Wednesday, July 4, 2012

29 Mobile Payment News Headlines from Around the Globe

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Mobile Payment Apps: Are They Safe?
KMPH Fox 26
Mobile payment apps are new, fast and convenient. But are they safe?
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Leading mobile payment platform now available on SaaS model
Developing Telecoms (press release)
One of the leading platforms in the mobile financial services sector is to be offered as a hosted model, extending benefits to members of the ecosystem.
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Mobile payment planned
China Daily
China Mobile Ltd and China UnionPay plan to explore new mobile payment methods.
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Report: Google in talks with Deutsche Telekom to extend Wallet overseas
Fiercemobilecontent
Google has met with Deutsche Telekom to discuss expanding its Wallet mobile payment platform to the European market, Bloomberg reports.
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Google And Deutsche Telekom In Talks Over Mobile Payments (GOOG, DTE, MA)
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Deutsche Telekom set the target on its mobile-payment service at its 93 million wireless customers in Europe, a region where 57 percent of all purchases are still paid for in cash, according to the Bonn-based company. Google, which introduced Google ...
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Freeport Capital Inc. (FAS:CNSX) Hybrid Enters Connectivity Agreement With ...
PR Newswire (press release)
President of TRX-World, Mr. Jean Pierre Gagnon stated "We are extremely excited to assist such a dynamic and entrepreneurial team in the Mobile Payment space. Hybrid has quite an innovative technology and this multi-level agreement will enable a close ...
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Mastercard Partners Deutsche Telekom
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Apart from partnering with telecom providers to expand its mobile payment services, Mastercard is also set to launch its PayPass Digital Wallet in the third quarter of 2012 to tap the latest technology and complement the market demand, while ...
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Twitter Channels Google, Issues Transparency Report
TechNewsWorld
Deutsche Telekom is "in talks" with Google about the phone company's mobile payment system, according to BusinessWeek. On Monday news broke that Deutsche Telekom, Europe's second-largest phone company, had inked a deal with MasterCard to ...
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100% units of state-owned firms could be selected to operate natl mobile ...
Budapest Business Journal
In addition to 100% state-owned organisations themselves, the 100% units of such state-owned institutions could also be designated to operate the future state-run unified mobile payment system for public transport and other public services under a ...
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Deutsche Telekom in talks with Google over wallet
Mobile Payments Today
Bloomberg reports that mobile carrier Deutsche Telekom AG is talking to Google Inc., credit card companies and banks as it.
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NPCA issued patents on decoupled debit via mobile device
Mobile Payments Today
Decoupled debit is a payment made using a debit or checking card that isn't tied to the bank issuing the card. The benefit to merchants and users is that it's cheaper to process and more secure since it pulls directly from a funded account.
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Brazilian payment company Cielo acquires US processor
Mobile Payments Today
Brazilian payment company Cielo S.A. announced it will acquire Merchant e-Solutions, a payment solution provider based in the U.S., with an eye toward offering new products to the Brazilian market, including e-commerce and mobile payments.
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How mobile point of sale can cut queues
Retail Week
What about mobile payment? If—OK, when—that takes hold, how will that impact purchases in unintended ways? As for queue busting, the moral of the story is that technology can help move lines a little, but legions of unrealistically optimistic ...
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Deutsche Telekom considers m-payment partnership with Google
Telecompaper (subscription)
Deutsche Telekom is considering a partnership on its mobile payment system with Google, Thomas Kiessling, the German company's head of innovation, told Bloomberg in an interview. Kiessling said that the company is already in discussions with Google.
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Kuapay receives $4M in funding
Mobile Payments Today
Mobile payment provider Kuapay announced last week it has closed a large round of funding. The company received $4 million from a private investor, the company said. The funds will go towards expanding services into New York, Europe and Asia.
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Hungary may amend law for operating m-payment system
Telecompaper (subscription)
The possibility to select a 100 percent unit of a state-owned parent organisation as the national mobile payment institution will help make the most cost-efficient, optimum choice, according to the proposed amendment. The government will still ...
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Skrill (Moneybookers) joins Demandware LINK: giving retailers direct access to ...
SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)
Andrew Gilboy, VP of EMEA for Demandware, said, "With Skrill our clients have the potential to offer more than 100 international payment solutions, among them the mobile payment and the Skrill 1-Tap functions that allow customers to pay with only one ...
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Consumer Packaged Goods Veteran Ellen Marram Joins Mozido's Board
MarketWatch (press release)
Mozido customizes and integrates multiple and scalable solutions in mobile payment; digital loyalty, rewards coupon and promotional offers; as well as transactional and behavior based customer analytics, that guide real-time targeted marketing, ...
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Facebook Email Gaffe; $39.99 Windows 8 Pro Upgrades; MacBook Deals
PC Magazine
MasterCard, Deutsche Telekom Partner on Mobile Payments: The companies aim to "build a comprehensive ecosystem around mobile payment," allowing Deutsche Telekom's 93 million mobile customers across Europe to use their mobile phones to pay for ...
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Cashlog offers one-click, in-app, Wi-Fi compatible billing
Telecompaper (subscription)
Cashlog, Buongiorno's mobile payment system for digital merchants, announced the release of its Android Software Development Kit (SDK), which enables developers to bill users for in-app content in one click. This platform answers developers' need to ...
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Cooperstein joins mopay's board of directors
Telecompaper (subscription)
Tuesday 3 July 2012 | 16:36 CET | News. Mobile payment services provider Mopay announced that Richard Cooperstein has joined its board of directors. Cooperstein, Media Investment Group's Senior Managing Partner, brings global strategic expertise and ...
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Retailers Push For Increased Use Of Technology
Small Business News from Gaebler.com
Presently, 13 percent of retailers use a mobile payment system; 19 percent intend to deploy mobile payment technology in the coming year. "Reliable wireless connectivity, robust security, quality end-points, data back-up and other IT basics cannot be ...
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Blogs3 new results for "Mobile Payment"
Google Wallet as a mobile payment system
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Google Wallet is your virtual wallet that can be put in the cloud while you can access it from your computer or a mobile device. It is a mobile payment system that allows users to store credit cards, loyalty cards, gift cards etc, while enabling a ...
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Tanzania: Mobile Phones Have Improved Banking System | Mobile ...
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The CRDB Managing Director, Dr Charles Kimei said during the 17th AGM in Arusha that shareholders were advised to register if one opts to use mobile payment mode. "This is inconvenience way of receiving dividends. We started by putting ...
Mobile Money Africa
Latest iPhone 5, iMac to share the same release date 2012? by ...
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For the iPhone 5, according to experts, Apple might include NFC or Near Field Communication as part of rumored launch of its own mobile payment system powered by the iOS 6′s PassBook app. cheap phones for sale. Aside from the new ...
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Web4 new results for "Mobile Payment"
mobile payment | Mashery Blog
Finding the Winning Ingredient for the Mobile Payment Space. Submitted by Sasha on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 11:03. As the mobile payment market has been heating ...
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Mobile payment apps: Good for the seller, good for the buyer - ECN
A few months ago, I was buying a large photograph for my dad at a Christmas market in Bethlehem, PA. When it came time to pay, the vendor gave me the " cash ...
www.ecnmag.com/.../mobile-payment-apps-good-seller-good-...
Mobile payment v3
Payments Market Trends 2012Tell me and I'll forgetShow me and I may remember STKIInvolve me and I'll understand Galit F.
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Top Three Mobile Payment Solutions With No Startup Cost
Looking for the best mobile payment solution for credit card processing, BizOffice. com ranks the top options available on the market today.
www.bizoffice.com/top-three-mobile-payment-solutions/

