Global Payments

75 results about this entity

Period: 08 Aug 2005 - 12 Jan 2024

MasterCard and Absa launch dual debit-credit card with built-in display

South Africa's Absa and MasterCard have unveiled a dual contactless debit and credit card which also includes a display screen for passcodes that secure online payments.

Global Payments breach extends to merchant accounts

Global Payments, which disclosed in March a serious breach of its payment processing system affecting 1.5 million card details, says that the intruders may also have escaped with the personal banking details of merchants who had applied for accounts with the processor.

Global Payments taken off PCI lists over data breach

Global Payments has confirmed that "some card brands" have removed it from their lists of PCI compliant processors over a data breach affecting up to 1.5 million people.

Global Payments breach affects up to 1.5m cardholders

US transaction processor Global Payments says that "less than 1,500,000 card numbers may have been exported" as a result of a systems breach.

HSBC Merchant Services launches PCI DSS compliance service

UK payment processor HSBC Merchant Services has launched a service designed to help merchants comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).

Prague hosts mobile NFC payments pilot

Czech Republic capital Prague is the latest city to host a mobile contactless payments pilot, with Komerční banka and Citi customers offered the chance to use their handsets for purchases.

Global Payments sets up merchant acquiring JV with la Caixa

US transaction processor Global Payments is to pay EUR120 million in cash to acquire a 51% stake in a new merchant processing joint venture with Spanish savings bank la Caixa.

Global Payments to sell money transfer units to Palladium Equity

US-based transaction processor Global Payments has agreed to sell its money transfer businesses to private-equity firm Palladium Equity Partners in a deal that could be worth up to $110 million.

Global Payments acquires remaining 49% stake in HSBC Merchant Services JV

US transaction processor Global Payments has acquired the remaining 49% interest in its merchant services joint venture in the United Kingdom from HSBC Bank for $307.7 million in cash.

HSBC and Global Payments form UK card processing JV

HSBC is transferring its card merchant acquiring business in the UK to a joint venture company formed with US transaction processor Global Payments.

HSBC to introduce POS currency converter for China Olympics

Payments processors Global Payments and Planet Payment are teaming up to introduce a point-of-sale currency converter service for HSBC merchants in China that will enable foreign visitors to the Beijing Olympics to see how much purchases will cost in their own currencies.

Senior business leaders to gather for Fintech M&A

Jeff Singer, vice president of Nasdaq, is the latest addition to an impressive line-up of keynote speakers and panel participants at Fintech M&A, which will bring together some of the leading figures from the business of financial technology to discuss and debate consolidation and investment trends in the market.

Global Payments inks card processing deal with Sarajevo's Postbank

US e-payments outfit Global Payments has won a five year agreement to provide card processing services to Sarajevo-based Postbank BH.

HSBC sells 56% stake in Asia-Pacific card processing to Global Payments

HSBC is to transfer its credit card merchant acquiring businesses in 10 countries and territories in Asia to a new joint venture company formed with transaction processor Global Payments.

Muzo inks Bawag card services contract

Austria's Bawag Bank has contracted with Prague-based payment services firm Muzo for the supply of credit card issuing and processing services at its Czech subsidiary.