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Then there were four
The poor state of the UK credit card market (ECR, Jan/Feb, p8) has claimed its highest profile victim for several...
New launch by Banque BCP
Groupe Caisse d’Epargne subsidiary Banque BCP is rolling out a new co-branded Visa card programme in France, in partnership with...
Central bank study shows unprofitable payments
Banco de Portugal has released a study entitled Retail Payments Instruments in Portugal: Costs and Benefits that compares net costs...
Third scheme feasibility study
Major French and German banks including Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, BNP Paribas and Société Générale are studying the feasibility of creating...
Santander beefs up card and consumer finance activities
As fallout continues from the global credit crunch, Santander has expanded its credit card and consumer finance operations in Europe...
Equens bilateral payments with Iberpay and Seceti
Equens successfully exchanged the first SEPA transactions based on the European Automated Clearing House Association’s Interoperability Framework with Iberpay, Spain...
Maestro out of favour
HSBC’s decision to change its UK debit card branding from Maestro to Visa (see also below) has relegated Maestro from...
Cash on the way back in UK
Figures released by the British Retail Consortium in April 2008 show that cash has increased its dominance in the UK...