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UnionPay To Roll Out Branded Card In The UK
Payments Innovation // September 17, 2018

China’s UnionPay, the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. as it expands more into Europe, aiming to take on Visa and Mastercard. According to a report in the Financial Times, with UnionPay facing increased competition in its...

First National Bank Of Omaha Shutters NRA Visa Card
VISA // February 23, 2018

First National Bank of Omaha announced that it is not renewing a contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to offer customers an NRA-branded Visa card. The move comes after the shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead. The...

Costco Branded Card Driving Growth At Citi
Payment Methods // January 23, 2017

Citi has Costco to thank for its growth recently, according to a new analysis by Business Insider. In a report, Business Insider said Costco cards saw more than $52 billion in purchase sales during the first six months of the cards and more than $6...

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InstaReM Launches Card Issuing Platform

July 05, 2019
Southeast Asian FinTech InstaReM, which specializes in digital cross-border money transfers and payments, has announced a new API-based digital platform that will enable startups, FinTech companies and enterprises to launch their own branded cards. Using the global digital ecosystem for payments and remittance that InstaReM has already constructed, the new platform is designed to make […]

UnionPay To Roll Out Branded Card In The UK

September 17, 2018
China’s UnionPay, the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. as it expands more into Europe, aiming to take on Visa and Mastercard....

First National Bank Of Omaha Shutters NRA Visa Card

February 23, 2018
First National Bank of Omaha announced that it is not renewing a contract with the National Rifle Association (NRA) to offer customers an NRA-branded Visa card. The move comes after...

Costco Branded Card Driving Growth At Citi

January 23, 2017
Citi has Costco to thank for its growth recently, according to a new analysis by Business Insider. In a report, Business Insider said Costco cards saw more than $52 billion...