Friday, June 24, 2011

Cards International News for the Week of June 20th 2011

Improvement in default and payment rates will continue

Improvement in default and payment rates will continue

The improvement in default and late payment rates on credit cards in the US is likely to continue, with rates dropping further in the next few months and reaching a plateau by year-end, industry experts have said.Free
Adyen launches single click m-payments solution

Adyen launches single click m-payments solution

An integrated set of iPhone and Android apps allowing businesses to accept single click payments has been launched by mobile payment solution provider Ayden.Free
Orange deploys NFC programme in Poland

Orange deploys NFC programme in Poland

Orange has begun the largest NFC mobile payments roll-out in Poland, after determinedly pushing its mobile NFC payments drive in France, Spain, and the UK.Free
Narette's Zoosh app moves to contactless

Narette's Zoosh app moves to contactless

While consumers are still getting to fully know about the chip-based near field communications (NFC) technology, US-based technology development company Naratte is taking a different route with NFC using ultrasonics.Free
Card customisation drives payment activity

Card customisation drives payment activity

Card customisation is an important tool for banks to encourage debit card usage as customers continue to crave an individual and personalised approach to financial services.Free
MasterCard moves into the e-billing arena

MasterCard moves into the e-billing arena

Uma Thurman dressed in her iconic yellow jumpsuit it is not, but MasterCard is looking to kill an entirely different bill in its latest move to displace cashFree
UkashOut MasterCard  to convert eMoney back to cash

UkashOut MasterCard to convert eMoney back to cash

Global e-money network Ukash has announced the launch of UkashOut MasterCard, enabling consumers to convert their electronic money back to cash.
Cash still preferred over m-payments

Cash still preferred over m-payments

Over three quarters of UK consumers are satisfied with the way they pay today and as such as have no interest in m-payments.Free









MasterCard moves into the e-billing arena

MasterCard moves into the e-billing arena

Uma Thurman dressed in her iconic yellow jumpsuit it is not, but MasterCard is looking to kill an entirely different bill in its latest move to displace cashFree
NHS shared service provider adopts e-invoicing

NHS shared service provider adopts e-invoicing

Shared service provider to the NHS in the east of England, Anglia Support Partnership (ASP), will receive e-invoicing services from Tradeshift, the social network for business. The initiative will help ensure the public sector makes prompt payments to its suppliers with a guarantee the invoice will be accepted or rejected within five working days.Free
eWise looks to hasten adoption of new payment options

eWise looks to hasten adoption of new payment options

Payments and online financial management solutions provider eWise has announced its partnership with e-payments technology provider Affirmative Technologies to speed up the adoption of new payment alternatives for merchants, financial institutions and billers.Free
Basware InvoiceOut to drive AP function efficiency

Basware InvoiceOut to drive AP function efficiency

Purchase to pay solutions provider Basware has launched InvoiceOut, a process outsourcing service designed to fully automate key aspects of the Accounts Payable (AP) function. The service claims to help companies accelerate efficiencies in AP by externally managing labour-intensive elements of the invoice handling process.Free
French mortgage bank chooses new payment solution

French mortgage bank chooses new payment solution

French mortgage bank Crédit Foncier de France (CFF) has selected Logica All Payments Solution (LAPS) to attain SEPA reachability and receive long-term scalability for its evolving payments needs.Free

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