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French market rationalization
MasterCard Europe and Europay France, which acted as the link between MasterCard Worldwide and banks in France, have agreed to...
New programmes rolled out in France
Since the cessation of Groupement des Cartes Bancaires’ co-branding ban in October, the three biggest French banks – BNP Paribas,...
Stepping up the pace
In recent weeks, more banks and mobile network operators have launched trials of mobile and contactless payments using NFC (Near...
Missing, believed lost: anyone seen £4 billion?
It would be nice to write something positive about the dynamics of the UK credit card sector. Nice, but very...
Commission scores an own goal
While European competition commissioner Neelie Kroes and the European Central Bank continue to call for the creation of a third...
US interchange legislation?
Bipartisan support has emerged in the US House of Representatives for a revision of the way interchange is set, including...
Kroes lowers bar for the third scheme
The SEPA deadline of January 28 2008 for credit transfers passed smoothly, with Equens and Vocalink both reporting successful transactions...
Payfair – a fairer option?
One candidate for the role of the ‘third scheme’ is Payfair, an independent debit card currently being developed by Brussels-based...