All articles by Ellie Chambers
Ellie Chambers
Mint Wireless to launch card reader in Australia
Mobile payments provider Mint Wireless is in talks with Australian banks in a bid to launch a smartphone card reader down-under.
Australian Competition Commission to allow removal of signatures from credit cards
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is proposing to allow credit card companies to abolish signatures as a method of card authentication.
EastWest Bank launches prepaid travel money card
Philippine EastWest Bank has launched a prepaid card for frequent travellers that can carry up to six foreign currencies.
Bank of Israel fines card companies for money laundering offences
The Bank of Israel has fined Israel Credit Cards-Cal (ICC-Cal) ILS6m ($1.7m) and Leumi Card ILS1.2m for violating the Prohibition of Money Laundering Order.
MasterCard to acquire Turkish payment provider Provus
MasterCard has announced it is to acquire Turkish independent payment provider Provus Bili?im Hizmetleri (Provus).
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US drugstore launches financial services around prepaid card
Walgreens, a chain of around 8,300 drugstores in the US, has joined with MasterCard, Galileo and FIS to launch a program of financial services.
Turkish regulator proposes “single limit” on credit cards
Turkish regulator the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency (BDDK) has threatened to implement draft regulations imposing a “single limit” on all credit cards.
Russian TCS hopes to raise $750m in IPO on London stock market
Russian credit card entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov has made an initial public offering of Tinkoff Credit Systems (TCS) on the London stock market, hoping to raise $750m.
US judge decides law banning card surcharge breaches First Amendment
A US district judge has blocked a New York state law banning surcharges against customers who use credit cards.
ACI partners with Experian for decision-making
ACI Worldwide (ICW) an electronic payments system provider, has partnered with Experian Decision Analytics to market the company’s decision-making software to ACI customers.