Your Up! MasterCard Brings Mobile Payments to Europe

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NFC Mobile Payment
UK consumers not sold on 'contactless' mobile payments
Digital Spy UK
In terms of reasons to adopt NFC or mobile payments, the consumers indicated that incentive or loyalty schemes offered by providers could persuade them to get on board. John Gilbert, the consulting director for YouGov's Technology and Telecoms sector, ...
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MasterCard Brings Mobile Payments To Europe
Trefis
MasterCard (NYSE:MA) has unveiled plans to launch a mobile-based cashless payment service in Europe, in collaboration with German phone company, Deutsche Telekom AG. The duo will initially offer payment cards with near-field communication (NFC...
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Orange and Gemalto Team Up on NFC Mobile Payments

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NFC Mobile Payment
Orange, Gemalto team up for NFC mobile payments in ... - Paypers
French mobile network operator Orange has entered an agreement with Dutch digital security company Gemalto to roll out the UpTeq NFC SIM cards in France.
www.thepaypers.com/news/mobile...team.../747999-16
Orange launches nationwide deployment of Gemalto solution NFC ...
"Gemalto is the first supplier we're working with for the deployment of NFC SIM cards at a national level," said Thierry Millet Vice President of Mobile Payments ...
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Mobile Marketing - Orange and Gemalto Bring NFC SIMs to France ...
Orange is rolling out NFC SIM cards to its subscribers in France, ... at a national level," says Thierry Millet, Orange vice president of mobile payments & NFC.
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GlobalPlatform and TCG to work on mobile security standards


