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Monitise Names Brad Petzer As CFO, Executive Director
January 11, 2013

Monitise has appointed Brad Petzer as its new chief financial officer and executive director. Petzer will take over for John Broughham, who retired last October, in April 2013, according to The Paypers. Read the full story here.

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ROAM CEO On VeriFone: SAIL Failure Not A Surprise
December 27, 2012

When VeriFone decided to pull out of the mobile payments game earlier this month by cancelling its SAIL solution, many were surprised by the company’s decision. Ken Paull, CEO of ROAM, was not one of those people. In an interview with Market Platform Dynamics CEO Karen...

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BMO, Monitise Extend Mobile-Money Pact
December 25, 2012

BMO Financial Group’s Bank of Montreal is working with Monitise to develop m-money services, American Banker reported. The partnership, which the companies announced last week, extends an agreement the bank entered in 2010 with Clairmail, which Monitise bought this year. Read the full story here.

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Intuit, Monitise Partner For Mint Mobile Platform
December 11, 2012

Intuit and Monitise are allying to create a mobile banking service for Mint, reports Finextra. The companies will also use some of Monitise’s mCommerce and mPayments solutions to expand Intuit’s mobile banking suite. Read the full story here.

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Optimal Payments Nabs MasterCard, Vantiv Agreements
December 06, 2012

Optimal Payments and MasterCard have announced a five-year deal that will help grow the Net + Prepaid MasterCard program in Europe, reports Finextra. Optimal Payments has also reached a processing agreement with Vantiv to offer an online payments solution in the U.S., as The Paypers...

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ROAM And Merchant Warehouse On Mobile Merchant Must-Haves
December 06, 2012

Mobile point of sale terminals have dramatically changed the way small merchants can conduct their businesses and process their payments. Now that mPOS technology is becoming more mainstream, where will the industry go from here? That’s a question well suited for Ken Paull, CEO of...

TSYS Executive Insights: The How And Why Behind Consumer Spending
November 27, 2012

Knowing which methods people use to make payments is great. Knowing why they make those decisions and how their behavior can be influenced is even better. Those are the questions TSYS aims to answer through its Second Consumer Payment Choice Report – a study covering...

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Busey Chooses Vantiv For Merchant Bank Payments Acceptance Services
November 18, 2012

Busey Bank has selected payments strategies and technologies provider Vantiv for its merchant bank payment acceptance services. Vantiv will enable merchants to accept credit and gift cards across various platforms, such as retail locations and online and mobile payments, reports The Paypers. Read the full...

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ROAM Keys In On Compatibility With G4X Reader
November 15, 2012

As ROAM continues to make a name for itself in the mobile POS space, the message it’s sent with its new G4X mobile card reader is clear: in this industry, compatibility is key. PYMNTS.com spoke with Robert Stringer, vice president of client services for ROAM,...