Equity Bank and American Express have announced a partnership agreement, through which Equity Bank will act as the exclusive issuer of American Express Card products in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. As part of this agreement, Equity Bank will also acquire merchants on to the American Express network in these countries. Equity Bank will begin issuing
Citi and American Airlines have announced that beginning in March 2014, the Citi Executive / AAdvantage World Elite MasterCard will be the only U.S. credit card offering full membership benefits at the American Airlines Admirals Club airport lounges. “The American Airlines Admirals Club lounges are an oasis in the airport to many travelers, and we
Non-profit organizations and small municipalities can now apply for a U.S. Bank credit card with fewer fees, a powerful online expense-management tool and other features crafted to their unique needs. The U.S. Bank Visa Community Credit Card has no annual fees, no late fees and no over-limit fees and is now offered in all U.S.
MasterCard is introducing MasterPass™ to the Brazilian market. MasterPass is a digital service that allows consumers to use any payment card or enabled device to discover enhanced and secure shopping experiences with just a click, tap or touch – online, in-store or anywhere. MasterPass eliminates the need for consumers to enter detailed shipping and card
Citi Retail Services, a credit and retail solutions provider to the fuel and retail industries, has announced a multi-year renewal of its U.S. private label credit card relationship with Sunoco, Inc., a transportation fuel provider. Citi has provided branded payment products for Sunoco since 2004. Under the renewed agreement, Citi and Sunoco will continue to
Lycamobile Group, a provider in the prepaid international calling card market, has selected WorldPay, a provider of payment processing, risk and alternative payments, to execute its end-to-end payment services including acquiring, gateway, risk, treasury and alternative payments to support its global payment requirements. Previously, Lycamobile Group used a number of payment providers for acquiring, gateway,
First Data Merchant Solutions, First Data’s direct-to-market merchant acquiring business, and Diners Club International, a business unit of Discover Financial Services, today announced the go-live of their merchant acquiring agreement in the UK. The deal will allow First Data Merchant Solutions clients to readily accept all cards on the Discover Global Network including Diners Club
MasterCard has introduced the Priceless Africa campaign to South Africa, bringing the global Priceless Cities programme to Africa for the first time. Dedicated to bringing consumers closer to their passions while celebrating the spirit of Africa, the popular campaign offers a collection of special discounts and rare experiences, curated just for MasterCard cardholders. Travel, attractions,
Kenya’s largest bank in terms of balance sheet, Kenya Commercial Bank, will in mid January distribute over 2.2 million EMV compliant cards to its customers to comply with a March 2014 deadline set by the central bank of Kenya as to when banks are expected to phase off the magnetic strip cards in circulation, a
Datacard Group, the world leader in secure ID and card personalization solutions, and Barnes International, a leading provider in the development and supply of Chip Card Test Tools and Magnetic Stripe Analysers, announced that they have integrated the Barnes smart card verification technology into the Datacard® MX Series Quality Assurance (QA) module. Currently, the Datacard
