De La Rue to provide ATM cards for Egg customers

February 25, 2002

United Kingdom -- De La Rue Card Systems, one of the world's leading suppliers of smart cards, has signed a contract with Egg - Prudential's 24-hour direct…

Atmel acquires Motorola's smart card IC unit

February 25, 2002

Silicon Valley -- Atmel Corp. last week moved to acquire Motorola Inc.'s smart-card IC business unit for an undisclosed sum, according to Electronic Business…

New company addresses smart card security

February 25, 2002

BELLEVUE, Wash.-- A new Bellevue, Wash.-based company, Authentic8 Incorporated, will build and market software that utilizes smart card and public key…

Philips Semiconductors, IBM Research to co-develop secure smart cards

February 25, 2002

New York/Eindhoven, The Netherlands -- Philips Semiconductors and IBM Research are jointly developing a new generation of multi-function smart cards that will…

Global Cash Access rolls out new terminals

February 25, 2002

SUNNYVALE, Calif.-- Global Cash Access, the country's largest provider of cash access services to casinos, is preparing a first quarter 1999 roll-out of…

CCS expands into international market

February 25, 2002

PORTLAND, ORE. -- Card Capture Services has established satellite offices in Montreal and Mexico City under the names CCS Canada and CCS Mexico…

Data processors to expand Japanese debit

February 25, 2002

TOKYO -- The Japan Debit Card Promotion Association has decided to allow participating retailers to hire data-processing agents, so that smaller retailers…

SIMS offers phone card activation at POS

February 25, 2002

IRVINE, Calif.-- SIMS Communications Inc. has released Version 2.0 of its POS terminal software. One upgrade of interest to retailers: it allows a consumer to…

Visa to launch Electron Card in India in 1999

February 24, 2002

MUMBAI, INDIA -- Visa International announced plans to launch its Electron electronic debit card, which enables a customer to access his bank account from over…

Citibank, Japan Postal Ministry issue cash cards

February 24, 2002

TOKYO -- In the three months since the application process opened in September, more than 100,000 cash-debit cards jointly offered by Japan's Ministry of Posts…

IVI Checkmate's portable wireless terminal for both debit, credit certified by Canada's Royal Bank

February 24, 2002

ATLANTA/TORONTO -- IVI Checkmate Corp. announced that its Elite 780 has received certification from the Royal Bank of Canada, and becomes the first fully…

NYCE, Magic Line to merge

February 24, 2002

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ/DEARBORN MI -- NYCE Corporation and Magic Line Inc.-- the largest electronic payment companies in the Northeast and Midwest, respectively -…

Japanese consumers to shop with debit cards

February 24, 2002

TOKYO -- Consumers will be able to shop with debit cards at 10,822 stores run by eight companies by February, according to data compiled by the Posts and…

People`s Bank selects First Data for U.S. card processing

February 24, 2002

OMAHA, Neb. -- More than 2 million domestic credit, debit and commercial card accounts issued by Bridgeport, Conn.-based People's Bank will now be processed by…

Lipman terminal offered as part of U.S. Wireless Data`s Wireless Express Payment Service

February 24, 2002

EMERYVILLE, Calif.-- Lipman USA Inc., the nation's third largest supplier of POS terminals, and U.S. Wireless Data, Inc. jointly announced the availability of…

Debit cards debut in Japan

February 24, 2002

TOKYO -- Outlets of eight Japanese commercial concerns including Seibu Department Stores Ltd. began accepting debit cards, according to the Nihon Keizai…

Shizuoka Bank, Citibank partner on bank card

February 24, 2002

TOKYO -- Shizuoka Bank and Citibank N.A. have agreed to jointly issue a bank card in February, the first such business tie-up among banks in Japan, company…

NaCCA announces new debit card program

February 24, 2002

PHOENIX -- The National Check Cashers Association (NaCCA) and Citicorp Services Inc. are teaming up to offer a new debit card through Citibank Delaware. The…

Changing the face of funds transfer

EFTA Executive Director Kurt Helwig wants financial transactions to be all electronic, all the time. by Kevin Gibson, contributing writer

MasterCard is co-brand for Australian in-store bank

February 21, 2002

MasterCard was named a co-branding partner for a new in-store banking service in Austrialia.Woolworths Ezy Banking, backed by Commonwealth Bank of Australia…