2006 2007 2008
December 2006 take home pay index
5 December 2006: The Voca take home pay index shows that the growth in take home pay has fallen to 2.6 per cent in November from 3.3 per cent in October. This is the lowest level in the index’s two year history and represents a halving of pay growth since its peak in July.
Voca Payment Platform receives recognition for excellence
24 November 2006: The new Voca Payment Platform has fought off stiff competition to win three prestigious awards for excellence.
New bank service will finally provide price transparency and convenience for sending money abroad
14 November 2006: Banks will soon be able to offer customers a secure, convenient, lower cost way of sending money abroad through a new banking platform developed by Voca.
November 2006 take home pay index
7 November 2006: The Voca take home pay index shows that disposable income growth has slowed sharply, to 3.3 per cent in October from 4.2 per cent in September. Cebr analysis attributes this to increased levels of unemployment. The index was last at this low point in April 2006 and peaked at 5.2 per cent in both June and July.
Voca offers SWIFTNet solution for Europe and real-time payments
11 October 2006: Today Voca, the leading provider of payment services to banks and corporates, unveiled plans for a multi-purpose SWIFTNet channel, offering the European banking and payments industry the choice of communication channels for easy access to Voca’s new flexible and advanced payments platform.
Voca and Citigroup to offer banks easy access to international money transfer services
9 October 2006: Voca, the leading provider of payment services to banks and corporates, and Global Transaction Services, a business of Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking, today signed an agreement to deliver a low-cost international remittance platform for banks.
First dedicated online SEPA community launched
9 October 2006: Everyone is talking about the new Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), but with deadlines fast approaching do you really know how SEPA will work?
October 2006 take home pay index press release
4 October 2006: The Voca take home pay index shows that disposable income growth has slowed to 4.2 per cent in September from 4.7 per cent in August, suggesting a slackening labour market and predicting a slowdown in retail spending. Take home pay growth peaked at 5.2 per cent in both June and July.
LINK announces new corporate structure
3 October 2006: LINK announces a new corporate structure, separating its ATM Scheme, which governs the UK cash machine network, from the LINK infrastructure company, a commercial organisation which provides switching and network services that connect members of the ATM Scheme.
LINK to work with European partners to introduce new options for cross-border card payments
5 September 2006: LINK yesterday agreed with a number of its European counterparts to work to create new options for European visitors to use their cards at UK cash machines, and for UK cardholders to use their cards at cash machines and potentially points of sale when they travel to other European countries.
August 2006 take home pay index
31 August 2006: The Voca take home pay index shows growth in take home pay steady at 5.2 per cent in July. The index, which is based on a three month moving average, has flattened out following two months of increases.
Voca adopts Distra payments technology for Faster Payments solution
21 August 2006: Australian payments technology company, Distra Pty Ltd, has entered into an exclusive arrangement with Voca Limited, the leading provider of payments services to banks and corporates, to provide its next generation payments technology into a range of Voca payments solutions targeted at the UK and European markets.
Heart of UK payments replaced without missing a beat
17 July 2006: The core system at the heart of the UK’s 5.5 billion, £3 trillion automated payments has been completely replaced without missing a beat.
July 2006 take home pay index
5 July 2006: The Voca take home pay index shows growth in take home pay rising to 5.2 per cent in June from 4.0 per cent in May. The index, which is based on a three month moving average, has risen for the second consecutive month after four consecutive months of decline.
LINK acquires 17per cent stake in PrePay Technologies Limited
15 June 2006: LINK Interchange Network Limited (LINK), operator of the UK cash machine network, has acquired a 17% stake in PrePay Technologies Limited (PPT), a market leader in stored value card programmes for major High Street retailers in the UK and the company behind the 360money prepaid cash account.
June 2006 take home pay index
6 June 2006: Growth in take home pay rose in May to 4.0 per cent from 3.3 per cent in April, according to the Voca take home pay index . The index had been falling steadily since the start of 2006 after rising to a high of 5.8 per cent in December 2005.
Voca unveils Faster Payments switch
30 May 2006: Voca, the provider of payments services, has launched the Voca Payments Switch, a software solution enabling banks to connect to the Faster Payments scheme that is being introduced next year.
FST Awards Networking Project of the Year
18 April 2006: Voca is pleased to advise that it has been awarded ‘Networking Project of the Year’ in the prestigious Financial Sector Technology (FST) Awards 2006.
Leading SEPA expert Erik Månsson joins Voca from the European Central Bank
22 March 2006: Voca, the provider of payment services to banks and corporates, has appointed Erik Månsson as Director of European Business Development.
Joint venture Digital Payments chosen by Carphone Warehouse for website and SMS top up
13 March, 2006: Digital Payments, the new media payments services provider, has been appointed by The Carphone Warehouse to roll out its pre-pay mobile top-up payments solution for its two Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO’s) – Fresh and Mobile World.