Chase issues cards for unemployed in Texas

June 17, 2007

BankNet 360: The Texas Workforce Commission has signed a deal with JPMorgan Chase & Co. for the provision of Visa debit cards that carry unemployment…

TJX breach has lingering consequences

June 17, 2007

Digital Transactions: The TJX Cos. breach that compromised at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards continues to have an impact. The Framingham…

Wal-Mart launches prepaid card to expand financial services

June 14, 2007

American Chronicle: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s new prepaid offering, the Money Card, carries a $3,000 prepaid limit and will be offered to every shopper that buys…

VeriFone worth improves after smart-card deal with Chinese bank

June 14, 2007

Forbes: VeriFone looked fine to Wall Street after announcing a major contract with the China Postal Savings Bank. The company's shares rose $3.17 to $35.83.

A future for smart cards in the U.S.?

June 13, 2007

Using RFID.com: "Smart Cards in the US: Contactless Payment Cards," a new industry report from ReportLinker, claims some 27 million contactless-payment…

New report highlights strength of loyalty programs

June 13, 2007

NEEDHAM, Mass. - Payment card-based reward programs are essential for every tier-one credit-card issuer, according to new research from TowerGroup. And…

PCI standards weigh on ATMs

Data security breaches put pressure on the self-service industry.

Contactless and the ATM?

The industry ponders the impact contactless tech will have on the ATM.

ACI works to promote SEPA compliance

June 6, 2007

Computer Business Review: Electronic payment-systems-software provider ACI Worldwide has announced a contract that will see its BASE24-eps software deployed…

UMB extends deal with Pulse

June 5, 2007

HOUSTON - UMB Financial Corp. has extended its PIN-debit-network services deal with the Pulse EFT Association, Pulse announced in a news release.   UMB is an…

Co-Op adds 'Co-Op Concierge' for card-fraud protection

June 3, 2007

ONTARIO, Calif. - Co-Op Financial Services says it is enabling credit unions to address fraud concerns for traveling members with its latest product, Co-Op…

Canadian retailer moves forward with chip-and-PIN migration

June 3, 2007

ePaynews: Canadian Tire, one of Canada's largest retailers, says that all 468 of its Canadian Tire Retail-branded stores will be ready to accept MasterCard…

Fighting the Rise in Card Fraud

May 31, 2007

Refined systems and techniques can help the banking and retail industries get a handle on rising card fraud.    

E-payments expected to double in India

May 30, 2007

ePaynews: Electronic transactions are expected to double in India over the next three years because of concerted efforts by the Reserve Bank of India, banks…

Indian bank tests biometrics-based smart cards

May 30, 2007

ePaynews: Union Bank of India has teamed with Indian software firm Financial Information Network and Operations and Cashpor Micro Credit to launch a…

Qatar bank signs on for TSYS's PRIME 3

May 29, 2007

LONDON - Qatar National Bank has successfully migrated its cards portfolio to PRIME3, the latest version of TSYS Card Tech's card- and merchant-management…

Debit, prepaid cards total 60% of Visa's consumer volume

May 23, 2007

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Visa International announced this month that total volume for Visa consumer debit and prepaid programs, including cash transactions…

REPORT: ATM use continues to rise in U.K.

May 22, 2007

( England ) Banking Business Review: According to a new report from U.K. payments association APACS, cash demands met by ATMs have almost doubled in the…

SEPA for cards on way to reality in Europe

May 22, 2007

BERLIN - The Single Euro Payments Area, better known as SEPA, for debit cards is becoming a reality in Europe, according to the Euro Alliance of Payment…

TIO Networks, ExxonMobil extend kiosk/ATM alliance

May 21, 2007

BURNABY, British Columbia - TIO Networks Corp. has extended its alliance with  ExxonMobil for five years, the company announced in a news release. The…