Fiserv launches instant card issuance solution

September 10, 2012

Fiserv Inc. has announced the addition of instant credit and debit card issuance services to its central issuance business. This will give financial…

Entry of foreign players into Chinese cards market will be painfully slow

by Dominic Hirsch — manager, Retail Banking Research

Visa and MasterCard will be pleased that the WTO ruling on July 16 broadly supported a U.S. Trade Representative complaint that China UnionPay holds a monopoly…

UnionPay debit card debuts in Pakistan

August 31, 2012

Chinese-owned UnionPay network is making international inroads. This week, Faysal Bank Ltd. launched the first UnionPay debit card program in…

Bank customer complaints on the rise in Indian state

August 29, 2012

Bank customers in the India state of Odisha have lodged an increasing number of complaints about credit cards, debit cards and ATMs.

Study: credit card use by Chinese growing rapidly

August 28, 2012

Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that about 30 percent of Chinese urban households now own at least one credit card. Additionally, credit…

Study: FICO data shows spike in US credit, debit fraud

August 24, 2012

FICO, a provider of predictive analytics and decision management technology, today released data from the FICO Falcon Fraud Manager Consortium. The analysis…

Study: Debit is growing despite new regs

FIs focus on "cash displacement" transactions to make up fee losses.

Close the door, Richard!

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

I travel a lot. Not so much by plane these days as by car, SUV and even RV. And this is by choice — I simply have lost patience with the process involved in…

Datacard debuts new instant issuance system for financial cards

August 14, 2012

Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, has announced the availability of the newest addition to its portfolio of…

Cashless Olympics score low at Wembley stadium

July 31, 2012

It looks like Visa might have fallen out of contention for gold in the "2012 Cash-Free Olympics" category.

How the Visa/MasterCard antitrust settlement might affect the ATM industry

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

It's all over but the sniping. But what will the ATM industry get out of the settlement, if anything?

Global value of smart cards to top $5B this year

July 19, 2012

Montreal-based Electronics.ca Publications, an electronics industry market research and knowledge network, has announced the availability of a new report…

Oberthur Technologies to open EMV, NFC service center in Canada

July 11, 2012

France-based Oberthur Technologies, a provider of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it…

Datacard Group announces new card issuance system

June 26, 2012

Datacard Group, a provider of secure ID and card personalization solutions, today announced the availability of its latest secure central issuance product —…

Direct Cash Payments, Visa Canada team to increase availability of ATM funds

June 26, 2012

DirectCash, a provider of white label ATMs in Canada, announced that it has teamed with Visa Canada to provide Visa cardholders greater access to their funds.

Euronet Pakistan named third-party processor for MasterCard in Pakistan

June 13, 2012

Euronet Pakistan, a subsidiary of Euronet Worldwide, announced its registration with MasterCard as the first third-party processor in Pakistan for debit…

SmartMetric secures $1 million in funding

June 13, 2012

SmartMetric Inc., developer of "Secured by Biometrics" credit and identity cards, announced that it has obtained an additional $1 million in private funding.

Study: Cash falling behind debit, credit volumes at the POS

June 12, 2012

A study from Javelin Strategy and Research found that plastic is beating out cash when it comes to retail point of sale volume.

Visa not winning medals for Olympic ATM action

June 1, 2012

Visa is turning off 27 competitor ATMs at London Olympics venues and installing eight of its own Visa-network machines, sparking protests of foul play by the…

Visa feels the impact of new regulations

June 1, 2012

Dodd Frank Act regulations on debit card fees have hit Visa in the wallet. This week the company reported a three percent decline in payments volume through…