PREPAID/DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS
National Gift Card Teams with American Express Will Offer American Express Prepaid Reward Cards. Under the agreement, National Gift Card says it is able to offer corporate customers below face value pricing on volume orders.
FiCentive Offers Print-on-Demand Card Production Launches Customizable MasterCard Corporate Incentive Cards. FiCentive (OTCBB:PYDS), a provider of turnkey prepaid card solutions, now offers a Print-on-Demand solution for its corporate clients toallow for more flexible options to produce fully customized MasterCard cards. FiCentive says custom cards can be delivered within days with no inventory costs or minimum commitments.
CHARGE Anywhere Completes Certification to Moneris To Enable Mobile Payments in Canada and US. CHARGE Anywhere, a payment gateway provider and mobile payment software developer, has completed certification to the Moneris Solutions platform for payment processing in the US and Canada.
American Express Launches PASS – Prepaid Reloadable Card for Teens. American Express yesterday launched PASS – “a prepaid reloadable Card parents give to teens and young adults, providing peace of mind to parents as a safer alternative to cash, credit and debit cards. PASS, which will be sold and marketed exclusively to adults, is currently available as a preview to American Express Cardmembers and will be available to the general public this summer.
Debit card rewards offerings grow more diverse. For consumers, the proliferation of rewards programs tied to debit cards can be confusing, experts say, because banks have taken a number of different approaches in designing reward programs. Some are straightforward cash-back offers, others are tied to checking accounts or similar products, while some have complex relationships with retailers that offer discounts.
NAFCU Selects Discover as Preferred Partner for National Payment Network Solutions. Discover’s robust national payment network solutions will provide NAFCU members with turnkey credit, debit and prepaid card programs built to attract and retain members through expanded, enhanced and competitive solutions.
MasterCard Aims for Faster Authorizations, More Message Data.… they’re also adding technological muscle to attract more transaction volume to their networks. In the latest example, MasterCard on Monday announced a host of upgrades to its worldwide processing network that include global enhancements as well as improvements in specific regions.
MasterCard Spots Signs of a Turnaround in Cardholder Spending. Despite what MasterCard Inc. executives labeled a strong quarter of earnings, U.S. credit card purchase volumes continued to fall in the three months ending March 31. In addition, MasterCards debit card count dropped by 1.6% even though debit transaction volumes grew.
Walmart MoneyCard Offers Cash Back Cash Back on Prepaid Debit Card for Gas Purchases. Walmart (NYSE:WMT) is now offering a cash-back incentive for consumers using a prepaid debit card. When customers use the Walmart MoneyCard to buy gasoline for their vehicles, they’ll receive 1 percent cash back on their gas purchases nationwide through Dec. 31, 2010.
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