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Verdict Staff
Gift cards are no longer just for Christmas
From book vouchers to electronic gift cards, every consumer has received some sort of prepaid stored value as a present. However, the UK Gift Card &Voucher Association (UKGCVA) wants these to become more than just an annual surprise. Patrick Brusnahan reports
Coutts introduces multi-currency debit card for HNW clients
Coutts, a private bank and wealth manager, has introduced a new multi-currency debit card for HNW clients.
Visa, PrivatBank launch token service in Ukraine
Visa in collaboration with PrivatBank has rolled out its Visa Token Service in Ukraine that offers a secure environment to speed up innovation in e-commerce and mobile payments.
Standard Bank buys stake in mobile payments firm Firepay
South Africas Standard Bank has purchased a majority stake in Firepay, the company behind South Africas mobile payments service SnapScan, for an undisclosed sum.
Biometrics: Is it really the secure future of which so many of us dream?
If you work in the payments space, you would need to have been behaving like an ostrich with its head in the sand to miss the increasingly large barrage of persuasive arguments from those with supposed expertise in the area proclaiming the new messiah of biometrics. David Parker writes
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Fiserv to snap up Online Banking Solutions
Financial services technology provider Fiserv has agreed to acquire Online Banking Solutions (OBS), an Atlanta-based provider of cash management software, for an undisclosed sum.
Amex adds new feature to Messenger bot for hassle free shopping
American Express (Amex) has introduced a new ‘Add a Card feature’ for the Amex bot for Messenger that helps the eligible US consumer and OPEN card members to add their card and billing information to their Facebook for shopping on the social media site.
WISeKey to establish dedicated blockchain centre in China
Swiss cybersecurity firm WISeKey International has announced plan to create a Swiss China Blockchain Centre of Excellence to deploy a trusted blockchain as a service platform.
JCB, CIMB Bank Singapore sign merchant acquisition deal with Wirecard
JCB International (JCBI), CIMB Bank Singapore (CIMB) and Wirecard have signed a license agreement to start JCB merchant acquiring services in Singapore.
Nearly 138 million Europeans still out of formal banking system
More than 138 million Europeans are cut off from the formal banking sector due to lack of knowledge and mistrust of the banking sector, according to a new study by MasterCard.