CPNI has announced an agreement with PROSA (Promocion y Operacion, S.A. de C.V.), the largest provider of electronic transactions in Latin America, in which PROSA will provide financial institutions in Mexico with the centralized payments processing backbone for CPNI’s Phone Authorized Transfer (PAT) mobile payment solutions.
PAT global, bank-branded mobile solutions enable bank customers to make […]

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By Michelle Singletary

WASHINGTON — Just as the holiday shopping rush begins, all three of the major credit bureaus have decided they will provide consumers with a powerful tool to protect themselves from identity theft.
Within the last month, Equifax, Experian and TransUnion began offering consumers nationwide the […]

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By Gazette News Services HELENA - As Montanans gear up for holiday gift-giving, Attorney General Mike McGrath is making sure businesses and consumers know what Montana law says about gift certificates and gift cards.
Under state law, gift cards and gift certificates do not expire in Montana, despite what may be printed on them, he said.
Their […]

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Highmark’s entry into the market is seen as either a sign of growth in consumer-directed health or patients’ struggle to afford care.
By Emily Berry, AMNews staff. Nov. 26, 2007.

Your patients may soon come for post-holiday visits not wearing new reindeer sweaters, but carrying gift cards that can help pay your fees.
Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark says it […]

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Tuesday November 20, 9:01 am ET

Leading Web Site for Discount Gift Card Exchanges Adds Features: PlasticVault Manages Gift Cards, Helps People Replace Them When Lost, Stolen […]

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Predictions of slower sales growth might validate concerns that consumers are reticent to spend money this holiday season
By Chicago Tribune
Gift cards have become the wild card for this holiday season.
The National Retail Federation, a retail trade group, predicts sales of gift cards will rise a sober 6 percent this holiday season, to $26.3 billion, outpacing […]

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21 Nov, 2007, 0431 hrs IST, TNN

MUMBAI: Mastercard is getting ready to tap the unbanked population in the country using the mobile phone customer base which has been seeing a rapid growth. The sharp domestic growth has made India a focal point for Mastercard, even as international banks like Standard Chartered, […]

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Nearly 88% of shoppers plan to buy two or more gift cards this holiday season, according to the National Retail Federation, and it’s not hard to figure out why. You can buy a gift card without fighting the crowds at the mall. You don’t have to worry about finding an appropriate gift for your 14-year-old […]

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Tuesday November 20, 8:30 am ET

Redeemable for Merchandise at www.americanidolgifts.com
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–IdeaEdge, Inc. (OTCBB:IDED - News) – Fans of American Idol now have a new way to purchase American Idol merchandise. The new American Idol gift card, recently launched […]

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Today I read the local paper about the official launch of Tune Money Visa Debit Card. Seems like we have another option for PayPal withdrawal, haven’t we?So, I quickly check out the Tune Money’s website and find out the details about this cards. Below information are what you can get from the new Visa Debit […]

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