MasterCard and First Data Corporation today announced a strategic alliance to provide a unified solution for First Data’s FirstVision platform powered by VisionPLUS with the introduction of MasterCard inControl for banking clients and customers in Asia Pacific. MasterCard inControl is an innovative and secure payment platform that empowers corporates and consumers to set spending limits
USA Triathlon (USA TRIATHLON), the national governing body for triathlon, and Commerce Bank have come together to offer USA TRIATHLON members a Visa rewards credit card. The card offers reward points with unlimited earnings, bonus point opportunities, as well as no annual fee. Cardholders can redeem points for thousands of items including cash back as
Businesses are rapidly adopting a third-party operations model that can put payment data at risk.The PCI Security Standards Council, an open global forum for the development of payment card security standards, published guidance to help organizations and their business partners reduce this risk by better understanding their respective roles in securing card data. Developed by
Econet Wireless has predicted that Zimbabweans will stop using “paper money” by the end of next year as people adopt cards to transact. Econet, which is at the forefront of introducing plastic money in the country, has already invested in more than 5 000 point-of-sale (POS) devices in businesses throughout the country to ensure that
BPC Banking Technologies, the leading provider of Open System payment solutions for the financial industry, announces the successful completion of the OMCARD Namibia project. Powered by the SmartVista installation at Payment Express (PEX), Mauritius and in partnership with Bank Windhoek, the OMCARD from Old Mutual provides customers in Namibia with a unique set of features
Econet’s Mobile Money service,EcoCash, has announced a landmark agreement with MasterCard that will significantly assist in reducing cash dependence and increase financial inclusion through the provision of electronic payments in Zimbabwe. The collaboration will result in more than three million MasterCard debit cards being issued to mobile money provider EcoCash’s customers in the next five
American Express Global Business Travel (“GBT”) has announced new servicing and technology tools and platforms that foster stronger connections and enable smarter communications with travelers and travel managers. Central to these solutions is GBT’s focus on interacting with business travelers when and how they want to be reached, and ensuring a seamless experience from trip
Plans are being concluded to add Verve cards to the accepted cards for integration on PayPal, according to Chuma Ezirim, head of e-business at FirstBank Nigeria. According to Ezirim, PayPal cannot afford to leave out Verve cardholders in Nigeria. “Verve cards will soon be added – 18 million issued, 13 million are active and integration
Citi, the largest global issuer of self-owned and managed corporate cards is the first commercial card issuer to offer an exclusive suite of global, enhanced travel reports via Concur’s TravelTrax platform through a recent agreement with Concur, the leading provider of spend management solutions and services. With this new arrangement, the two industry leaders will
CPI Card Group, a global leader in financial, EMV and commercial card production, and related services, has announced that Mike Fisher has joined the group to further strengthen CPI’s existing EMV team, supporting its customers in the migration to EMV in the U.S. Fisher will lead CPI’s existing EMV Field Support Team and provide expert
