Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Monitise Americas Wins 2010 Red Herring 100 North America Award

Providence, R.I., June 29, 2010 -- Monitise Americas announced today it has been selected as a Winner of Red Herring's North America 100 award, a prestigious list honoring the year's most promising private technology ventures from the North American business region. The award, whose past winners include Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter and Salesforce.com, is given to companies demonstrating the ability to disrupt an industry or create an entirely new industry via an innovative business model.

The Red Herring editorial team selected Monitise Americas from a pool of hundreds from across North America. The nominees were evaluated on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, quality of management, execution of strategy, and integration into their respective industries.

"Monitise Americas is truly honored to be recognized by Red Herring as one of their Top 100 companies," said Soren Bested, managing director of Monitise Americas. "At a time when mobile banking, payments, and commerce is maturing as an industry, the selection serves as validation of our unique mobile financial services model, which provides our financial institution partners and their customers with an unmatched user experience and value proposition."

"This year was especially difficult," said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. "Despite the global economic situation, there were many great companies producing really innovative and amazing products that we had a difficult time narrowing the pool and selecting the finalists. We know that this year's crop will grow into some amazing companies that are sure to go far."

Winners for the 2010 edition of the Red Herring 100 North America award were selected based upon their technological innovation, management strength, market size, investor record, customer acquisition, and financial health. During the several months leading up to the announcement, hundreds of companies in the telecommunications, security, Web 2.0, software, hardware, biotech, and clean tech industries sent in their submissions to qualify for the award.

The Finalists were invited to present their winning strategies at the Red Herring North America Conference in San Diego, June 22-24, 2010. The Top 100 Winners were announced at a special awards ceremony on June 24 at the event.

About Monitise Americas

Monitise Americas is a joint venture between FIS, one of the world's largest providers of banking and payments technology to financial institutions and businesses worldwide, and Monitise plc (MONI.L), a specialist in mobile banking and payments technology. Monitise Americas provides mobile banking and payment services to North American financial institutions predicated on an "ecosystem" principle, which allows multiple mobile carriers and financial institutions to deliver services over a single platform. Current partners of Monitise Americas include FIS, NYCE, Everlink, Corporate Network eCom, and eCommLink. For more information on Monitise Americas and details of how to benefit from participating in its cross-America ecosystem, please visit www.monitiseamericas.com .

Source: Company press release.

JCB appoints Kawanishi as president, CEO, succeeding Takakura

Tokyo, June 29, 2010 -- JCB Co., Ltd. (JCB), the brand holder of the JCB international payment brand, today announced the appointment of Takao Kawanishi as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at its shareholders' meeting in Tokyo held on June 28, 2010 with immediate effect. Mr. Kawanishi succeeds Tamio Takakura, who had served as JCB's President and CEO for the past 3 years. Mr. Takakura continues to serve JCB as the company's Chairman.

Mr. Kawanishi joined JCB in an advisory capacity in May 2010 from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., where he served as Deputy President since April 2008. He has an in-depth expertise and broad experience gained in his 38 years in the banking industry, starting with the Sanwa Bank, Limited, followed by UFJ Holdings, Inc., UFJ Bank, Ltd., and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. Before joining JCB, Mr. Kawanishi held a number of senior management roles including Managing Director since 2006, Senior Managing Director since 2007, and the most recent responsibility as Deputy President in the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.

JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI) also announced the appointment of Mr. Kawanishi as Vice Chairman at its shareholders' meeting held today effective immediately. Mr. Tamio Takakura, Chairman and CEO, and Mr. Koremitsu Sannomiya, President and Chief Operating Officer, will both remain in their current roles.

JCBI, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a wholly owned subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. also headquartered in Tokyo, Japan's only international credit card brand holder. Aiming to expand the distribution of JCB cards and card acceptance globally, JCB established JCBI in 1981 to carry out operations related to the JCB brand, cards, and merchants outside Japan. JCB Co., Ltd. is a major issuer of JCB cards and acquirer of JCB merchants as well as the brand holder. Under the leadership of the strong management team including Mr. Takakura, the newly named Mr. Kawanishi, and Mr. Sannomiya, JCBI, together with JCB Co., Ltd., continues to strengthen the JCB cardmenber base and card acceptance globally by enhancing alliances with partner banks, corporations, and institutions worldwide.

About Takao Kawanishi

Date of Birth: November 23, 1948

March 1972: Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of economics, Bachelors Degree

April 1972: Joined The Sanwa Bank, Ltd.

June 1994: Appointed as General Manager of Hongo Branch

June 1999: Appointed as Executive Officer and General Manager of Nagoya Branch

April 2001: Appointed as Executive Officer and General Manager of Human Resources Department of UFJ Holdings, Inc.

