ACI Worldwide, a leading global provider of electronic payment and banking solutions, announced the expansion of its relationship with PKO BP, the largest bank in Poland. ACI will support the bank’s ambitious growth plans in one of Europe’s most innovative and fastest-growing markets. The new agreement will see PKO utilize ACI’s UP Consumer Payments offerings
MasterCard unveiled plans to invest more than $20 million in cybersecurity-related technology enhancements to deliver greater peace of mind for MasterCard cardholders, merchants and issuing banks. “These new activities will help us continue to deliver the tools and solutions that instill a peace of mind by protecting each transaction that crosses our network,” said Chris
MAP Prepaid, a provider of Visa Prepaid card programs for credit unions, has announced the launch of its “MAP App” for smartphones. With the MAP App, cardholders can manage their Visa Prepaid card account directly from an iOS or Android mobile device. The MAP App™ is the first network-branded prepaid card exclusively serving credit unions
Xoom Corporation, a leading digital money transfer provider, announced the launch of its money transfer service to Pakistan. Xoom has partnered with Habib Bank Limited (HBL), one of the largest banks in Pakistan, to offer instant deposits to HBL accounts in Pakistan. Deposits are instant 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days
Forrester Research, Inc. on the promising future of the mobile wallet features Vibes, a mobile marketing leader. The February 2015 report, “The Future of Mobile Wallets Lies Beyond Payments,” points to mobile wallets becoming rich marketing platforms that complement merchants’ own integrated apps. In addition, the report states that mobile wallets will become powerful marketing
ZenBanx, a new digital bank founded by Arkadi Kuhlmann, who introduced savings focused internet banking with ING Direct in the late 1990’s, announced the launch of the ZenPay Red Envelope Program in California. ZenPay’s Red Envelope Program will honor the ancient Chinese tradition of giving family and friends Red Envelopes containing monetary “Good Fortune” to
Xoom Corporation, a leading digital money transfer provider, and Banco Agrícola, the largest bank in El Salvador, have collaborated to offer instant bank deposits to all Banco Agrícola accounts, as well as a cash pickup service. These new services allow Xoom customers to instantly send money directly into any Banco Agrícola account or have recipients
eProcessing Network, LLC (ePN), the leading independent payment gateway and software development company in the Electronic Payment Processing Industry, announced integration of Epson’s TM-T20II Ethernet, Bluetooth and WIFI printers with its ePNMobile for Tablet iOS and Android Applications. ePN understands that mobile merchants need the option to offer printed receipts to their customers, and the
Azimo, the online money transfer service, has announced that customers can now send money to Thailand, direct to a personal or business bank account. According to the World Bank, in 2012, over $4bn was sent to Thailand from abroad and the new service is likely to prove popular, both with Thais living out of the
Accenture has been named a “Market Leader” for the Accenture Mobile Wallet platform in the “Ovum Decision Matrix: Selecting a White-label Mobile Wallet Platform,” scoring the highest overall technology assessment ranking in the report. “While relatively new, the Accenture Mobile Wallet platform has among the most extensive capabilities of platforms available on the market today,”
