Myanmar-based Co-Operative Bank (CB Bank) Myanmar Payment Union Public Co.(MPU), and JCB International Co. (JCBI), inked a deal to enable CB Bank to start issuing a JCB debit card in December. The CB MPU-JCB Co-Brand Card combines the MPU brand and JCB brand. Cardmembers can use MPU’s nation-wide merchant network in Myanmar and JCB’s international…
Wirecard has teamed with food retail specialists Gastro-MIS, a company that already integrated software solutions in more than 4000 cash registers in Germany. Today, card payments are already an integral part of the food service industry. Consumers are increasingly used to carrying less cash and prefer to use more flexible alternatives in restaurants, bars and…
Worldpay, Thyngs and NatWest have partnered with The Royal British Legion to make it easier to donate to the Poppy Appeal by using the latest payment technology, in a trial taking place across 13 NatWest branches. With many people no longer carrying cash, two new collection tins have been adapted to allow people to pickup…
UnionPay International inked a deal with Lane Crawford, a renowned upmarket department store, in offering exclusive privileges for UnionPay platinum and diamond cards at the Lane Crawford physical stores and online flagship store. It is the first time that Lane Crawford offers long-term privileges for bankcards of a specific brand. So far, more than 5.8…
A new report found nearly half of small businesses use business debit, creating both a strong user base and an opportunity to grow for debit issuers. However, use of personal demand deposit accounts (DDAs) and debit products persists, even among larger small businesses. Converting additional businesses to debit may be harder than it should be.…
Ayşe Nil Sarıgöllü, CEO of Cardtek, was selected as the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in the Female Executive of the Year, Business Products, 11-2,500 Employees category in the 13th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Ayşe Sarıgöllü was honored for her strategic leadership at Cardtek, the fastest growing technology company in EMEA,…