January 2002: Appointed as Senior Executive Officer of Human Resources Department and General Affairs & Premises Department of UFJ Bank Ltd.

May 2003: Appointed as Senior Executive Officer of Human Resources Department and General Affairs & Premises Department

May 2004: Appointed as Representative Director, Senior Executive Officer and Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Division

January 2006: Appointed as Managing Director of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitubishi UFJ, Ltd.

October 2007: Appointed as Senior Managing Director

April 2008: Appointed as Deputy President of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., and Senior Executive Officer of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

May 2010: Joined JCB Co., Ltd (JCB) as adviser.

June 2010: Appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer of JCB, also appointed as Vice Chairman of JCB International Co., Ltd., a JCB subsidiary.

About JCB

JCB is a major global payment brand and leading credit card issuer and acquirer in Japan. JCB launched its card business in Japan in 1961 and began expanding overseas in 1981. Its acceptance network includes 16.41 million merchants and over a million cash advance locations in 190 countries and territories. JCB cards are now issued in 18 countries and territories, with more than 64.21 million cardmembers. As part of its international growth strategy, JCB has formed alliances with more than 350 leading banks and financial institutions globally to increase merchant coverage and cardmember base. As a comprehensive payment solution provider, JCB commits to provide responsive and high-quality service and products to all customers worldwide. For more information, visit: www.jcbcorporate.com/english . Note: JCB statistics included in About JCB are as of the end of March 2010.

Source: Company press release.

Reno Fashion and Shoes Switches to easycash, Ingenico Group

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, and Ratingen, Germany, June 29, 2010 -- Ingenico (Euronext : FR0000125346 - ING), the leading worldwide provider of payment solutions, today announces that easycash GmbH, its German affiliate, has been chosen by Reno Fashion & Shoes GmbH as its payment service provider. By the end of June, non-cash payment in the 500 stores of the retail chain will have been successively converted into the networks of easycash.

Following this, approximately 100 affiliated partners will be integrated into the network operations of the payment service provider from Ratingen, Germany. This co-operation covers all debit card payments and is the continuation of a collaboration that ran from 2001 to 2006, when easycash was previously responsible for the processing of payment transactions for Reno.

“We decided to return to this co-operation because easycash combines maximum flexibility and comprehensive problem-solving skills with high cost effectiveness for our company”, explains Manfred Klumpp, Financial Managing Director at Reno Fashion & Shoes GmbH. “As a leading shoe retail company in Europe, we also need to deal with the aspect of Europeanization, which clinched the deal for easycash, given that it forms part of the international Ingenico Group. The completely unproblematic system changeover alone shows that this was definitely the right decision.”

Source: Company press release.

Youth Cards Present a Marketing Opportunity, says Auriemma Consulting Group

WESTBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prepaid cards that carry network brands, like Visa or MasterCard, are gaining in popularity, but primarily as gift cards, according to Cardbeat®, a syndicated market research report published by Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG). In a recent Cardbeat survey, 42% of respondents said they’d received a network-branded (or open-loop) gift card, compared to 67% who had received a store-specific card. “That’s a big increase since our 2005 Cardbeat survey of the gift card market, when only 26% of shoppers received open-loop cards,” says Nancy Stahl, editor of Cardbeat.

“That’s a big increase since our 2005 Cardbeat survey of the gift card market, when only 26% of shoppers received open-loop cards”

Ironically, this success is occurring at a time when prepaid issuers are trying to distance themselves from gift cards. The language of the CARD Act legislation that regulates fees and expiration dates on gift cards does not apply to general-purpose prepaid cards, and marketers of network-branded cards are working to reposition the product in the consumer’s mind. However, issuers have not yet made much headway, said Stahl. “General-purpose stored-value cards have the potential to replace traveler’s and payroll deposit checks in the same way that gift cards replaced paper gift certificates, but fewer than 10% of our consumers have used a prepaid travel or payroll card.”

Another product variation of the general-purpose reloadable card is directed at teens and young adults, and that market may be poised for growth. Although familiarity and usage of these prepaid youth cards were low, parents in the survey were relatively receptive to the concept. About one-third were quite positive, and another third were willing to consider the product, Stahl said. “Prospect parents liked the idea of their child having a card to use in an emergency (64%) and felt the card offered greater security for their child than carrying cash (59%).” American Express has just re-entered this market with a new product, PASS, which will compete with current market leader Visa Buxx, Stahl noted. “Issuers should emphasize the security benefits, and position the product as a prepaid debit card, which many consumers perceive as safer than a credit card.”

