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Sainsbury’s in talks to buy Lloyds bank
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is on the verge of buying out Lloyds Banking Group‘s 50% stake in its financial services arm Sainsbury’s Bank. Sainsbury’s...
Norway introduces visa cards to children
A group of Norwegian banks have discovered new opportunities in the card and payments industry. Driven by a large young...
Major retail chains angry at EMV switch
The card networks are reporting progress among issuers and acquirers in the U.S. transition to EMV-chip cards, but some big...
Smart card market getting ready for a major battle
The undisputed number one player in the smart card industry, Gemalto, recently confirmed its status higher than expected first-quarter sales....
UK shopkeepers lose 120 million transactions a year by not taking card payments
Over 120 million transactions are lost each year in the UK through people leaving shops because they can’t pay by...
Prepaid cards – competition or bridge to checking?
A number of players – particularly non-bank organizations – are actively marketing general-purpose prepaid cards to the unbanked and under-banked...
ACH payment volume exceeds 21 billion in 2012
Total ACH payment volume grew to over 21 billion transactions[1] in 2012, up 4.19 percent over 2011, according to new...
EU launches fresh probe into MasterCard
Already investigating credit-card giant Visa, the European Commission launched Tuesday a fresh anti-trust probe into its rival MasterCard over payment...