Western Union, Roshan launch international mobile money transfer service in Afghanistan Western Union and Afghanistan-based telecommunications provider Roshan have launched the Western Union Mobile Money Transfer service in Afghanistan. The agreement adds international remittances to the M-Paisa service introduced by Roshan in November 2008. Through M-Paisa, registered customers can receive their salaries, pay bills, receive [...]
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05/21/2012: Volotea, DataCash, Viaplay, CyberSource, MasterCard
May 22, 2012
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European low cost carrier Volotea choses DataCash for international payment processing European low cost carrier Volotea has selected global payment services provider DataCash to manage its international payment processing. Via DataCash, customers from any geographical location will be able to book flights to any of Volotea’s 52 European destinations. DataCash has deployed its Global Payments [...]
Read more05/11/2012: Alipay, ESI Healthcare Business Solutions (ESI), American Express
May 12, 2012
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Alipay to process fund payments in China Chinese regulators have granted Alipay, the online payment unit of Alibaba Group, approval to process payments by individuals and corporates buying and selling investment funds online, according to two sources familiar with the matter, cited by Reuters. Alipay joins other e-payment platforms including UnionPay and ChinaPnR in processing [...]
Read more05/10/2012: WorldPay, Alternative Payments, Taulia, AcceptEmail, TrustWeaver
May 10, 2012
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WorldPay: Alternative payments to rise exponentially by 2015 – study WorldPay, the global leader in payment processing, risk and alternative payments has launched Optimising your Alternative Payments, an in-depth global whitepaper and interactive heatmap of the alternative payments landscape, and the varying cultural preferences of payment types by geography. Taulia adds CloudFactor and Early Payment [...]
Read more05/09/2012: Western Union, Heartland Payment Systems, MasterCard, PayPass Wallet Services
May 10, 2012
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Western Union Launches Business Payments Wallet Western Union has announced the launch of its new business payments wallet for clients of Western Union Business Solutions in the United States and Canada. “The technology allows clients using Business Solutions’ Online FX platform to add and hold funds on balance for future use and enables them to make convenient [...]
Read more05/08/2012: Payments 2012 Workshop, Merchant Warehouse, LevelUp, European Commission
May 10, 2012
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Payments Views – Who We’re Watching in Payments 2012 Over on Payments Views, our sister blog, Glenbrook’s Russ Jones takes a quick look at eBay, Google, and Facebook, comparing what each is doing in the world of online payments. We’ll be taking a deep dive into all three — plus Visa and Square — at a special Payments [...]
Read more05/07/2012: PayPal, Banco Nacional, FIS, Calhoun County Bank, Charles Schwab
May 10, 2012
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PayPal enters partnership with Banco Nacional PayPal has inked an agreement with financial services provider Banco Nacional (BN) to enable e-commerce transactions in Cost Rica and allow companies to send and receive payments internationally via PayPal. As part of the agreement, companies and entrepreneurs from Costa Rica will now be able to sell their products [...]
Read more05/04/2012: Sage Pay, American Express, First Data, OneCard.net, Dare’n'Deal
May 5, 2012
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Sage Pay launches mobile card payment service in the UK UK-based payment services provider Sage Pay has launched a new mobile payment service for small businesses dubbed Sage Pay Mobile. The Sage Pay Mobile service enables businesses without a fixed location to accept card payments using mobile phones to authorise transactions. The handheld terminal connects [...]
Read more05/03/2012: MasterCard, Obopay,Obopay Licensed Payment Services
May 5, 2012
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MasterCard certifies new phones for use with PayPass NFC technology MasterCard Worldwide has certified a number of NFC-enabled smartphones for use with the MasterCard PayPass technology, allowing consumers to carry out contactless payments at PayPass merchant locations worldwide. MasterCard has also unveiled a new brand identifier – dubbed MasterCard PayPass Ready – which has been [...]
Read more05/02/2012: Trading Standards Institute, Federal Reserve Board, European Central Bank
May 2, 2012
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May is Scam Awareness Month The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) has launched its Scam Awareness Month to stop the surge in criminals scamming people out of their saving. From fake lottery wins in the post to Microsoft and Anti Virus support on the phones, Prince X trying to get his millions out of the country via email and [...]
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