MasterCard has announced the election of Jose Octavio Reyes Lagunes and Silvio Barzi to its Board of Directors. Jose Octavio Reyes Lagunes, 55, is President, Latin America Group at The Coca-Cola Company. Silvio Barzi, 60, is the Executive Vice President of UniCredit Group, Head of New Markets, and founder and Chairman of UniCredit Consumer Finance, a bank specializing in credit cards and consumer credit.

Thomson Financial reports on comments by president and chief executive of Visa Europe Peter Ayliffe regarding the need to advance discussions with the European Commission on interchange fees. Ayliffe also spoke out strongly against surcharging.

Fair Isaac has announced "a new forward-looking decision tool kit for lenders. The Fair Isaac Risk Management Suite, available in 2Q08, provides deeper insight into the future debt sensitivity and default risk of individuals, as well as more precise understanding of default risk across entire loan portfolios."   » Continue Reading

Sybase 365 has announced a partnership with C-SAM to extend its mobile banking platform - Sybase mBanking 365 - to include a downloadable Java and NFC compatible client.   » Continue Reading

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