All of the top Visa and MasterCard issuers posted significant gains in purchase dollar volume in the second quarter, with Chase and Capital One leading the pack with double digit gains. However, as reported last week bank credit card outstandings were weak in Q2 and losing momentum as there is a discernible change in recent cardholder behavior.
ACI Worldwide will acquire ReD for an all-cash purchase price of $205 million and expects the transaction to close in the middle of the third quarter, 2014. ReD is a leading ecommerce and fraud prevention company serving the payments industry. The company’s suite of solutions – ReD Shield®, ReD Fraud Xchange, ReD PRISM®, ReD Alerts, ReDi, ReD1 Gateway and LiveProcessor – helps customers drive up revenues while reducing fraud losses and increasing the efficiency of their fraud management teams. ReD serves retailers, issuers, acquirers, processors and switch networks globally. ReD has a compelling SaaS and transaction-based financial model, with over 80 percent recurring revenue.
Standard Chartered announced that it has expanded its African coverage of Straight2Bank Wallet, the Bank’s mobile wallet service platform, by launching mobile payment services in Nigeria and adding mobile collections capabilities in Kenya. The Bank launched mobile payment services in Kenya in September 2013.In Nigeria, the Bank has partnered with eTranzact International Plc. to provide mobile payment services through its Straight2Bank Mobile Wallet. This is in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) Financial Inclusion strategy to the unbanked and semi-banked population.The new mobile payment service enables clients such as development organisations, international organisations, non-bank financial institutions, agricultural companies and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies to make payments to both banked and unbanked individuals such as aid workers, trainers, policy holders, farmers and other beneficiaries.
All of the top Visa and MasterCard issuers posted significant gains in purchase dollar volume in the second quarter, with Chase and Capital One leading the pack with double digit gains. However, as reported last week bank credit card outstandings were weak in Q2 and losing momentum as there is a discernible change in recent cardholder behavior.
ShopKeep announced Custom Email Receipts , a significant enhancement to its point-of-sale solution that hits the market just one week after a range of other upgrades targeted at bars and restaurants. Customized Email Receipts’ key capabilities include better branding, social media, allows users to collect feedback and use big data to boost profitability, special offers and an entirely ‘owned’ database: Enjoy complete ownership and access to your mailing list at all times.Unlike other point-of-sale providers, all customer information, including email addresses, collected through the ShopKeep POS belongs to the business owner. Other vendors claim that data as their own and sell it.
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ACI bolstered its Universal Payments (UP) strategy, delivering an unrivaled merchant retail solution to combat fraud. With its acquisition of Retail Decisions (ReD), announced earlier today, ACI strengthens its leadership position in the fast-growing payments risk management space.Securing payments and protecting both customers and their brand reputations”across all channels”is a daunting and complex task. The sense of urgency in addressing security issues is exacerbated in the U.S. where the rollout of EMV is expected to drive more fraud into the online channel as it has in other markets and regions. CNP (card not present) transactions, which are seen often in ecommerce, are not protected by EMV, and will likely experience an increase in fraud. ReD brings immediate value to ACI’s current fraud portfolio with its consortium models, business intelligence offerings, extensive modeling/analytics capabilities, risk analyst expertise and data center footprint. Conversely, ACI brings to ReD customers a strong set of complementary products, greater reach, and, most importantly, UP technology, which no other payments risk management vendor can offer.
After acquiring Perka last year First Data mounts a major expansion targeting smaller businesses. Based in New York City and Portland, OR, Perka operates loyalty programs for businesses ranging from neighborhood coffee shops to ultra-modern retailers and supports merchants across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.
Paytoo is the first Mobile Wallet to offer cardless options to the unbanked population. GENMEGA, PAYMENT ALLIANCE and PAYTOO Mobile Wallet improve customer convenience and provides new services such as money transfer or the ability to give a PIN to family members so they could have cash access in times of need. Once at the ATM, consumers can redeem a one-time pin generated from their PAYTOO® Wallet for a selected amount or they can just do a regular withdrawal by entering their phone number and security code. This technology provides an extra level of security to each account and account holder, as mobile phone verification is needed to make a transaction and the potential threat of card skimming is no longer an issue.
A new survey underscores the growing complexity in how consumers want to interact with banks in the digital age. However, the survey findings present difficult questions for banks as they look to balance digital channels with costly branch networks and deliver relevant services.
BASE mobile subscribers can now make contactless payments using their smartphone at the supermarket, when filling up their car and in restaurants using the “BASE Wallet” digital wallet – and it is just as secure as using a traditional debit or credit card. This high level of security is made possible by Giesecke & Devrient.
MasterCard UK & Ireland has hired Scott Abrahams to lead its Acceptance team as Group Head of Acceptance UK and Ireland.Scott joins from American Express where he was responsible for customers such as British Airways, Emirates, Air France and Hilton. This new hire will enable MasterCard to continue to implement the technological and innovative solutions needed to make UK and Irish payments easier, convenient and even more secure for both the merchant and the consumer.