Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay has corralled another 19 issuers including support for eligible PNC Visa credit and debit cards and KeyBank MasterCard credit and debit cards.
Masters of Code
MasterCard’s global hackathon will hold its grand finale in San Francisco on December 4 and 5. The Masters of Code competition will include the winning teams from each of the 12 regional events.
Other Breaking News
In today’s CardFlash News Que: NAB (Poynt); BUZZ POINTS (INOVA);
MASTERCARD (Hemas); and MasterCard (Africa).
Barclaycard Promo
Barclaycard US has launched the #IHAVEARRIVED Travel Community contest, hosted by its Arrival MasterCard. Cardmembers who enter, have the opportunity to win an exclusive grand prize trip for two to the 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards in February 2016.
Cardfellow
CT-based CardFellow, a free web-based service helping businesses find their perfect credit card processor reports its client portfolio now exceeds $1 billion in transactions processed each year. The Company also inked an agreement with credit card processor Payment Depot.
TransFirst IPO
Merchant acquirer and payments technology and services provider for SMBs, TransFirst, owned by buyout firm Vista Equity Partners, has filed for an IPO. Shares to be listed on the Nasdaq under the symbol “TF” with an IPO size of $100 million.
Other Breaking News
In today’s CardFlash News Que: SYNCHRONY (Sleepy’s); TSYS (Tangerine); DH (Ripple); and USAT (Canteen).
Wocket Wagon
NXT-ID, the creators of the Wocket smart wallet, has introduced the Wocket Wagon. This is a fully featured experiential vehicle in the form of an armored car representing the security features that come with Wocket. The Wocket Wagon will tour the country making demos, sales and increasing customer awareness about Wocket and identity theft.
MUFG Chairman
MUFG has ankled Kanetsugu (“Sugu”) Mike to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors effective October 23rd. Current Executive Chairman Masashi Oka will be Special Advisor to BTMU President Nobuyuki Hirano.
Master Your Card
Master Your Card, a community empowerment program sponsored by MasterCard has formed a new coalition that will work to help financially underserved African Americans build financial strength and gain financial inclusion through the effective use of electronic payment technology.
PopMyDeal & CardConnect
SMB-specialist PopMyDeal has inked a partnership with CardConnect, a provider of payment processing and technology services for SMBs and enterprise customers, to offer their respective combination of products to new and existing businesses across their sales channels.
TransFirst & PatientPay
TransFirst has inked a strategic sales partnership with PatientPay, an online practice management and payment technology for healthcare practices.