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Deborah Baxley keynote speaker at March 18 W.Net LINC Women's networking event in NYC

Submitted by keypoint on March 2, 2010 - 1:39pm

Deborah Baxley, managing principal, Keypoint, is keynote speaker at women in payments in NYC area - register for W.Net LINC networking event March 18 6pm see 

Industry-wide impacts for US deploying EMV to fight fraud

Submitted by keypoint on February 10, 2010 - 3:51pm

The Smart Card Alliance January 26, 2010 webinar “The Top 10 Reasons U.S. Should Consider EMV,” got me to thinking about the industry-wide impediments for EMV deployment.

Keypoint highlighted in Jan 27, 2010 EMV Webinar

Submitted by keypoint on January 28, 2010 - 5:25pm

‘EMV Light’ Technology Could Lower U.S. Chip Card Adoption Costs

PaymentsSource | Thursday, January 28, 2010

Upcoming webinar "Top 10 Reasons U.S. Should Consider EMV"

Submitted by keypoint on December 18, 2009 - 4:39pm

www.keypoint123.com
Upcoming Smart Card Alliance webinar, Top 10 Reasons U.S. Should Consider EMV, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010, at 1pm ET/10am PT. Registration for this event is at:

Metavante and Monitise To Create Mobile Payments System for North America

Submitted by epayments on April 1, 2007 - 7:32pm

CTIA Wireless 2007
MILWAUKEE & LONDON--(www.AllPayNews.com)--Metavante Corporation, the banking and payments technology subsidiary of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (NYSE: MI), today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture with Monitise, the leading European provider of secure mobile banking and payments capability, to operate a mobile payments system in the United States.

Discover Financial Services and China Unionpay Launch Second Phase of Reciprocal Acceptance Agreement

Submitted by epayments on November 13, 2006 - 8:13pm

Purchase at Qianmen Quanjude Restaurant Begins Acceptance of Discover Network Cards at More than 480,000 China Unionpay Merchant Locations Across China (www.AllPayNews.com) --It was less than a year ago that a landmark transaction at the famous Macy’s Herald Square in New York City kicked off the first phase of a reciprocal acceptance agreement between Discover Financial Services LLC, a business unit of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and China Unionpay (CUP), China’s only national bankcard payment network. Today, a single swipe of a Discover Card marks the second phase of the agreement, signifying the acceptance of Discover Network cards at more than 480,000 merchant locations and 90,000 ATMs across China.

Discover Financial Services and JCB Announce Alliance

Submitted by epayments on August 27, 2006 - 4:59pm

Agreement will Lead to Acceptance of Discover Network Cards in Japan and JCB Cards on the Discover Network in the U.S.

Riverwoods, Illinois and Tokyo, Japan, Aug 23, 2006 - (AllPayNews) - Discover Financial Services LLC, a business unit of Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), and JCB, the largest card issuer and acquirer in Japan, today announced they have entered into a strategic relationship that will lead to increased card acceptance for both companies.

MasterCard International Names Walter M. Macnee President of the Americas

Submitted by epayments on April 27, 2006 - 5:11pm

Succeeds Ruth Ann Marshall, Who Will Retire

PURCHASE, NY, April 27 /CNW/ - MasterCard International today announced that it has named Walter M. Macnee President of the Americas, effective May 15.

Fed won’t set interchange fees

Submitted by epayments on April 24, 2006 - 7:48am

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said last week it won’t intervene in the growing market of card interchange fees, now as much as $30 billion a year.

A Fed official said the United States’ central bank should not get involved in the conflict going on between the two major card companies, Visa USA and MasterCard International, and the merchants. (Read also, Interchange wars: Merchants tug networks for change.)

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