GlobalPlatform and TCG to work on mobile security standards
NFC World
Standards bodies GlobalPlatform and the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) have formed a joint work group to collaborate on mobile device security standards. ... The near field communication news source – NFC, contactless, mobile payments, RF SIM, RFID and ...
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Deutsche Telekom Looks to Expand its Mobile Payment Reach
WebProNews
Google unveiled its Google Wallet service last year, but the product hasn't taken off due to the lacking mobile payment infrastructure throughout the west. With rumors that Apple's next iPhone will have built-in NFC technology, though, players in the ...
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NatWest to trial iPhone NFC payments
Mobile Entertainment
Uses a 'TouchPay' app and a special case with a contactless chip inside.
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Bell ID/ACI Partnership simplifies mobile NFC payments

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ePaymentNews1 new result for NFC Mobile Payment
Partnership simplifies mobile NFC payments

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The product is enhanced by ACI's experience in providing contactless and mobile payments solutions to some of the largest retailers and financial institutions combined with Bell ID's NFC lifecycle management software. It provides over-the-air lifecycle ...
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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Deutsche Telekom Partners with Verious to Bring Mobile App Components to Developers Across Europe

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Deutsche Telekom’s New Developer Garden Component Marketplace, Powered by Verious, helps app developers turn code into money. Extensive catalogue of iOS, Windows Phone, Android and HTML5 Components Marketed Alongside Core Telecom APIs.

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Verious Inc., the leader in connecting app publishers and developers with code for mobile app development, today announced a strategic partnership with Deutsche Telekom, enabling Deutsche Telekom to launch the Developer Garden Component Marketplace for developers across Europe. The partnership includes mutual distribution and syndication of software components to better enable enterprise developers, major publishers and independent app developers to find, discover and integrate components and core telecom service APIs into their apps, dramatically increasing efficiency and app monetization. Verious is providing both the infrastructure and initial component catalogue to Deutsche Telekom to seamlessly enable developers to buy and sell code for mobile app development. Deutsche Telekom adds its own telecom service APIs and components from enterprise software providers to enhance the Developer Garden offering.
With its Developer Garden Component Marketplace, Deutsche Telekom is the first telco to enter the fast emerging app component market. The marketplace, powered by Verious, will enable developers to accelerate their app development projects; discover enabling services to build into their apps; and tap into entirely new revenue streams. Verious’ experience in operating a worldwide marketplace for mobile app components and source code makes them the ideal partner and infrastructure provider for Deutsche Telekom.
“Deutsche Telekom is one of the largest and most innovative telecommunications providers in the world, and we are thrilled to be partnering with them,” said Anil Pereira, founder and CEO of Verious. “We have seen tremendous interest from seasoned developers in Europe looking for ways to make more money from their code. Partnering with Deutsche Telekom through developergarden.com brings enormous business and developer reach and an additional stable of APIs and software components that are tailor-made for enterprise app development.”
Verious’ extensive catalogue of mobile app components across major smartphone and tablet platforms—including iOS, Windows Phone, Android and HTML5—has now been syndicated to Deutsche Telekom’s developer web site, http://www.developergarden.com. Additionally, Telekom’s APIs and partner listings will be added to Developer Garden and syndicated across Verious.com and the Verious Mobile App Developer Network, a network of popular sites and newsletters reaching over 1 million mobile app developers on a monthly basis. Based in Silicon Valley with a worldwide audience, Verious is the leader in connecting developers with components and services for mobile app development.
Mobile apps have created a $6B+ industry in just 5 years. Research firm Gartner Group predicts that by 2015, mobile app projects will outnumber PC app projects four to one. Given that most of the 17 million developers worldwide are migrating from Web-related initiatives to mobile apps, many of them are looking for answers on how best to both streamline and monetize their efforts. Enterprise developers are similarly searching for ways to leverage mobile apps for their businesses.
The value proposition of the new Developer Garden Component Marketplace powered by Verious is simple. App code from experienced developers and independent software vendors (ISVs) is made available to a wide range of app developers worldwide: 
  •     You’ve developed a great user registration process for your app that other developers can leverage? Now, you can sell it as a component!
  •     Your app needs an elegant visualized weather forecast, but you’re short on time and resources to code it? Now, you can find one and integrate it with just a few lines of code.
  •     You’d like to be inspired on the best ways to integrate payments into your app? Now, you can learn from top developers’ source code.
The Developer Garden Component Marketplace is a powerful extension of Deutsche Telekom’s existing Developer Garden offering which enables developers to leverage core Telekom assets such as network, billing, reach and customer relationships to create new kinds of powerful apps. Pre-built mobile app components will further help developers in their app development and monetization efforts.
About Verious
Verious (http://www.Verious.com, @Veriously) is the leader in connecting app publishers and developers with components and services for mobile app development. The company operates a mobile development marketplace and license management infrastructure, connecting mobile developers with pre-built components, mobile SDKs, rich software modules connected to APIs and other highly relevant content from leading companies across all leading mobile app development platforms.
Verious, which means "very serious", is backed by top-tier Silicon Valley investors and its team includes industry veterans with experience at leading mobile, software and trusted services companies including American Express, Apple, Oracle, Playdom, TRUSTe, VeriSign and VMWare. Media inquiries can be directed to Verious at 650-585-2926.

