http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Card-Markets/index.php Payments Cards and Mobile authoritative editorial coverage and broadly-based circulation to all the major players in the payment cards and mobile industry. en-gb Copyright 2009, Payments Cards and Mobile 2009. kaye@paymentscm.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:59:13 +0000 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:59:13 +0000 Processing and Systems In house http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1399 Compass Plusandnbsp;hasandnbsp;announced that the Tajikistan national processing centre is live. The National Bank of Tajikistan selected Compass Plus in July 2011 to consolidate the existing infrastructure of bank card acceptance in Tajikistan on a single national platform, enabling secure card operations in the country and delivering access to the advanced payment technologies, including Internet and mobile banking. For a project of this size and complexity, implementation in just six months from contract signature has once again proven the agility of the Compass Plus implementation team and the flexibility of the TranzWare product suite. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:31:01 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1382 VocaLink, the international payments provider, and Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions, are teaming up to bring the industry one step closer to achieving global Immediate Payments. The partnership enables banks to provide their customers with an end-to-end, inter-bank, real-time payments service, with the inclusion of multi-channel service options such as mobile. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:41:27 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1375 Ingenico has announced a new four year agreement with Nets, a leading supplier of merchant solutions in the Nordic region, for the supply ofandnbsp; Ingenicos latest range of NFC enabled payment terminals into Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland.andnbsp; Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:52:07 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1365 Clear2Pay and Atos Worldline, which brings together Atos core expertise in hi-tech transactional services, today announce the showcasing of the first Proof of Concept of the OSCar pilot during the international Cartes and IDentification Conference, (Paris 15-17 November). The live OSCar field trial will take off in 2012. Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:41:21 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1359 BPC Banking Technologies says that the multifunctional end-to-end SmartVista solution will be implemented in Consolidated Bank of Kenya. The deal was signed with the help of BPC partner Tracom Services Ltd., Kenya. Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:43:44 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1339 Clear2Pay announces today benchmarking results for its Open Card System (OCS) application. In a joint programme, undertaken in co-operation with Intel, OCS recorded throughput of 11,109 business transactions per second with an average response time of 63ms. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:09:26 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1307 YourCash and European payment processor Equens have launched a new ATM service for supermarkets in Belgium. After a successful rollout in the UK and the Netherlands, YourCash has now introduced its 'merchant fill proposition' in Belgium, having secured a number of key pilot sites with supermarket chains and franchises of AD Delhaize, Alvo and Intermarchandeacute;. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:43:57 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1289 hyperWALLET has announced the availability of its new low-cost online merchant payment processing service for organizations and their customers. hyperWALLETs Direct Pay merchant payment option provides a secure, cost-effective complement to card payments by enabling customers to pay for products using funds from their bank account, an online e-wallet, or combination of both. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:25:51 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1287 BPC Banking Technologies hasandnbsp;announced that it had been selected by National Reserve Bank to provide an end-to-end in-house EFT payment processing solution. It took only five months to develop and implement new platform in the Banks processing centers, manage the migration from the legacy system, pass all certifications with Visa and complete the training of the Banks operational staff. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:12:56 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1241 An innovative pay-per-use software package is helping businesses of all sizes to process Direct Debit and Bacs payments in an easy and affordable way.andnbsp; Unified Softwares new payment gateway product, BankPay-IP, combines the security, convenience and speed of conventional software with a pay-per-use model for the first time. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:31:22 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1239 UK payments processor VocaLink is abandoning its single euro payments area (Sepa) services, blaming "comparatively low" volumes for the project's instruments. Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:43:18 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1238 BPC Banking Technologies hasandnbsp;announced that Interbanking Systems (DIAS) S.A., Greece has gone live on SmartSwitch, the switching and routing solution within the SmartVista suite. The migration project took only six months. The deal was inked with the help of BPC partner BandR Outsourcing Services S.A, Greece. Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:47:16 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1225 BPC Banking Technologies reports that AKIBANK is now live on its SmartVista solution running an end-to-end in house processing center. Thu, 21 Jul 2011 08:52:19 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1221 The SIA Group aims to strengthen further its international presence, especially in central Europe, through the re-launch of its subsidiary GBC (which from today will be known as SIA Central Europe), leader in Hungary in the management of ATM and POS terminals and in processing of payment transactions. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:05:30 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1191 Payment software and services company GFG Group has announcedandnbsp; the recent successful implementation of China UnionPay (CUP) issuing and acquiring by Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) in the Philippines, utilising GFGs Cadencie card management solution. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:51:34 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1190 Fundtech says that Ecobank, the leading Pan-African bank with over $11 billion in assets, has launched Fundtechs Global CASHplus cash management system across its network of affiliates covering 30 countries throughout Africa. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:49:31 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1187 Financial information network Swift has shipped a directory and software tool designed to help corporates validate and set-up Iban account codes for customer and supplier payments in time for the Sepa deadline. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:30:20 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1170 There was a sharp fall in UK spending on credit cards last year as cautious customers turned to debit cards and cash, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:39:37 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1166 Britain's banks are on the verge of agreeing a andpound;2 billion plan to make it easier for customers to switch current accounts between providers, according to the Sunday Telegraph. Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:32:33 +0000 http://www.paymentscardsandmobile.com/Payments-Cards-Mobile-News/Processing-and-Systems/readnewsarticle.php?ID=1162 EBA Clearing has outlined plans to launch a pan-European electronic payments service for online shopping, enabling buyers and sellers to complete transactions through their e-banking portals. Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:27:19 +0000