Anyone paying attention knows credit unions and banks have had their card interest income business models under siege since 2008. So it no surprise that renewed attention has been turned instead to fee income models, and ways to boost that increasingly important revenue stream.
The mobile wallet market in Europe is about to explode and grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 32.87% between now and 2019. Increased collaboration among mobile operators is one of the key drivers of the market.
With the help of MasterCard and Commerce Bank, FL-based Sustain:Green has created a new biodegradable MasterCard rewards program for cardholders with carbon offsets for their everyday purchases to help fund Mata no Peito rainforest preservation projects in Brazil.
Atlanta-based Vanco Payment Solutions relaunched with new branding and a new website that amplifies its position as a top provider of specialized payment solutions for faith-based, nonprofit, and professional services organizations. The company processes over 13.1 billion in electronic payments annually for more than 30,000 clients.
WorldRemit and MTN have signed a global partnership that will enable WorldRemit customers to send remittances instantly to MTN’s Mobile Money customers. The agreement extends WorldRemit’s position as the leading provider of remittances to Mobile Money users (also known as mobile wallets) at a time when the technology is experiencing rapid uptake, especially in Africa.
ACI Worldwide inked a strategic partnership with LD Systems, an international provider of ATMs, financial equipment and technology services. This partnership will enable LD Systems’ clients to offer quick, easy and safe bill pay options at kiosks across the USA.
FL-based IBS announced the release of its new IBS Cloud Point of Sale system. Virtually any browser equipped iPad, Windows tablet or computer can be used as a full featured retail point of sale terminal.
CardFlight has partnered with Integrity Payment Systems to offer CardFlight’s mobile POS solutions to Integrity’s merchants and partners. As part of the partnership, Integrity will leverage CardFlight’s SwipeSimple product as their preferred mobile POS solution for merchants looking to accept mobile payments from smartphones and tablets.
JetPay has added Ingo Money as a new and convenient funding method to its Money Access Card Prepaid Visa. Currently introduced in a limited geographic region in the mid-Atlantic states, MAC will soon be available nationwide.
Mobile money is shaping up to be one of the most exciting areas in mobile communications and is quickly transforming the way in which consumers and enterprises transact. Mobile network operators (MNOs) are taking advantage of the growing popularity of mobile money to boost average revenue per user and counter the increasing pressure on voice revenues.
Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast now enables supporters to be able to purchase cookies directly from Girl Scouts, or girls can use a digital app to offer customers an online ordering link to have half to full-cases shipped via credit card payment as an option.
Velcro Pay launched a program this week that provides merchants a Free Apple Pay enabled POS machine that is also EMV Chip ready to coincide with the update due later this year. Apple Pay has been a game changer in the payments industry this past year combining technology solutions and small business payment processing.