Ahead of a European Parliament plenary vote on 3 April 2014, MasterCard calls on Members of the European Parliament not to include commercial cards in draft legislation on interchange fees for electronic payments.

Square has announced the launch of its software partner platform, collaborating with third parties to build new applications that complement Square’s suite of business services.

Fiserv has announced that Ridgewood Savings Bank has selected the DNA account processing platform and several complementary solutions to accelerate its growth.

Payment technology and prepaid card provider Tuxedo has designed a bespoke loan application platform. The solution is providing instant decisions and a card payment solution for Provident Personal Credit.

Equity Bank Group in Kenya and VFX Financial PLC in the UK have announced a partnership to launch Equity Direct a real-time, cross border, multicurrency money transfer service from the UK to Kenya.

Oink has announced that it has partnered with Visualsoft for expedited merchant acquisition.