I’ve tried only a few of these recipes as I’ve only had it a couple of weeks but those tried were very good. Hope to get to some others soon, maybe then it would be a 5 star review.
Introduction
The Payment Card Competitor Tracker provides expert analysis and opinion on the strategic moves of leading competitors in the payment card market. Produced on a monthly basis, the Tracker is a global product and covers 60 players, including American Express, Barclaycard, Capital One, Citigroup, Discover, GE Money, First Data, HSBC, JCB, MasterCard, Standard Chartered and Visa.
Reasons to Purchase
*Gain invaluable information on your key competitors in one concise document, and track long-term trends using the interactive news database.
*Sharpen your strategy by implementing the best market, product, competitor and strategic developments of leading global players.
*Learn the Cards & Payments Team's view on the most important competitor developments in the month.
Table of Contents :
"Overview 1
Summary 1
Methodology 1
Table of Contents 2
Introduction 3
The Payment Card Competitor Tracker provides both one month and 12 month views of developments 3
Each month, tracks the most relevant announcements from 64 competitors 3
Cards and Payments Team provides analysis of the key developments at both the one month and 12 month level 4
A fully searchable database of developments from January 2007 onwards is also delivered alongside the report 4
Key Developments in December 5
In December, the key story was China UnionPay's issuance in Korea reaching one million cards 5
China UnionPay's standard cards offered in partnership with BC Card reached one million in Korea 5
CardinalCommerce signed agreement with NYCE Payments to offer Safe Debit online payment solution 6
There were 44 developments in December, somewhat below the 12-month average 6
There were 44 developments in the December competitor tracker, compared to the 12-month average 55 6
M&A, partnership and organic growth, as well as product, services and innovation were below the 12 month trend 7
Asia Pacific was by far the busiest region for competitor activity, while North America lagged behind 8
Issuers accounted for the majority of the drop in activity in December 9
Loyalty/rewards, online, and contactless were the key areas for developments in product, services and innovation in December 10
MasterCard expands SecureCode solution to Maestro-branded cards 10
Barclaycard issued over five million contactless cards in the UK 11
Partnerships accounted for the bulk of activity in M&A, partnerships and organic growth 12
Products, Services and Innovation 14
American Express 14
US: American Express launches AcceptPay for small business owners 14
Bank of America 14
US: ge stand mixer Bank of America's customers use its Add It Up program to spend this holiday season 14
US: Bank of America launches Credit Card Clarity Commitment initiative 15
Barclays 15
UK: Barclays expands mobile banking service 15
Barclaycard 15
UK: Barclays and Barclaycard have over five million contactless enabled cards 16
China UnionPay 16
Asia, Africa and Middle East: Standard Chartered Bank ATM machines to accept China UnionPay cards 16
China: Bank of Communications and China UnionPay launch Shanghai Expo theme debit card 16
China: China UnionPay, Agricultural Bank of China and Taipei 101 Mall launch a joint marketing campaign 17
Citigroup 17
Hong Kong: Citibank launches 'Money Can't Buy Experience' credit card campaign 17
Korea: Citibank Korea launches Citi Rewards credit card 17
Poland: Citibank launches Handlowy prepaid card 18
Pakistan: Citibank Pakistan launches Online Merchant Program 18
Russia: Citibank publishes its report on Russians' New Year shopping with credit cards 18
Turkey: Citi Turkey offers credit card with free 3G wireless modem 19
UAE: Citi Prepaid Services launches payroll services for Voltas 19
Fidelity Information Services 20
US: Government Savings Bank converts to Fidelity Information Services' Profile processing solution 20
US: CardinalCommerce signs agreement to offer Safe Debit to its clients through Cardinal Centinel 20
Garanti Bank 20
Turkey: Garanti Bank makes single use PIN mandatory for online banking transactions 20
JP Morgan Chase 20
US: JP Morgan and Disney launch Disney Rewards Visa card 20
MasterCard 21
Asia Pacific: MasterCard celebrates the fifth anniversary of PayPass with 'Tap & Give' campaign 21
Europe: European banks and e-retailers adopt MasterCard's SecureCode 21
Indonesia: Permata Bank launches Permata MasterCard platinum black credit card 22
