New Mobile Banking Service Debuts in Tanzania
March 31, 2013

Tanzania-based financial institution EXIM Bank launched a mobile banking service, according to The Paypers. “The mobile banking service is set to allow customers to access their bank accounts details, make instant transfer of funds between own accounts or to any registered third party beneficiaries and...

National mPayments Service To Launch In Hungary
March 31, 2013

Hungary will launch the planned National Mobile Payment System, a uniform system for paying transportation fees throughout the country via mobile telephone this fall, according to Budapest Business Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Financial Conduct Authority To Use Twitter To Monitor Banks
March 31, 2013

Martin Wheatley, the incoming chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority, has revealed that the regulator will use reports on Twitter to spot companies’ illegal activities as he seeks “new ideas and new ways” of working, UK’s The Telegraph has reported. The move follows a...

Prepaid’s Perfect Storm: Shifting Demographics
March 31, 2013

What do you get when you combine a recession, government regulations and a turbulent environment? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

CFPB Releases Database Of Allowance Complaints From Teens
March 31, 2013

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today is releasing a database of 31,327 complaints received from preteens and teenagers surrounding unfair allowances, the bureau announced on its blog today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

MasterCard, Autobots Partner To Fight Fraud, Decepticons
March 31, 2013

MasterCard and the Autobots have announced a new partnership designed to help fight both online card fraud and the evil race of alien robots known as the Decepticons. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Bitcoin Founders: “We Don’t Really Get How This Works Either”
March 31, 2013

Satoshi Nakamoto, the “pseudonymous person or group of people” who designed the bitcoin protocol in 2008, have admitted that they too are confused by the virtual currency they helped to create. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Apple Maps Takes Responsibility For U.S. EMV Roadmap Design
March 31, 2013

In the latest of several embarrassing gaffes to come from its Maps application, Apple today admitted responsibility for the design of the U.S. EMV roadmap. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

MCX CEO To Be Named On Next Season Of “The Apprentice”
March 31, 2013

The Merchant Customer Exchange will use Season 11 of “The Apprentice” to find and name its first CEO, the company announced today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...