Robert McKinley, Senior Analyst/Editor Robert McKinley, with 33 years experience covering payment cards and payment systems, is Senior Analyst/Editor for CardFlash and other payments-related publications. He is the retired founder and chief executive of RAM Research, CardWeb and CardTrak. McKinley served as an expert witness in 100+ litigations including two multi-$billion trials, testified before the U.S. Congress, chaired multiple payments conferences, hired as consultant by Fortune 100 companies and several overseas financial institutions. Full Bio: www.rbm4.com

CSI Announces Tokenisation Solution

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Computer Services end-to-end technology solutions now supports tokenization capabilities for all CSI debit and credit issuers. Tokenization enables CSI customers to fully participate with all leading mobile wallet providers, including the recently announced Apple Pay™ service, by creating a digital payment token to replace the consumer’s personal account number (PAN). CSI customers also can provide their cardholders with enhanced security through the tokenization of the payment credentials. CSI’s fully integrated payment and mobile banking services empower financial institutions to deliver a secure mobile commerce experience to consumers. Additional mobile card services include CSI’s Card On/Off functionality, giving consumers greater control over their cards, and mobile remote deposit capture (RDC).

Visa Litigation Fund

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Visa has deposit $450 million into the litigation escrow account previously established under the Company’s retrospective responsibility plan (the “Plan”). Under the terms of the Plan, when the Company funds the litigation escrow account, the value of the Company’s Class B shares – which are held exclusively by U.S. financial institutions and their affiliates and successors – are subject to dilution through an adjustment to the conversion rate of the shares of class B common stock to shares of class A common stock.

Virgin Money Chairman

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Glen Moreno was appointed as Chairman Designate of Virgin Money and will join the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman Designate. Glen Moreno is presently Chairman of Pearson PLC and a Non-Executive Director of Fidelity International Limited. He has more than four decades experience in business and finance. His earlier positions include serving as Deputy Chairman of The Financial Reporting Council, Senior Independent Director at Lloyds Banking Group plc, Senior Independent Director of Man Group plc and Acting Chairman of UK Financial Investments Limited, the company set up by HM Treasury to manage the government’s shareholdings in UK banks.

Visa Tokens

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Visa Token Service has been launched. The new service replaces sensitive payment account information found on plastic cards with a digital account number or “token”. Because “tokens” do not carry a consumer’s payment account details, such as the 16-digit account number, they can be safely stored by online merchants or on mobile devices to facilitate e-commerce and mobile payments.

Western Union & Eurogiro

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Western Union extended its exclusive agreement with Eurogiro, with scope to allow its members greater access to the full range of Western Union Money Transfer® services including digital offerings. Eurogiro is a global payment network for national postal organisations, post banks, commercial banks and other payment service providers. Eurogiro offers the exclusive Western Union® money-in-minutes service – as part of a portfolio of cross border payment services to 35 of its members. Western Union is harnessing its system with modifications to link cash and digital transfers between retail Agent locations, mobile phones, prepaid cards, online and traditional bank accounts and ATM.