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Nets to be acquired by Advent International, ATP and Bain Capital
Advent International, ATP and Bain Capital (the “Consortium”) have today signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital...
Visa, MasterCard stop providing payments services as US sanctions kick in
As the Russian stock market collapses in the wake of US sanctions, closely followed by the EU, Visa Inc and...
Irish debit card usage quadruples while cheque usage halves
Irish consumers continued to change their payment habits in 2013, switching to debit card usage and reducing the number of...
MasterCard prepares for exponential African growth
MasterCard is eyeing a slice of the expected exponential growth from the emerging African market in coming years, particularly as...
A global move towards real–time payment systems
The World Bank conducted a survey in 2010 to better understand the Outcomes of the global payment systems. 6 key...
UK credit cards spending hits 10-year high – delinquencies fall
FICO released its quarterly UK cards data showing that average spend on “classic,” non-premium credit cards hit a 10-year high in...
MasterCard and Visa prepare to fight EMV patent litigation
Visa and MasterCard have been in court to fight the EMV patent litigation they face from SmartMetric, Inc. SmartMetric is the owner...
Cashless volumes – The war on cash continues
New fronts in the war on cash are being opened up worldwide through a range of innovative services and payments products....