Can M-Pesa Replace Cash In Kenya?
November 06, 2012

This summer Amrit Pal decided to give up cash for 60 days and to rely solely on mobile payment solution M-Pesa. The mobile money enthusiast wanted to find out how receptive business are to the technology, how costly it is for the consumer in the...

HP Offers Card Payment Solution Across EMEA Region
November 06, 2012

HP has announced it will be introducing outsourced payment solutions based on PowerCARD software in Europe, Middle East and Africa. This solution will allow banks, retailers and telecom operators in the EMEA region to “boost the cost-effectiveness and competitive positioning of their card issuing, switching...

VISA Admits Monext To Merchant Agent List
November 06, 2012

Monext, the French electronic payment company, has been admitted to Visa’s Merchant Agent list. The payment provider will be able to guarantee its customers the protection of their data according to the PCI DSS security standard. Monext’s portfolio of payments includes prepaid, debit, credit, and...

OTB Bank Russia Chooses Tieto For P2P Payments
November 06, 2012

OTP Bank of Russia has chosen Tieto for their P2P payment solution. The Card Suite Person to Person Transfer Service will allow customers to transfer funds from one card to another through different channels such as ATM, POS terminal, mobile banking, internet banking, and other...

French Choose Inside Secure For E-Health Project
November 06, 2012

INSIDE Secure has been chosen by a French public authority consortium to provide NFC technology for an e-health project. The project will see caregivers around France equipped smartphones developed with INSIDE Secure’s NFC technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Ingenico and BNP Paribas Fortis Bring Mobile Payments To Belgium
November 06, 2012

Belgian merchants and independent professional will soon be able to accept card payments through their mobile. The partnership between Ingenico and BNP Paribas Fortis will see customers pay for their purchases or services through secured pocket format card reader with Bluetooth connection linked to a...

Payments And Social Media: A Symbiotic Relationship
November 06, 2012

With social media continuing their worldwide growth, financial institutions must find ways to leverage the new medium to reach new customers, gain access to new data and enable payments capabilities on a global scale. PYMNTS.com spoke with Amit Sethi, managing director of India and Southeast...

Remittances Take Hit As Sandy Shortens Stock Market’s Week
November 06, 2012

Thanks to major power failures and nearby flooding, the U.S. Stock Market closed on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

NetSpend, Intuit Ink Prepaid Card Deal
November 06, 2012

Austin Business Journal reported that Austin-based NetSpend Holdings Inc. has signed an agreement to provide its prepaid cards with two products sold by software giant Intuit Inc. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...