The French eCommerce Association has revealed that the online retail sector has grown by 19% in 2012, amounting to 45 billion euros in sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Vietnam’s Eximbank and MasterCard have partnered to introduce contactless cards in Vietnam. The agreement will see the issuing of 25.000 contactless cards, converting the bank’s existing customers’ cards to PayPass enabled cards. The bank will also carry out a development project to foster the installation...
The NFC Forum has announced the creation of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to bring together leaders from the areas of Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Payment, Retail, and Transport, to collaborate on NFC solution implementation, interoperability, best practices, and future requirements. Each SIG leverages the Forum’s...
International electronic payment system Eco Card has signed a contract with Russian online payments provider DengiOlnline to enable the latter’s merchants to offer Eco Card services to their customers. Eco Card is an online prepaid MasterCard card available in 30 European countries. Get the Full...
A review of the personal current account (PCA) market has concluded that further significant changes are still required to tackle longstanding competition concerns and a lack of focus on customers’ needs, is the statement made by the UK’s Office of Fair Trading. Get the Full...
Analytics and decision management technology provider FICO has announced that Santander has won a Bank Technology Award for Best Security Initiative for its SIM swapping solution, developed by Adeptra – recently acquired by FICO. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Zimbabwe’s has seen the launch of its first online payments platform, Zimswitch vPayments. The online payments platform is a joint effort of Dademuntande – the only national electronic funds switch connecting most of the country’s banks through ATMs and POS system- , Zimswitch, and Cabs,...
Tieto has announced it twill be intensifying its cooperation with FOREX Bank, by entering an agreement to supply its basic banking services application to the bank’s Finnish operation. The agreement will allow FOREX Bank to offer its Finish customers traditional banking services, in addition to...
Leaf, a commerce company that bills itself as the creators of the “world’s first tablet specifically designed for commerce,” is announcing the launch of their new Leaf Reseller Membership Program today at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Get the Full...