The information in this release includes data from a survey of 528 cardholders conducted in April 2010.

About Auriemma Consulting Group

Auriemma Consulting Group (ACG) is a full-service management consulting firm serving the payments and lending industries since 1984. Cardbeat is ACG’s syndicated market research study of credit card holders, conducted monthly in the U.S. and quarterly in the U.K. With offices in New York and London, ACG consultants are experienced practitioners, drawn from the credit card, private label, auto finance, mortgage, and retail banking industries that we serve. For more information, contact Nancy Stahl at 516-333-4800 or nancy.stahl@acg.net.

Contacts

Auriemma Consulting Group

Nancy Stahl, 516-333-4800

nancy.stahl@acg.net

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Research and Markets: Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) - a Comprehensive Global Strategic Business Report

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

“Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) - Global Strategic Business Report”

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) in US$ Million and Number of Users at Service Providers Level by the following technology types: Near Field Communications (NFC), SMS Mobile Payment, Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), and Wireless Application Protocol (WAP).

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for each region for the period 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 98 companies including many key and niche players such as Danal Co., Ltd., Ericsson, Firethorn Holdings LLC, Harex Infotech, Inc., International Business Machines Corporation, mBlox, Inc., mFoundry, Inc., Mobipay Systems, Inc., Netsize Corporate, Nokia Corporation, NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Obopay, Inc., Paybox Services, Sybase, Inc.., Trivnet, Verrus Mobile Technologies, Inc., and ViVOtech, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Key Topics Covered: I. Introduction, Methodology & Product Definitions II. Executive Summary 1. Industry Overview 2. Product Overview 3. Product/Service Launches 4. Recent Industry Activity 5. Focus On Select Players 6. Global Market Perspective III. Market 1. North America 2. Europe 3. Asia-Pacific 4. Rest Of World IV. Competitive Landscape

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d1ca9c/mobile_payment_mo

Another Business Gets Burned by Online Banking to the Tune of $465,000

Another Business Gets Burned by Online Banking (Lack of) Security

From Softpedia

A Californian escrow firm that had $465,000 stolen from its bank account, with the help of a computer trojan, was forced to sign up for a loan to replace the missing funds.

The cybercrooks responsible defeated several online banking security measures in order to steal the money.

According to Krebs on Security, the security breach occurred sometime in March, when the owner of California-based Village View Escrow opened the attachment on a fake email about an undelivered UPS package. The file installed a banking trojan, which immediately started to record and relay valuable information, like the online banking password, back to the cybercrooks.

Owner Michelle Marisco said her financial institution at the time — Professional Business Bank of Pasedena, Calif. – normally notified her by e-mail each time a new wire was sent out of the company’s escrow account. But the attackers apparently disabled that feature before initiating the fraudulent wires.

This case stands out from the pile of other similar incidents that occurred in the past year, because it really outlines the complexity of these malware threats. For example, the company's bank - which, as in other cases, refused to take responsibility - told the owner that the fraudulent transactions were issued from their regular IP address. This means attackers used an advanced connection tunneling feature that trojans like Zbot have in their arsenal.

Furthermore, the fraudsters managed to disable the normal email notifications sent out by the online banking system after each transaction. This left the company totally in the dark about what was going on.

Apparently, there was also human error involved, as every transaction required approval from two distinct people in the company, the owner and their assistant. However, after failing to view information about that undelivered UPS package, the owner forwarded the malicious email to their assistant and had them check it out as well.

The crooks initiated two international money transfers of $88,000 and $94,000 directly to bank accounts in Latvia. This is also unusual behavior, because such fraudulent transfers are usually kept under the $10,000 limit and sent to accounts held with domestic banks. The rest of the stolen money was transferred to mules in the United States in order to be wired outside of the country.

The bank was only able to reverse transfers amounting to $70,000, leaving Village View Escrow short of $395,000, that were actually other people's deposits for real estate deals

New AccountNow(R) Gold Visa(R) Prepaid Card to be Issued by The Bancorp Bank

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SAN RAMON, Calif., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In a further expansion of its product offering to the growing underbanked and unbanked population, AccountNow has announced that its new AccountNow Gold Visa Prepaid Card will be issued byWilmington, Delaware-based The Bancorp Bank.

"The new AccountNow Gold Visa Prepaid Card is already proving to be very popular with consumers," says Jim Jones, AccountNow CEO. "The Bancorp will help AccountNow provide even more people with a dynamic, valuable product as well as help our company continue our positive growth trajectory."

