Thursday, Nov 21, 2024

International Finance

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Fintech

PCT announces management buyout

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
PCT Management secures €12million investment to further accelerate growth July 6, 2016: Payment Card Technologies (PCT) announced a management buyout supported by a €12million investment from a European private equity firm.  The transaction provides the company with significant growth development capital and a strong debt free balance sheet for further expansion both in Europe and...
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Fintech

‘Payments via mobile phones are predicted to grow to $58 billion by 2017’

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
IFM spoke to Andrew Schrage, co-founder of Moneycrashers.com, about the changes in payment systems April 23, 2015 Karan Belani How do the various payment systems — cash, cheque, credit cards, net banking, mobile payment — compare in terms of 1.       Cost incurred by the customer 2.       Safety issues There are virtually no costs incurred by...
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Fintech

Exploring digital payments at Money 20/20

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The 2014 event in Las Vegas offered the chance to meet with just about anyone who counts in financial technology Tom Groenfeldt January 7, 2015: With over 7,000 attendees from 2,250-plus companies and coming from more than 60 countries, Money 20/20 in Las Vegas offered the chance to meet with just about anyone who counts...
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Economy

Visa to open tech centre in India

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
The move will create over 2,000 jobs globally IFM Correspondent September, 26, 2014: Visa Inc, the global card payment system provider, will open a new technology centre in India in 2015. This will create over 2,000 full-time technologist positions all over the world.  These include conversion of contractor positions to full time positions within the...
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Fintech

Home Depot’s payment system breached

International Finance Desk
by International Finance Desk
Could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores September 9, 2014: The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer, on Monday confirmed that its payment data systems have been breached, which could potentially impact customers using payment cards at its US and Canadian stores. There is no evidence that...
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