Leawood, KS, February 28, 2008 – Euronet Worldwide Inc. (”Euronet” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EEFT) announced today that it has decided not to submit a proposal to acquire MoneyGram International, Inc. (”MoneyGram”) (NYSE: MGI). Euronet has ceased discussions with MoneyGram and its advisers regarding a potential acquisition of MoneyGram.Michael J. Brown, Euronet’s Chairman and Chief […]

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Economy, anti-migrant policies blamed for biggest drop in 13 years

08:41 AM CST on Friday, March 7, 2008
By ALFREDO CORCHADO / The Dallas Morning News
acorchado@dallasnews.com MEXICO CITY – Remittances to Mexico were down nearly 6 percent in January, the biggest drop in 13 years, which experts […]

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AUSTIN, Texas, March 3 /PRNewswire/ — NetSpend Corporation, one of the leading providers of prepaid solutions in the United States, has entered into an agreement with Procesa International, LLC, a premiere provider of cross-border bill payment and top-up products, to offer NetSpend customers the ability to pay bills or load minutes to cell phones for […]

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Strength of Company’s Compliance Program Results in DOJ Deferred Prosecution Agreement
SAN FERNANDO, Calif., Jan. 28, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — Sigue today announced it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice relating to past deficiencies in the company’s anti-money laundering compliance program. In addition, Sigue has entered into a settlement agreement […]

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Posted by m-Via on January 22, 2008
m-Via Appoints Maverick China as Sales Agent in China
m-Via’s Solutions to Provide Access to Financial Services for Millions of Unbanked in China
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – January 22, 2008 – m-Via Inc., the leader in innovative mobile transaction technology and solutions, today announced a sales agency agreement with Beijing-based, Maverick […]

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Partnership saves time and money for FSV’s payroll debit cardholders
 
HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FSV Payment Systems Inc., a leading provider of stored value processing and prepaid card solutions, and MiCash Inc., an innovative licensed […]

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CardMartPlus Pre-paid debit/Visa cards will change the way Individuals, especially Hispanics in the U.S. send money to their families and friends in their Motherland. CardMartPlus’s debit cards will
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MANHATTAN BEACH, California / PR FREE / Dec 19 2004 –

“I can’t believe that I finally found a fair priced service to send money to my […]

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Tyche Hendricks, Chronicle Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
The millions of immigrants who send money to relatives back home, be it India or El Salvador, are part of a potentially huge new market for banks.
Immigrants who lack bank accounts are both targeted by thieves as “walking ATM machines” for the large amounts of cash they carry […]

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It seems that Mexican immigrants are less enthusiastic than ever to take those low-wage, labor intensive construction and service industry jobs we U.S. Americans are so eager to have:
* A recent survey by Mexican authorities shows that fewer Mexicans say they are planning to seek work outside the country. In the third quarter of 2007, […]

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