MasterCard has helped Oman launch the MasterCard Internet Gateway Service to accelerate the adoption of electronic payments in that country. MasterCard’s gateway service lets merchants manage and authorize transactions in more than 145 currencies, the company says. Read the full story here. Get the Full Story Complete...
Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s commercial card solutions are now available to businesses in seven additional countries, according toFinextra. Argentina, the Czech Republic, Finland, Poland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden have been added to BOA’s commercial card roster, the report says. And the company will also soon...
Ingenico brought in 542.3 million euros in revenue over the first half of 2012, representing growth of 16 percent from last year’s first half, controlling for exchange rates. Net income surged, up from €11 million in the first half of 2011 to €31.5 million this year. Access...
One out of every eight smartphone owners in Spain, Germany, France, Italy and the UK has used their mobile devices to complete a purchase, according to new data from comScore. Of the more than 117 million smartphone users in those five countries, 14.5 million have made...
Not every retailer is seeing a sales boost after investing in Facebook commerce, but one type of business in particular is benefittingmore frequently, a New York Times report says. Companies that derive the most benefit from developing an online storefront on Facebook typically bring in less...
Three in ten online shoppers go to Amazon.com to do product research before making a purchase, according to new research from Forrester. That puts it well ahead of Google, the first destination for 13 percent of online shoppers, VentureBeat says. And Amazon isn’t just a research...
Retail gift card usage is slowing down overall, but lately merchants are seeing more reasons to get behind the payment method, notes Stores Magazine’s Lauri Giesen. For example, gift cards can boost consumer loyalty and total spend. First Data’s Mike Hursta says 71 percent of consumers...
Haven’t you always dreamed of a payments playlist? Well, now you have one! While you’re relaxing this holiday weekend, queue up the following songs to keep your head in the payments game. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
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