granted by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) in Luxembourg wil...
Online Micropayments æUnkindÆ For Processors
Online micropayments has proved to be an unkind market segment for processors which aggregate multiple small transactions on behalf of different merchants, says U.S-based Mercator Advisory Group. But ...
Swiss Money Transfer Service Offered to Kosovars
Visa has launched a card-based money transfer service which is designed to enable Kosovars living in Switzerland to send money home to Kosovo. The Visa Money Transfer Service is UK Post Office Launches E-Money Transfer Service
The UK's Post Office has introduced an electronic money transfer service which enables recipients to receive funds via a barcode sent to a mobile phone or e-mail address.
Debit Cards Popular Offering at Church
With Americans carrying less cash around with them, U.S churches are having to accept donations by credit and debit card. Last year, Visa USA saw a 21 percent increase in the volume of payment card us...
European Banks Plotting Rival Debit Card Scheme?
European banks are holding discussions in secret about a pan-European debit scheme as a rival to Visa and MasterCard, says London-based consultancy Lafferty Insights.
Dubai Unbanked Migrant Workers to Get Payroll Cards
Unbanked migrants working in the booming Dubai construction industry are to receive their salaries via prepaid cards from Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based E-Monee.
UK to Lead Europe Prepaid Card Market
The UK will become Europe's largest single market for prepaid card spending, according to research from MasterCard Europe and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Tourist Card Spending Surging in Asia
Asia will see a surge in international tourism over the next three years, according to a joint survey by Visa International Asia-Pacific and the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). Tourists visiti...
PCI Council Solicits PCI DSS Input
The PCI Security Standards Council, the independent body which manages the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, has set up formal channels for stakeholders to contribute to the development of...
First ATM Payphone in New Zealand
TSB Bank and Telecom have launched a trial of New Zealand's first ATM payphone kiosk. The hybrid ATM-payphone has been installed in the town of Oakura, the two New Zealand companies say.
Smart Card Vendor Buys Prepaid Card Venture
ID Data Group, a UK-based smart card technology vendor, has agreed to buy the business and assets of prepaid card service provider CredEcard. The deal calls for ID Data to pay up to ú725,000 (US$1.44 ...
Garanti Bank Offers PayPass Watch
MasterCard and Turkey's Garanti Bank have launched Europe's first watch equipped with PayPass contactless technology. The card scheme says that putting PayPass in a watch makes card payments for small...
Payment Cards Feature One-Time Use Passwords
U.S computer security company VeriSign has teamed up with Innovative Card Technologies (ICT) to put one-time password technology on bank cards. The two firms say their solution provides a more conveni...
London Set for Contactless Rollout
The UK banking industry has announced plans for the launch of contactless technology on credit and debit cards. According to UK payments association APACS, the rollout of contactless debit and credit ...
Japanese Retailers Adopting Self-Checkout Terminals
Japanese retailers are increasingly adopting self-checkout terminals in an attempt to reduce customer queues and save on staffing costs.
Japanese Card Market Set for Growth
Although most Japanese consumers still prefer to use cash for daily transactions, the use of payment cards is growing rapidly, according to a report from Euromonitor.