Weatherproof smart posters added to Enlighten range

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A weatherproof outdoor version of its Enlighten range of smart posters has been launched by Smart Poster Ltd. The outdoor Enlighten also introduces new fraud prevention technology to prevent tag diversion.

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Enlighten smart poster range for use outdoors
Enlighten smart poster range for use outdoors
Quote startEnlighten is at the forefront of these developments and will deliver enhanced customer engagement through new proximity marketing and will change the way people interact with the brands and marketing messages that surround themQuote end
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Smart Poster Ltd has launched a new weatherproof, outdoor version of its Enlighten poster range featuring NFC technology. The outdoor version is available in different sizes and can also be incorporated into a purpose-built monolith that is ideal for high footfall areas. The new external Enlighten smart posters complement the existing indoor range with the same ultra sleek, contemporary styling. Enhanced fraud prevention technology has been introduced into the Enlighten outdoor range to prevent the hijacking of the NFC tag, known as tag diversion. This new technology will, Smart Poster Ltd believes, set the standard for the secure transfer of information between smart posters and NFC enabled smartphones.
Enlighten enables a range of tailored and customised messages, including voucher and promotional offers, to be transferred direct to target audiences via their NFC enabled smartphones. Since its launch in October 2011 Enlighten has generated substantial interest in line with the worldwide groundswell towards the adoption of NFC technology.
Mark Bartlett, Managing Director of Smart Poster Ltd, comments, “In the next few years people will use their phones in a different way, with paying for goods and retrieving information or offers from smart posters becoming second nature – an everyday occurrence.
“Enlighten is at the forefront of these developments and will deliver enhanced customer engagement through new proximity marketing and will change the way people interact with the brands and marketing messages that surround them.
“The outdoor, weatherproof version of Enlighten was always part of our plans. More so, we know that consumers must have total trust in the technology. That is why we have invested heavily in our security feature to prevent tag diversion. Following exhaustive testing we are completely satisfied the security of Enlighten cannot be overridden or compromised in any way”.

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Express, Morgan Stanley, Facebook, MasterCard and Visa





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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: American Express, Morgan Stanley, Facebook, MasterCard and Visa (via PR Newswire)

CHICAGO, July 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include American Express Company…

iovation Releases "Fighting Mobile Fraud" White Paper That Details Increase in Mobile Fraud

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July 02, 2012 08:15 ET

iovation Releases "Fighting Mobile Fraud" White Paper That Details Increase in Mobile Fraud

