Payments - Announcements, News, Articles & Research: Finextra

Metavante buys gift card outfit Valutec Card Solutions

Metavante Corporation, the financial technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), today announced the acquisition of Valutec Card Solutions, of Franklin, Tenn.

12 January 2007

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Alaric receives best practice validation from Visa

Alaric International, a leading supplier of advanced technology solutions for the card payments industry, today announces that it has received Visa Payment Application Best Practice validation for its Authentic authorisation and Fractals risk management and card fraud detection product ranges.

12 January 2007

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SunTrust re-names treasury management unit Treasury & Payment Solutions

SunTrust Banks, (NYSE: STI) today announced the re-branding of its treasury management division to SunTrust Treasury & Payment Solutions.

12 January 2007

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Pay By Touch launches personalised marketing tool

Pay By Touch, the leader in biometric authentication, personalized marketing and payment solutions, today announced the general availability of its SmartShop service.

12 January 2007

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WebMoney and Ukash team for e-purse top up

Online consumers throughout Europe can now shop, play and pay online with cash as WebMoney and Ukash announce a new partnership.

11 January 2007

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Tsys Acquiring Solutions names Robert Philbin president

Robert J Philbin has been named president of Tsys Acquiring Solutions effective immediately.

11 January 2007

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Wells Fargo expands interactive financial literacy game

Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has added more challenging financial education content - and entertaining activities - to Stagecoach Island, its multi-player, online role-playing game for high school and college age students.

11 January 2007

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Hypercom buys technology and assets of TPI Software

Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) today announced that it recently completed the acquisition of the technology and assets of TPI Software, a leading provider of PC and enterprise server-based credit/debit/gift card, EBT, ACH and electronic check processing software.

11 January 2007

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Citizens Bank of Northern California introduces multi-factor authentication

Citizens Bank of Northern California (the Bank), subsidiary of Citizens Bancorp (OTCBB:CZNB) announced that it recently launched a new multi-factor authentication security system for its Online Banking Internet service.

11 January 2007

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Independent Bankers Bank signs with Nova for merchant processing

Nova Information Systems (Nova), a wholly owned subsidiary of US Bancorp (Nyse:USB), announced that it has entered into an alliance marketing agreement with Independent Bankers Bank (IBB).

10 January 2007

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Gifts signs two to anti-money laundering software

Gifts Software, a leading provider of anti-money laundering, funds transfer, and e-banking solutions, announced today that Provident Bank & Trust of Belize and Philippine National Bank (PNB) have both selected the GiftsWeb EDD Anti-Money Laundering solution.

10 January 2007

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Hybyte launches mobile billing solution

Hybyte has launched AirPayment, a Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) billing solution that supports PayForIt – the consumer facing brand of the UK's cross operator Trusted Mobile Payment Framework scheme.

10 January 2007

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