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Visa and MasterCard Interchange Settlement – What’s New?

September 20, 2012|(0)

What are the lawsuits against Visa and MasterCard and what does it mean for my agency?

Celebrating Innovation Week and Beyond Plastics: Block 1 Upgrade

April 15, 2011|(0)

The Office of Charge Card Management (OCCM) has taken on the challenge to modify the GSA SmartPay 2 Master Contract to include new innovative technologies under Tier 2 product and service offerings.

Celebrating Innovation Week and Beyond Plastics: Mobile Banking

April 14, 2011|(0)

Mobile banking is seen as the future of banking. Mobile phones can be carried anywhere and in addition to voice data, they provide text-messaging and are usually web-enabled.

Celebrating Innovation Week and Beyond Plastics: Charge Card Biometrics

April 13, 2011|(0)

Biometric technologies have been around for decades but due to the increase in charge card fraud and a decrease in technology costs, biometric tools will soon become mainstream and what consumers come to expect.

Celebrating Innovation Week and Beyond Plastics: RFID and Contactless Charge Cards

April 12, 2011|(0)

RFID technology is now being used in the charge card world called contactless smart cards. It allows you to pay for merchandise by holding the card near a reader instead of swiping it or handing it to a clerk. Find out more about this technology!

Celebrating Innovation Week and Beyond Plastics: Green Charge Cards

April 11, 2011|(0)

Can a “green” charge card help save the planet? Most of us probably have not given this much thought. How can a piece of plastic that occupies so little wallet real estate have a significant impact on the environment?


The GSA SmartPay® program provides charge cards to agencies/departments throughout the U.S. government, as well as tribal governments, through master contracts that are negotiated with major national banks.

SmartPay® Charge Cards are for Official U.S. Government usage only.

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