The AccountNow Gold Visa Prepaid Card comes with many features and benefits that traditionally have not been available to prepaid cardholders, including:

Higher daily and monthly limits on all deposits, withdrawals, and purchase transactions (for Direct Deposit Customers)

VIP customer service

No monthly service fee for customers who load at least $3,000 on their card in a month

Free Direct Deposit

Free Bill Pay

Free Credit Builder

"The Bancorp is extremely pleased to expand our relationship with AccountNow – which is clearly striking a positive chord with the large and growing number of people who are looking for an alternative to credit cards and traditional bank checking accounts," says Jeremy Kuiper, Managing Director of The Bancorp Bank.

Since the AccountNow Gold Card is a prepaid card, there are no account opening screening services or credit check required*. And, as an added incentive, cardholders receive a $25 account credit** when they set up a recurring direct deposit and make at least two direct deposits of $100 or more.

AccountNow Gold Visa Prepaid Card cardholders have access to the millions of merchants and services where Visa Debit cards are accepted.

Consumers interested in learning more information or signing up for the AccountNow Gold Visa Card can visithttp://goldvisa.accountnow.com.

About AccountNow, Inc.

AccountNow (www.accountnow.com or goldvisa.accountnow.com), headquartered in San Ramon, CA, is a leading provider of financial solutions for the 40 million U.S. consumers who do not have established credit or traditional banking relationships. AccountNow provides consumers an alternative to "traditional" checking accounts and access to financial and payments systems, including Visa prepaid cards, online bill pay, and FDIC-insured deposits.

About The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group

The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group, a division of The Bancorp Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TBBK), offers secure, creative and innovative payment solutions to the prepaid card industry. As a leading issuer ofprepaid cards, The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group develops cutting-edge prepaid card programs that meet the rapidly changing needs of the prepaid industry. Through long-standing relationships with the card networks, leading program managers and processors, The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group designs compliant, innovative and flexible prepaid card programs which deliver outstanding results. For more information about The Bancorp Payment Solutions Group please visitwww.thebancorppsg.com.

* Account approval is contingent upon successfully passing identification confirmation.

**See www.accountnow.com/help for details of the $25 incentive program.

Another Business Gets Burned by Online Banking (Lack of) Security

Owner Michelle Marisco said her financial institution at the time — Professional Business Bank of Pasedena, Calif. – normally notified her by e-mail each time a new wire was sent out of the company’s escrow account. But the attackers apparently disabled that feature before initiating the fraudulent wires.

Wounded Warrior Project Chooses USAA Bank for Co-Branded Credit Card

USAA Bank named preferred provider for credit card services

San Antonio, TX (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 29, 2010 -- To raise awareness and help provide funding for the needs of severely injured service men and women, USAA Savings Bank and the Wounded Warrior Project will join forces to offer a credit card that helps fund WWP programs to support service members with traumatic war injuries.

New account and transaction revenue associated with the co-branded credit card will assist WWP in developing and delivering unique programs and services to meet wounded warrior needs.

Wounded warriors and their family members along with WWP supporters and contributors can now proudly carry the USAA Wounded Warrior Project World MasterCard®.

In addition to the co-branded credit card honoring wounded warriors, USAA announced that recipients of the Traumatic Servicemember’s Group Life Insurance benefit will receive a free consultation with a USAA Certified Financial PlannerTM.

TSGLI is the government-provided lump-sum payment of $25,000 to $100,000 for certain combat-related injuries. This program, originally championed by WWP, is designed to help injured service members and their families with financial burdens associated with recovering from a severe injury.

“Providers like USAA who believe in our mission of honoring and empowering wounded warriors allow us to further enhance our unique programs and services for the wounded and their families,” said WWP Executive Director, Steve Nardizzi. “Their vital support will help ensure that this generation of warriors will be prepared with the tools essential to not just survive their injuries but to thrive and achieve personal and professional success.”

“USAA’s mission is helping military and their families achieve and maintain financial security, and that’s especially important for those who suffer such severe injuries in service to our country,“ said retired Army Maj. Gen. Joe Robles, USAA president and CEO. “USAA and WWP care deeply about our service members and their loved ones, and this new relationship will allow us both to help wounded warriors transition from a hospital bed to an independent and fulfilling life.”

Free financial advice has long been a benefit provided by USAA; however, this tailored support is available to all TSGLI recipients. TSGLI recipients should call USAA at 1-800-531-1045 and indicate they’ve received TSGLI to receive their financial consultation.

According to WWP, more than 37,000 of our nation’s armed forces have been physically wounded during the current military conflicts. Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to be recovering from invisible wounds of war, including post-traumatic stress disorder, major depression and traumatic brain injury. WWP assists wounded warriors and their families through a holistic approach to their recovery, providing programs and services to aid their physical rehabilitation and improve their mental health and well-being.

