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JCB renews Base24 software contract with ACI

ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: TSAI), a leading international provider of software for electronic payment systems, today announced that JCB increased its card processing capacity with ACI's BASE24 software to accommodate future growth in international transactions.

12 June 2007

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Critical Watch gains PCI DSS certification

Critical Watch, a leading security risk management solutions provider, announced today that its FusionVM Enterprise Vulnerability Management System has successfully completed the PCI Security Standards Council Approved Scanning Vendors testing process and has been certified to be able to perform PCI assessments according to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

10 April 2007

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VersaPay and Chase Paymentech team to offer payment processing in Canada

VersaPay Corporation, a national Canadian sales organization providing payment processing and financial transaction solutions, has signed an agreement with Chase Paymentech to offer businesses a single source selection in processing credit, debit and customized gift card transactions.

14 March 2007

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Data security firms form Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance

Eight leading data security companies today announced the formation of The Payment Card Industry Security Vendor Alliance (PCI SVA).

30 January 2007

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JCB, Orix and Majid Al Futtaim form credit card JV

JCB, ORIX Corporation (ORIX), and Majid Al Futtaim Group announced today an agreement on a joint venture for a credit card business in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

26 January 2007

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JCB expands merchant network in Malaysia with MBF Cards agreement

JCB, a major global payment brand, and JCB International, JCB's international subsidiary, and MBF Cards (M'sia) Sdn Bhd (MBF Cards), Malaysia's largest non-bank backed credit card company, announced today an agreement to expand JCB card acceptance in Malaysia.

17 January 2007

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JCB expands into UAE with Network International agreement

Network International (NI), the most comprehensive and preferred card solutions provider in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), JCB, a major global payment brand, and JCB International, JCB's international subsidiary, have announced that they signed an agreement to expand JCB card acceptance in the UAE.

09 January 2007

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JCB signs with Europay Austria to expand acceptance network

JCB, a major global payment brand, today announced that its international operations subsidiary, JCB International, signed an agreement with Europay Austria, a major payment solutions provider in Austria, to expand JCB's acceptance network in Central and Eastern Europe. In mid-2007, Europay Austria will phase in acquiring JCB merchants and processing sales transactions, and will complete opening its network of 94,000 merchants in Austria by the end of December 2007. The agreement also includes Europay Austria's merchant network of Central and Eastern Europe.

16 November 2006

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JCB begins trials of Mobile J/Speedy contactless payment scheme in Amsterdam

JCB, the global payment brand, in cooperation with CCV Holland B.V., Gemalto, KPN, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors (formerly Philips Semiconductors), PaySquare, and ViVOtech, announced that they have successfully launched Mobile J/Speedy, the Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment pilot project in Amsterdam.

12 October 2006

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JCB International appoints Kenji Seto senior deputy president

JCB International Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of JCB Co., Ltd. today announced that it has appointed Kenji Seto to serve as Senior Deputy President.

27 June 2006

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Malaysia's Public Bank Berhad commences JCB merchant acquiring services

JCB, a leading international payment brand, is pleased to announce that Public Bank Berhad, one of Malaysia's largest banks, has started JCB merchant acquiring business this month.

13 March 2006

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Bulgaria's Transcard to issue JCB smart card

JCB, a leading international payment brand, is pleased to announce that Transcard AD, Bulgaria's largest credit card issuer and acquirer, will roll out the JCB branded TRANSCARD JCB card in March.

23 February 2006

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