Visa to roll out chip and PIN technology in New Zealand
Visa has set out its strategy for rolling out chip and PIN technology on its payment cards in New Zealand as part of a crackdown on card fraud.
Standard Bank introduces mobile P2P payments
South Africa’s Standard Bank has launched a venture with convenience store chain Spar in order to offer its customers mobile person-to-person payments.
Hacker sentenced to 20 years for payment card fraud
Computer hacker Albert Gonzalez has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a major payment card fraud in the US.
Card security innovation launched in Thailand
Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to generate one-time passwords for card payments via mobile phones.
Deutsche Telekom takes over ClickandBuy
Internet payment service provider ClickandBuy is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom.
Green light for Equifax joint venture in India
Equifax, which runs credit bureaux around the world, has gained a licence to operate in India.
FleetCor appoints new EVP
FleetCor, which specialises in fleet and fuel card programmes and serves approximately 1 million businesses across the world, has appointed a new executive vice president for corporate development.
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