Tag: Visa
Barclaycard Meets Social Networking
I guess it is an age thing, but I was surprised to see a Barclaycard running on the MasterCard network. In my day Barclaycard seemed to become Visa and Access became MasterCard (I do know that it wasn’t quite like that!). Anyway, park my misconceptions and this is actually an interesting story: Barclaycard US have launched Barclaycard Ring,…
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3V launches pre-paid ‘youth card’ with parental controls
3V – the global electronic Payments specialists, have launched a customised Chip & PIN Pre-Pay Visa card and money management service for teenagers, introducing the first payment platform to offer comprehensive parental access and controls for the youth market. via 3V launches pre-paid ‘youth card’ with parental controls.
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Visa Europe launches exclusive UK offers portal
Visa Europe yesterday launched an exclusive new web portal offering deals and discounts from popular retail brands exclusively for Visa cardholders in the UK. The site can either be accessed directly at www.visaoffers.eu/uk/ or via Visa’s Golden Space website at www.visa.co.uk/goldenspace. The new site creates a unique destination for retailers to engage with a huge…
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OFT orders banks to be clear on holiday money charges
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) told the banking industry to make charges for overseas transactions more easily understood by improving credit card summary box information and by revamping websites so that customers will be able to see, at a glance, all the fees that apply. There is an alternative…get a prepaid foreign currency MasterCard…
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Moneystar appoints Citi Prepaid Services in South Africa
Citigroup, through its Global Transaction Services unit, announced that Citibank, N.A., South Africa Branch, has signed an agreement with Moneystar, a financial services provider based in South Africa. Under this arrangement, Moneystar has started disbursing micro loans to eligible loan applicants using Citi’s Visa® Prepaid Card.
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Starbucks announces UK contactless payment trial
Starbucks: trialling contactless payment in UK stores Starbucks is to follow rivals such as Costa Coffee and McDonalds by offering contactless payments in its UK stores. The coffee-shop chain has signed a deal with Barclaycard, in partnership with Visa Europe, allowing consumers to pay for products by scanning their contactless credit or debit card over…
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