Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law legislation that puts major constraints on foreign card brands doing business in that country, especially Visa and MasterCard. What's the deal? Billions in security deposits if they want to do business in the country.
The software will helps make international online purchasing and shipping simple for consumers.
Consumers with a dual passion for Twitter and Amazon saw their ideal world come into fruition recently with the launch of a collaboration that now makes it possible to tweet ones orders to Amazon. By responding to Twitter adds with #AmazonCart, users can save an...
Both FleetCor and WEX have announced takeovers of the fuel card portfolios of two large oil companies in Europe, opening up opportunities for both to expand in the region. Shell and ExxonMobil, meanwhile, surely will benefit as well as the two companies handling their fuel...
MasterCard posted favorable first-quarter numbers, but questions arise about pending legislation in both Russia and Europe that could affect card brands and pricing. Learn what MasterCard CEO Ajay Banga told analysts when asked about the impact to MasterCard’s future.
The application allows customers to safely store eligible payment and gift cards on their smartphones and make purchases directly from the phone by simply holding it up to contactless payment terminals.
Passengers will be able to receive information and offers through Passbook.
After spinning the payments wing of the company, Alipay, off in 2011 to more successfully navigate regulatory issues within the Chinese government bureaucracy, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is reportedly in talks to reclaim a large portion of its lost stake in its erstwhile payments section....
UK contactless card transactions reached a record high in March, more than 200 percent from a year earlier.
