Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, has entered into a partnership agreement with Alpha Card Merchant Services, allowing Worldline to acquire merchants onto the American Express network in Belgium. Alpha Card Merchant Services is a subsidiary of Alpha Card, a joint venture company between American Express and BNP Paribas Fortis
A total of 205 billion card payments were made worldwide in 2013, a rise of 13% on 2012, according to “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts 2013-2019”, a new report from specialist research and consulting firm RBR. This growth was slightly higher than the 11% increase in card numbers to 10.8 billion, which reflects an
Luxury travel is about to get a little more Priceless – that is, if you carry a MasterCard. Beginning Jan. 1, 2015, MasterCard will expand its Luxury Hotels & Resorts Portfolio to include more than 1,000 properties for World and World Elite MasterCard cardholders to choose from, making it the largest and most diverse collection
First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO), part of the largest privately owned banking company in the United States, and First Bankcard, a division of First National Bank of Omaha and a leading issuer of credit cards, announce the launch of the First National Bank of Omaha TravEliteSM American Express Card designed specifically for frequent travelers.
Nigeria’s largest church the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has partnered with OneCard to launch multiple service recharge cards to offer worshipers access to top-up solution at any of the church’s over 332,000 parishes nationwide. The cards can be loaded on any network. OneCard is a fast moving consumer goods company and under the
MasterCard announces the launch of SafetyNet, a global tool designed to reduce the risk of cyber hacking of banks and processors. SafetyNet is designed to use the power of MasterCard’s global network, to identify potential attacks before they start and in some cases before the bank or processor is even aware. Leveraging a multi-layer defence
Visa, the global leader in payments, is launching a 6 month, countrywide campaign dubbed the Visa Chip and Pin campaign to raise awareness amongst cardholders on benefits of EMV chip cards in Kenya as they are safer from counterfeit and fraud activities. “The little chip that sits on the left side of your Visa card
Visa Inc., the global leader in payments, announced that it will strengthen its technology resources by creating 2,000 full-time technologist positions. These positions will be a combination of new roles and existing contractor positions that are being converted to full-time positions. Visa also plans to open a new technology center in India. The combination of
Allied Wallet, a globally leading provider of online credit card processing, multi-currency merchant services, and a PCI Level 1 secured payment gateway, proudly announced that it has integrated with all the top, e-commerce shopping cart software solutions to provide the best online payment solutions for 196 countries globally. Allied Wallet has worked with every reputable
Webtickets, South Africa’s market leader in integrated online ticketing solutions, has expanded its online ticketing business into Southern Africa owing to demand from clients. It recently started operating in Zimbabwe and one of its biggest ticketing sales events has included the recent 2014 Zimbabwe Tri-Series one-day international (ODI) cricket tournament, which took place from 25
