Last week Barclaycard and Orange announced that creditordebit card holders from all UK banks would be able to load money onto Barclaycard's mobile payments application, in the Quick Tap wallet.
Target has stepped up its regular rewards program ahead of the holidays by giving REDcard customers a 5% discount on all purchases made online or in stores with a Target creditordebit card or a Target Visa card.
Mobile-payment services respond that the added levels of security, required of all registered payment service providers, can make these payments safer than handing a creditordebit card to a waiter.
According to Sony, about 12, 700 creditordebit card numbers may have been stolen along with 10, 700 direct debit records all belonging to users outside of the United States.