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A renowned motivational speaker once said, “Help yourself by first helping others”. It is a philosophy that many champion would beat their chests in agreement with, but truth is, it is easier said than done. It might not be a crime to think on the contrary, in fact some believe it to be a reflex action of self preservation. 

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There are endless lists of criteria created by endless number of experts from all over the world to describe what a good leader is, but the indisputable conclusion that is present in all of them is – to be a good leader, one must have a great sense of responsibility. Every leader has a particular style of leadership that is innate. 

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Success is no stranger to anything that is built on a firm foundation -- think of a lasting business empire, or the most successful team in a football league. The underlying link that connects them all is a solid backbone and firm foundation that was built to provide a platform for future growth.

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Prime Bank Accepting JCB Cards In Bangladesh
18 April 2013

Prime Bank's merchants have started accepting JCB cards. The bank is one of the major players in merchant acquiring market in Bangladesh and it has strong merchant network especially in the travel and entertainment industries, such as hotels and restaurants. Hiroshi Terada, EVP, Head of Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific at JCB said, “The market of Bangladesh is very important for us because more and more international corporations from Japan, China and Korea, where we have a strong card member base, are entering into the market, as the economy of the country has been recording high growth in recent years. Also, we are aggressively aiming to expand its business in the South Asian region and we are expecting that an increasing number of card members in the region to visit Bangladesh.”

Collis EMVCo AAUI Test Suite Qualified
18 April 2013

UL has announced the release of the Collis EMVCo AAUI Test Suite. This new addition to the test tool portfolio allows the tester to perform an EMVCo AAUI pre-certification on a secure element. With EMV implemented almost everywhere nowadays and the on-going implementation of contactless technology, the next step for payments is the use of mobile devices to perform mobile payments. The test suite, consisting of over 120 test cases is fully automated in terms of running tests and verifying the results. “We are confident that our new test tool will benefit developers as it will help them to avoid costly iterations between AAUI development and certification laboratories. The Collis EMVCo AAUI Test Suite is a must for every secure element developer,” added Dirk Jan van den Heuvel, MD of UL’s Transaction Security service line.

Intrinsic-ID’s Saturnus Provides Secure & Easy Access
18 April 2013

Intrinsic-ID announced a SIM card-based solution for Saturnus to make access to a secure cloud safe, easy and seamless for users of mobile phones and tablets. The company has worked with Oberthur Technologies and STMicroelectronics to integrate Intrinsic-ID’s Hardware Intrinsic Security (HIS) as an additional functionality of Oberthur Technologies‘ ST33-based USIM Card. To safeguard your data, Saturnus, the SESAMES-award winning secure cloud app that runs on mobile phones, tablets and PCs, protects data by encrypting it at the source and bind the data with the 'electronic fingerprint' of the chips inside the devices.

Moneris & LightSpeed Provide m-Payment Solutions
18 April 2013

Moneris and LightSpeed have partnered to provide Canadian retailers with an integrated m-Payment management solution which will be available in spring, this year. Under the terms of the agreement, Moneris will deliver a secure, reliable card payment processing system that integrates with LightSpeed’s POS and retail management tools. With this enhanced offering, the Canadian customer base can take advantage of the platform’s ability to increase operating efficiencies, integrating the card payment solution with back-office features such as inventory management and sales and order workflows. “This is a great opportunity for our expanding Canadian client base to combine our powerful retail management platform with Moneris’ card processing solutions, creating an e-Commerce enhanced in-store environment that engages today’s connected consumer,” Dax Dasilva, CEO of LightSpeed.

DISO Announced 2012FY Results
18 April 2013
DISO approved the consolidated 2012 results; total sales exceeded €29.7 million (+7.8 year-on-year) with the gross margin, now 35.4% remaining stable versus the 2011 FY margin (35.8%). Including also other income the gross margin is up to 37%. The EBITDA reached €1.1 million, is in line with the overall amount for the 2011 FY, and it is already net of one off charges for staff redundancy and other restructuring costs amounting to €0.8 million.
 
Versatile Card System For Front-desk
18 April 2013

Evolis introduces Elypso, a versatile and powerful front-desk card printer, ideal for instant personalisation of smart cards. It is a compact, yet powerful desktop card printer which offers all the features required for instant issuance in one single model: manual card feeding, front-desk operations, dual-sided printing and flexible encoding (magnetic stripe, contact & contactless chip card). It comes with the latest software breakthroughs engineered by Evolis. This printer is monitored from the user’s interface and through pop-up alerts on the printing status. Cards can be loaded at the printer’s front end, while the printing ribbon, available in a cassette format, can be easily dropped into its slot in the printer.

TSYS & Nationwide Building Society Top Performers
18 April 2013

TSYS announced that its Nationwide Building Society contact centre which it services has been named among the top 25% financial services contact centres in Europe, last year. The recognition was given by Europe’s leading bespoke contact centre benchmarking survey, Bright Index. The Bright Index is used to identify the top performers across Europe. Each year up to 100 companies benchmark their contact centre performance against 50 key metrics with an average one million calls per participating company used to form the basis for the analysis. The benchmarking includes measuring efficiency, quality, resourcing, self-service and sales. “We are very pleased to be recognised for the high level of service which we provide at our UK contact centres,” said Adrian Garton, MD of TSYS Managed Services EMEA. 

Galitt Announces Mike Delagrange As New US GM
17 April 2013

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Galitt announced the appointment of Mike Delagrange as its new Senior VP & GM of Galitt’s US operations, reporting to Gerard De Moura, President, Galitt US. Mike brings more than 20 years of conventional and emerging payments experience at Gemalto/Gemplus, ViVOtech, Equifax and NCR where he held various sales, business development and marketing positions. “I'm am very proud and excited to be joining such a talented and dynamic group of payment professionals” said Mike. “The reputation of Galitt as the European leader in delivering innovative payments services, test tools and solutions to its clients, which have already made the transition to EMV and NFC solutions, is a key motivation behind my move. That coupled with the EMV migration and liability shift dates that are rapidly approaching in the US, Galitt is in a unique position to help US companies quickly and confidently migrate their payment platforms to support EMV and NFC.”
Secura Key Publishes RFID Card Capabilities Guide
17 April 2013

 

Secura Key announces the publication of its new e-Tag Card Capabilities Guide. This document helps RFID customers to learn about the various options available for Secura Key’s RFID credentials, such as package sizes, inlay sizes, inlay types and manufacturers, custom encoding, custom graphics and printing, variable data (bar codes and numbering) encoding to match bar codes, laser numbering, inkjet numbering, and special form factors. The guide features photographs of sample artwork used by actual customers for various applications.  It also shows standard artwork layouts, and it includes a guide on how to order cards with custom artwork.

 

P2P Payments Enabled In Europe
17 April 2013

Visa Europe announced two significant additions to its Personal Payments mobile service: Multi-Currency and Immediate Payments. The new functions will enable consumers to make instant transactions from their mobile phone to any card holder in Europe, in any European currency. The Multi-Currency feature allows payments to be sent and received across borders, bringing international money transfers to mobile devices and simplifying the process for those wishing to send money to an individual in another European country. Immediate Payments makes it possible for consumers to receive money sent via Personal Payments in a matter of minutes.

 

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