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Citi launches mobile collect in Dominican Republic
Citi has announced the launch in the Dominican Republic of Citi Mobile Collect, a new provider payment solution that makes it possible for small grocery stores and other businesses to replace cash payments to their providers with mobile transactions. “Citi Mobile Collect uses cutting-edge technology in an innovative way to address provider payment limitations that [...]
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Spend Rose 10% in 2012, FICO Data Reveals
FICO released its quarterly UK cards data showing that average total sales per ‘classic” credit card hit a two-year high in December of £600.25, surpassing the level from December 2011 by 10%. The latest data from the FICO Benchmark Reporting Service showed that average sales per Irish (Euro) card also rose, hitting a two-year high of €732.55, [...]
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Banks must drive UK digital payments innovation
Pitney Bowes, a provider of business communication technologies, has announced the launch of pbSmart Mobile across Europe. The product, which allows a business to build a mobile website quickly and easily, is designed to meet the rise in m-commerce. Gartner forecasts the worldwide mobile payment market is expected to have 448 million users and $617 billion in transaction [...]
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GSMA’s NFC experience
As part of the new NFC Experience at Mobile World Congress, four partners have come together to deliver a mobile contactless payment experience. CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe will deliver a payments application which will be offered to 3,500 delegates at Mobile World Congress, taking place February 25-28th in Barcelona. The app, developed [...]
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American Express let users buy with Twitter
Credit card company American Express has announced a partnership with Twitter that allows cardholders to purchase items by simply typing in a hashtag. For those unfamiliar with Twitter, the hashtag is a word or phrase preceded by the “#” symbol. American Express members can visit the company’s website to sync their accounts to Twitter. How it works: [...]
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