FutureCard splits from ENPI groupUAE-based FutureCard, a key player in the design, manufacture and customisation of all types of cards, has become a separate entity following a split from Emirates National Factory for Plastic Industries (ENPI), a leading manufacturer of plastic More… |
Focus on customers, epayment sector urgedGlobal leaders in electronic cards and payments have urged solution providers and merchants to focus on customers and innovation. Taking part in the Cards & Payments Show Middle East 2012, which opened its doors today in Abu Dhabi More… |
RakBank, LifeStyle in promotion tie-upRakBank, also known as the National Bank of Ras Al-Khaimah, has tied up with LifeStyle Fine Jewelry offering its cardholders exclusive gifts upon the purchase of any jewellery creation from the retailer. Customers are offered a complimenta More… |
UAE eyes partnership to produce ID cardsUAE’s Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID), an independent federal body, recently held discussions with a leading German company on co-operation in manufacturing and supplying raw ID card materials. Bundesdruckerei is one of the leadi More… |
EMPH acquires Visa Jordan for $87mEmerging Markets Payments Holdings (EMPH) has acquired Visa Jordan Card Services, Jordan’s premier payment card processor and acquirer, for $87 million. Visa Jordan, previously owned by Visa and 10 local banks, dominates Jordan’s debit and More… |
AFS renews VisionPLUS licence with First DataArab Financial Services (AFS), a leading provider of electronic payments and consumer finance outsourcing services in the Middle East, has renewed its VisionPLUS licence agreement with First Data, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment More… |
Summit sees big prospects for prepaidUp to 85 per cent of transactions in the region are cash transactions, which creates a massive opportunity for the prepaid cards, said a key speaker at a prepaid summit in Dubai. The two-day Prepaid Summit: Middle East 2010 opened yesterda More… |
Visa celebrates landmarks in EgyptVisa, one of the world’s leading payments networks, recently hosted a special dinner reception for all Egyptian client financial institutions to celebrate achieving five million Visa cards in the Egyptian market and $5 billion in transaction volum More… |
Panasonic launches new memory cardsPanasonic today launched its new gold series of secure digital high capacity (SDHC) memory cards with class 10 speed specifications, offering more than 12 hours of continuous high definition recording. The new SDHC cards are more durable a More… |
StanChart Bahrain launches EMV chip cardsStandard Chartered Bank Bahrain has rolled out a fully operational debit and credit card - (EMV) chip card infrastructure in line with the requirements of the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB). The chip cards would require customers to use the More… |








