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American Express muscles in on US online bill payments market

American Express muscles in on US online bill payments market

Electronic payment in China has come of age over the past decade, with huge strides made in the large value and retail payments sectors. Much credit goes to China UnionPay which has revolutionised inter-bank payments and facilitated a spectacular increase in the use of cards in the consumer market.

 


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A decade of remarkable progress

Electronic payment in China has come of age over the past decade, with huge strides made in the large value and retail payments sectors. Much credit goes to China UnionPay which has revolutionised inter-bank payments and facilitated a spectacular increase in the use of cards in the consumer market.

Small-town US at forefront of mobile NFC

As major players in the US mobile phone-based contactless payments arena search for common ground, Bling Nation has seized the opportunity to launch a solution aimed at community banks. Robin Arnfield takes a close look at the opportunities and challenges that confront the start-up company.

M-Pesa sucsess story continues

Having overcome attacks on its non-bank business model, Kenyan mobile phone payments service M-Pesa continues to forge ahead at an impressive pace. With its long-delayed UK-Kenya remittance now in place, M-Pesa appears set to achieve more significant user and transaction growth in 2010.