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Sweden gets the hots for m-payments

Sweden gets the hots for m-payments

Mobile payments have had a relatively slow take up in all of Scandinavia – until now. Slowly, but steadily, initiatives are emerging. In Sweden, the countries four big mobile phone operators have formed a joint mobile payments initiative to market a cross-party service. So are m-payments now finally taking off, asks Duygu Tavan


 

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Voice Commerce Group payment solutions arm joins SWIFT

Cashflows, the business payment solutions subsidiary for the Voice Commerce Group, has become a member of SWIFT.

Tajikistan: national processing centre goes live

The collaboration between payments software provider Compass Plus to produce a national processing centre for the National Bank of Tajikistan has gone live.

BPC appoints new Africa business development exec

BPC Banking Technologies has appointed a new business development executive for Africa as part of its expansion plans in the continent.

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Analysis and Comment

Technology’s growing role in stemming corporate payment fraud

Technology’s growing role in stemming corporate payment fraud

The increasing automation of business payments is opening up opportunities for fraudsters both inside and outside corporations. Due to the growing volume of electronic transactions and lower levels of accounts payable staffing, payment fraud can go undetected for longer. Robin Arnfield reports

Profile: TIO Networks

Profile: TIO Networks

TIO Networks is building a network of partners to deliver automated cash-based financial services across the US. From its base in Vancouver, Canada, TIO Networks operates a net of 59,000 clerk-assisted terminals and self-service kiosks that enable consumers to use cash to pay bills and purchase other financial services at the POS.

Country Survey Japan: Corporates Warm to Best Practice

Country Survey Japan: Corporates Warm to Best Practice

Corporate culture in Japan is known as an enigma in the international business world. The existence of 'tied' relationships between banks and corporates and also language barriers have meant that treasury management best practice, particularly with regard to regional outsourcing, has not been embraced as quickly as in other Asian markets. There are signs things are changing.

 

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