221 results about this entity
Period: 07 Jan 2005 - 19 May 2020
News
VocaLink, First Data and Accenture are planning to build a system similar to the UK's Faster Payments service in Australia, enabling consumers and businesses to transfer funds between bank accounts in near real-time.
11 September 2012
All four major US carriers have joined with Google, Isis, the big card schemes and a subset of banks and payment processors to launch a 'Mobile Payments Committee', intended to smooth the way for the commercial application of new payment modes on the high street.
10 August 2012
Google is to launch field trials of its much anticipated Google Wallet NFC Android app in partnership with VeriFone, MasterCard, Citi, Sprint and First Data.
26 May 2011
First Data has introduced a mobile voucher system that enables merchants to deliver and process loyalty discounts to customers through e-mail and handsets.
22 March 2011
First Data is forecasting 100,000 unit sales by year-end of its new card protection system FirstArmor, which begins shipping to merchants today.
01 September 2010
UK-based fintech vendor Intelligent Environments is claiming early success for its new mobile banking offering, signing up three clients to the service.
29 June 2010
First Data has hired Wachovia veteran Steve Boehm as senior vice president leading global product management and innovation at its financial services division.
09 April 2010
Royal Bank of Scotland has received over a dozen bids for its Global Merchant Services business, which includes WorldPay, with private equity groups, payment processors and IT vendors all in the frame.
08 April 2010
Card companies, including MasterCard and Visa, have approached the US government about filing a WTO trade complaint against China for cutting them out of the country's fast-growing, $723 billion, payment processing market, according to Bloomberg.
26 March 2010
First Data chairman and CEO Michael Capellas is stepping down to take up a role at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR). Meanwhile, the e-payments processor has narrowed its fourth quarter net losses on higher revenues and lower charges.
11 March 2010
A Y2K-style bug affecting Bank of Queensland Eftpos terminals has left merchants across Australia unable to process card transactions over the New Year.
04 January 2010
The pre-paid card market is set to see significant growth in the UK, Austria, Germany and Italy over the next 12 months as people look to control their spending, according to research from First Data.
27 November 2009
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