Device Identification Leader Helps Protect Businesses From Cybercrime Originating From Mobile Devices
iovation
PORTLAND, OR--(Marketwire - Jul 2, 2012) - iovation, the Device Reputation Authority™ protecting online businesses from fraud and abuse, today announced the release of a new white paper entitled "Fighting Mobile Fraud." The white paper details the increase in mobile device usage, the corresponding uptick in fraud originating from those devices, business and technical decisions to make regarding fraud risk, and how iovation's device identification and reputation service helps businesses reduce credit card fraud, account takeovers and other abuses coming from mobile devices.
"According to newly-released statistics by Juniper Research, the value of mobile payment transactions is projected to reach almost 630 billion dollars by 2014," said Scott Waddell, Vice President of Technology at iovation. "This is a huge boon for the mobile device industry, but also a huge opportunity for cyber criminals. As the attack surface expands in the increasingly mobile Internet, solutions that promote collaborative fraud mitigation across mobile apps and web transactions are helping businesses adapt to evolving threats while protecting consumers from identity theft."
A key differentiator of iovation's device reputation solution, ReputationManager 360, is its ability to recognize and include mobile devices in its vast network of device associations. In this complex "association network," iovation associates groups of devices that are related to one another by looking at common account access for its customers. Knowing the network of associations helps businesses effectively identify fraudsters working in collusion and efficiently shuts down fraud rings at once.
While there are many options for device identification, iovation is the only provider of true device reputation. ReputationManager 360 exposes iovation's unique view of Internet activity to deliver actionable intelligence about the trustworthiness of the individuals at the other end of an Internet transaction. In doing so, the service analyzes device attributes and anomalies, consumer history across a broad swath of industries, and the network of associations that have been built over time. Each transaction is processed, scored and returned with device and risk data including an allow, review or deny recommendation.
To download iovation's white paper, go to www.iovation.com/mobile-fraud-whitepaper.
About iovationiovation protects online businesses and their end users against fraud and abuse through our industry-leading combination of shared device reputation and real-time risk evaluation. More than 2,000 fraud managers around the globe leverage iovation's database of Internet devices and relationships between them to determine the level of risk associated with any type of online transaction. Retail, financial services, social network, gaming and other companies make real-time queries to iovation's knowledge base of 950 million devices from every country in the world. Every day, iovation stops over 150,000 fraud attempts. For more information, visit www.iovation.com.

Play Ball! Citi® Customers Gear Up to Play with the Best in Sports



Citi® Gets You Into the Action With Unique Access to David Ortiz, Dwight Howard, Cal Ripken Jr. and More

NEW YORK--()--Childhood dreams of playing in the majors are one step closer to becoming reality for Citi®customers. This summer, Citi® Private Pass® is offering unforgettable experiences to be coached by John Calipari, attend camps with David Ortiz, Cal Ripken Jr. and Henrik Lundqvist and caddy for professional golfers. Citi Private Pass offers Citi credit and debit card customers access to the best in sports, live music, dining and family entertainment through special presales, access and VIP experiences.
“Citi Private Pass delivers exclusive experiences and access to the heroes of sports.”
“Whether our customers want their kids to get coached by champs or to play alongside the pros, we’re giving them more ways to enjoy the game,” said Ralph Andretta, Head of Co-Brands and Loyalty at Citi Cards. “Citi Private Pass delivers exclusive experiences and access to the heroes of sports.”
Exclusively for Citi customers and their families, Citi Private Pass is hosting a baseball training camp with Boston legend David Ortiz. The camp will take place in August 2012 in West Roxbury, with details soon to be announced onwww.citiprivatepass.com.
“I’m excited to partner with Citi Private Pass to create a unique baseball training experience for families in Boston this summer,” said David Ortiz. “From practicing, hitting and fielding, I hope it will be an experience they remember as long as they play.”
Citi customers can send their kids to a camp with Cal Ripken, Jr. and Bill Ripken this July, where they will enjoy preferred pricing and a private luncheon. The camp includes daily instruction and games, a day at Camden Yards and M&T Bank Stadium and a ticket to a 2012 Orioles game.
“Our camps allow kids to learn the game at a wonderful facility while having a great time. We really want kids to love the game and keeping it fun is an important part of our teaching philosophy,” said Cal Ripken, Jr. “We are confident that the Citi customers who have their kids attend the camps will learn terrific fundamentals, meet new friends and enjoy themselves.”
At ten upcoming instructional camps for kids, Citi is offering exclusive athlete luncheons with Dwight Howard, Henrik Lundqvist and other pros.
Citi Private Pass also offers adult fantasy sports experiences where customers can play with the pros over a weekend, or be coached by a college hoops legend.
“I’m thrilled to share the excitement and passion I have for basketball with fans,” said coach John Calipari. “For Citi customers that share my love for the game and have always wanted to experience basketball at a high-level, this camp is a unique weekend of championship-level fun here in Kentucky.”
Upcoming Citi Private Pass experiences for weekend warriors include:
  • Enjoy a weekend in the life of a college basketball player with Coach John Calipari.
  • Caddie for a professional golfer: Carl Pettersson and Robert Garrigus.
  • Play doubles tennis against the Bryan Brothers.
Learn more, and sign up for the weekly Private Pass newsletter highlighting upcoming experiences, on www.citiprivatepass.com. While the Citi customer purchases the ticket or experience, there are no incremental fees to enjoy Citi Private Pass. Citi customers with a Citi Amex, MasterCard or Visa credit or debit card have access to Citi Private Pass.
About Citi
Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, transaction services, and wealth management.
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