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Mobile Payments Overtake Debit Cards and Cash as Top Payment Method in Switzerland, According to ZHAW and University of St.Gallen Report

(IN BRIEF) The latest Swiss Payment Monitor report reveals that mobile payments have become the most popular payment method in Switzerland, surpassing debit cards and cash for the first time. Mobile devices now account for 26.8% of all transactions, driven … Read the full press release

Sustainable Banking: Trust Bank Singapore and Thales Offer Ocean Plastic® Card Solution

(IN BRIEF) Trust Bank Singapore Limited, a digitally-native bank, has partnered with Thales to introduce Ocean Plastic® credit and debit cards made from recycled ocean plastic. These sustainable cards are manufactured at Thales’ state-of-the-art facility in Singapore and contain 70% … Read the full press release

Barclays predicts UK consumer spending on debit cards during December this year will be £47 billion

A record £31.9 billion to be spent on debit cards and a further £14.9 billion of cash withdrawn from ATMs The busiest day for ATM withdrawals is predicted to be Friday 20th December, with over £1 billion being dispensed that … Read the full press release

EESC calls for cheaper and easier basic electronic payments over internet for EU citizens

Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 11 December, the EESC plenary session backed the Commission’s proposals on card-based payments, but wants EU citizens to be able to make basic electronic payments cheaply and easily over the internet, both nationally and across borders. Debit … Read the full press release