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Egypt’s Central Bank Takes Leadership Role for Financial Inclusion with QR Codes

The Central Bank of Egypt is getting behind QR codes as a way to increase financial inclusion in that country. The bank is issuing new standard acceptance criteria that will create a structure to enable acceptance of QR codes across mobile payments systems.

Global Payments Acquires ISV: News Roundup

Global Payments completed its acquisition this week, Londoners got a new mobile app for travel, and RBR released a new forecast for the growth of card usage worldwide.

Global Payments to Acquire ISV ACTIVE Network

Atlanta-based Global Payments Inc. plans to acquire the communities and sports divisions of ISV ACTIVE Network from investor Vista Equity Partners, the companies announced today.

ACTIVE Network provides event and activity management software via its cloud-based platform to more than 36,000 event organizers. It serves the recreation, race, sports, camp and education verticals.