In the UK, Barclays has posted a video demonstrating the use of its contactless cards at point of sale. Barclays says it's "the first bank to issue contactless debit cards as standard to the majority of current account customers."

International mobile banking solution provider, M-Com, announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner Inc. in the ‘Leaders’ quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for North American Mobile Retail Banking report.

“In my opinion, our positioning in this report mirrors what our customers and partners have been saying since we first launched mobile payment services in 2002,” comments M-Com CEO and Founder, Adam Clark. “I believe it is a testament to the dedication of our valued team and the commitment our customers and partners have had over the last decade in helping us build a better product for financial institutions”.

Several new positions have been posted on our sister site, PaymentsJobs.com.

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• Senior Quantitative Analyst - PayPal - San Jose, California
• Manager, Risk Management Consulting - PayPal - San Jose, California
• Manager, Merchant Risk Management - PayPal - Austin, Texas
• eCommerce Trade Association Program Manager - Merchant Risk Council - Seattle, Washington

Citigroup reported financial results for the third quarter of 2009 this morning. In its Citi Cards unit, end of period open accounts were 54.6 million, down 11% from 61.1 million a year ago. Purchase volume on its cards was $65.5 billion, down 13% from $75.5 billion. Managed net credit losses were 10.29% vs 6.39% a year earlier.

MasterCard Worldwide has announced the launch of MasterCard Money Manager™ - calling it "a new, interactive financial management tool that enables MasterCard cardholders to quickly and efficiently monitor debit card spending for themselves and members of their household. Using the web-based tool, consumers have the ability to review signature and PIN-based MasterCard transactions by merchant category, and create customized categories, making it easy to identify spending patterns and compare actual spend to an allocated budget." READ MORE »

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