Japan: MasterCard launches Amazon promotion during the Christmas season 22
UK: MasterCard launches UK's first automatic rebate program for small businesses 22
US: Univision introduces the Univision MasterCard gift card 23
US: BNY Mellon integrates MasterCard's payment gateway with its suite of payment solutions 23
PayPal 23
US: PayPal launches campaigns in the holiday season 23
TSYS 24
Cyprus: TSYS and Marfin Laiki Bank launch credit card for women 24
Visa 24
Asia Pacific: Visa introduces 2010 rewards and benefits program for premium cardholders 24
Australia: NAB Visa payWave contactless technology to be available from Christmas season 24
Hong Kong: Visa and 7-Eleven introduce Visa payWave contactless payment acceptance service 25
Hong Kong: Visa cardholders stand a chance to win FIFA World Cup packages 25
M&A, Partnerships and Organic Growth 26
Australia and New Zealand Bank 26
Vietnam: ANZ Bank completes acquisition of RBS in Vietnam and opens its 10th branch 26
Atos-Origin 26
Belgium, France: Atos Origin and ING Belgium extend contract for payment card services 26
BBVA 26
China: BBVA increases its stake in China Citic Bank to 15% 26
China UnionPay 27
Korea: China UnionPay cards issued cross one million mark 27
Citigroup 27
India: Citibank partners with Indian Post to provide remittance services 27
First Data 27
US: First Data signs agreement with Sovereign Bank to extend their existing merchant services agreement 27
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China 27
China: ICBC becomes the banking partner of Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games 27
KBC 28
Slovakia: KBC Bank acquires outstanding 49.54% stake in ÈSOB Slovakia 28
PayPal 28
US: PayPal reports increase in online shopping on Cyber Monday 28
TSYS 28
US: Fifth Third Bank extends its payment services agreement with TSYS 28
US: UniRush renews TSYS' payment and processing services 28
Visa 28
Europe: Visa Europe expects to process over 27 million transactions 28
Appendix 30
Methodology 30
Further reading 30
Ask the analyst 31
consulting 31
Disclaimer 31
List of Tables
Table 1: The 64 companies and subsidiaries covered by Datamonitor's Payment Card Competitor Tracker 3
Table 2: Current relevant publications 30
Table 3: Future relevant publications 31
List of Figures
Figure 1: In December, there were 44 developments in total, somewhat below the 12-month average of 55 7
Figure 2: December witnessed a drop in the level of activity relating to both M&A and products as compared to the 12-month average 8
Figure 3: Asia Pacific accounted for most stories in December in line with the 12-month trend, but North America saw a drop in activity 9
Figure 4: Issuers accounted for the majority of the drop in activity in December 10
Figure 5: Loyalty/rewards, online, and contactless were the key areas for developments in product, services and innovation in December 11
Figure 6: Partnerships accounted for the majority of activity in December, with five announcements in total 12
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I expected the book to be about baking, but it contains all kinds of foods and recipes to try the attachments with. Not what I expected, but a good general cook book. I don’t think I needed it since I don’t have attachments and I already have lots of cook books.
This book was a gift for my wife, and she’s made a few things from it. It’s very detailed, with long explanations for just about every phase of making something (such as for soufflés and types of crust).
I received my book quickly & perfect, no damage! Excellent book to introduce you to your mixer. Many delicious recipes & ways to use your mixer. I always had used my mixer for basic mixing, yet with this book I’ve ventured out to new things. I own the shredder attachment & this book had new uses for that attachment too.
I would suggest this book as a gift or part of a gift pkg,(mixer or attachment & this book), to get a new mixer/attachment owner started. I use it quite often/weekly = good purchase!
I bought this cookbook based off the reviews (as everyone else did) and i didn’t let me down!!! The first thing I made was monkey bread! the best ever. then i made lots, and lots, and lots of other stuff
The layout of this cookbook is ideal… the ingredients are in order of use, it has a make ahead section on every recipe, an tells you how to keep it after cooking (refrigerate, room temperature, freezer) as well as how long it will keep.
Just buy it, you will love it!
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