All articles by Ellie Chambers

Ellie Chambers

“No consensus” as Occupy debit card divides movement

Plans by members of the Occupy Wall Street movement to bring out a prepaid debit card have provoked bitter argument within the group.

“No further extension of time” for security upgrade, says Reserve Bank of India

The Reserve Bank of India has refused to extend the deadline for banks to comply with improved security on card payment terminals.

Emirates NBD and Manchester United in co-branded card deal

Emirates NBD has signed a deal with Manchester United that will see the bank issue co-branded MasterCard credit and prepaid cards.

25% of Indian card payments made online

25% of card transactions in India now take place online, according to the Reserve Bank of India.

ICICI to issue 500k credit cards by March 2014

ICICI Bank is aiming to gain 500k credit card customers by March 2014.

MBNA launches low lifetime rate credit cards for UK

MBNA has launched two new credit cards for the UK market offering low lifetime rates for eligible customers.

Produbanco and Telefonica Movistar launch MasterCard credit card

Ecuador’s Produbanco and Telefónica Movistar have joined together to launch a co-branded MasterCard credit card.

Datacard to provide Ecobank with in-branch instant issuance  

African financial service provider Ecobank is to use Datacard’s instant issuance solution to produce its Visa CashXpress cards in-branch.

Sharpest rise on record for UAE consumer lending

Consumer lending in the UAE has experienced the sharpest increase on record, according to the Central Bank of the UAE.

NCR launches 24 hour branch banking in Southeast Asia

Global transaction tech company NCR has launched 24 hour branch banking in Southeast Asia with interactive ATMs.