To learn more about USAA can call 800-531-8722 or visit usaa.com. To learn more about WWP programs or how to support, call 877-832-6997 or visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

About Wounded Warrior Project

The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. Its purpose is to raise awareness and to enlist the public's aid for the needs of severely injured service members, to help severely injured men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet their needs. WWP is a national, nonpartisan organization headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. To get involved and learn more, visit www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

About USAA

USAA provides insurance, banking, investment and retirement products and services to 7.4 million members of the U.S. military and their families. Known for its legendary commitment to its members, USAA is consistently recognized for outstanding service, employee well-being and financial strength. USAA membership is open to all who are serving or have honorably served our nation in the U.S. military – and their families. For more information about USAA, or to learn more about membership, visit usaa.com.

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BODUM® Selects GlobalCollect as Payment Service Provider for e-Commerce Platforms Worldwide

BODUM®, a leading manufacturer of beautifully designed everyday life products, has signed an agreement with GlobalCollect, the world's premier payment service provider of local e-payments, to process credit card payments

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BODUM®, the brand behind the legendary French coffee press and manufacturer of a wide range of coffee and tea making products, tabletops, kitchen, storage, textiles, home and office products, has consolidated its payment processing needs by choosing GlobalCollect as its sole one-stop-shop facilitating credit card payments for its next generation of e-commerce platforms across the world. By taking advantage of GlobalCollect’s Hosted Merchant Link, BODUM® ensures that it meets compliance regulations regarding sensitive customer data; plus, the fully automated data exchange between GlobalCollect and BODUM® results in lowering the cost-per-order substantially.

“We extend a warm welcome to BODUM® – whose hallmark coffee and tea makers and supplementary product range need no further introduction. By consolidating a number of agreements with different Payment Service Providers with GlobalCollect, BODUM® will realize important economies-of-scale and streamline its online sales procedure.”

Jacob Rode, CEO of BODUM® AG, said: “By choosing GlobalCollect’s Hosted Merchant Link, BODUM® can be sure that data provided by customers is treated 100% confidentially. Thanks to the automated data exchange between GlobalCollect and BODUM®, the cost-per-order can be brought down - making it easier and cheaper for us to provide new payment solutions to our customers in the future.”

Jan Manten, CEO of GlobalCollect, continued: “We extend a warm welcome to BODUM® – whose hallmark coffee and tea makers and supplementary product range need no further introduction. By consolidating a number of agreements with different Payment Service Providers with GlobalCollect, BODUM® will realize important economies-of-scale and streamline its online sales procedure.”

About BODUM®

BODUM® is not only about affordable design and function; it is all about preparing, serving and enjoying an excellent cup of coffee and tea. The BODUM® way of going about this process is the same way that good chefs prepare their food delicacies respectfully. BODUM® brewing processes focus on extracting the specific flavor of each coffee bean and tea leaf in order to develop the richest taste and a wholly satisfying coffee and tea experience. www.BODUM®.com

history of BODUM®®

About GlobalCollect

GlobalCollect is the world's premier Payment Service Provider of local e-payment solutions for international Customer Not-Present (CNP) channels such as internet, mail and telephone orders, and specialized in a wide range of industries such as travel, ticketing, telecommunications, retail, publishing, portals, online gaming, and digital content. While most providers limit their services to a technical link with payment acquirers, GlobalCollect is a full service partner consulting clients on how to increase transaction volumes, expand distribution channels, and reduce costs by streamlining back office processes. Through a single-interface online payment platform, we offer access to an unrivalled portfolio of local and international payment methods in over 200 countries, including all major credit and debit cards, direct debits, bank transfers, real-time bank transfers, eWallets, cash at outlets, prepaid methods, checks, and invoices. www.globalcollect.com

Contacts

BODUM®

Matthias Bucheli

E-Commerce Manager

tel: +41-(0)41 935 4619

e-mail: matthias.bucheli@BODUM®.com

or

GlobalCollect

Bettina Duske

Senior Manager PR & Marketing Communications

tel: +31-(0)23 567 1500

e-mail: press.globalcollect@globalcollect.com

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Introducing JHA (Jack Henry Associates) Payment Processing Solutions

Jack Henry & Associates Rebrands Pemco Technologies Acquisition Pemco Technologies Rebranded as JHA Payment Processing Solutions(TM), a Division of Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. MONETT, Mo., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today...

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mobile Payment (Mobile Money) - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

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USAA Bank named preferred provider for credit card services

BODUM®, a leading manufacturer of beautifully designed everyday life products, has signed an agreement with GlobalCollect, the world's premier payment service provider of local e-payments, to process credit card payments

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