Crystal Clear Payments Announces Strategic Alliance With Elan Financial Services

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Crystal Clear Payments, a leader in payment products for community financial institutions nationwide, announced  a new strategic alliance with Elan Financial Services, a leader in EFT processing, to provide ATM and card processing for Crystal Clear Payments’ community financial institution customers. Crystal Clear Payments is leveraging Elan’s size and long-standing investment in ATM processing technology,

First American Express Cards in Kenya Launched by Equity Bank

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Equity Bank and American Express have announced the launch of the first American Express Cards in Kenya. Equity Bank now offers Kenyan consumers the Equity Bank American Express Green Card and the Equity Bank American Express Gold – both of which carry rich rewards and benefits. The launch builds upon Equity Bank’s reputation for offering

Cardtronics Launches ALLTM, Merging Cash With Digital Rewards

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Cardtronics, Inc., the world’s largest retail ATM owner/operator, is now going beyond connecting consumers with their cash at convenient retail locations. With the launch of the ALLTM Network, Cardtronics introduces cash + digital rewards, with money-saving deals and discounts available immediately at stores hosting an ALLTM. How does ALLTM work? Get Cash: Consumers can use

Global Financial Cards Circulation Reaches 25.1 Billion in 2014

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Market research company Euromonitor International released new global data on the consumer finance industry. According to the data, 25.1 billion financial cards are currently in circulation globally with USD$56.7 billion dollars in transactions occurring in 2014. The US accounts for 3.4 billion cards and USD$10.1 billion in transactions. Emerging markets such as China and Brazil

Worldline and Alpha Card Sign New American Express Merchant Agreement

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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

More than 200 Billion Card Payments Worldwide in 2013

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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

MasterCard Expands Travel Properties to Offer Largest Portfolio of Luxury Hotels & Resorts

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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

FNBO and First Bankcard Launch TravElite American Express Card

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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 Launches Multiple Network Recharge Cards

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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