sociedad de medios de pagos

English translation: payment companies

22:41 Oct 31, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: sociedad de medios de pagos
Con sede en muchos casos en Gibraltar o Malta, están dirigidas por ejecutivos sofisticados, entre los que hay ex responsables de marketing de empresas de productos de consumo de primera línea, financieros llegados de bancos de negocios y ***sociedades de medios de pagos*** o matemáticos

Would this refer to credit card companies?
Lesley Clarke
Mexico
Local time: 15:16
English translation:payment companies
Explanation:
Why not, and then just qualify it with "electronic" (also by mobile), "on-line" (like PayPal) or some other delimiter?
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Parrot
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Summary of answers provided
4partnership (company) for means of payments
Michael Powers (PhD)
4credit card companies
Lydia De Jorge
3payment companies
Parrot


  

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partnership (company) for means of payments


Explanation:
Mike :)

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Oxford Spanish Business Dictionary

"medios de pago: means of payment"

Michael Powers (PhD)
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credit card companies


Explanation:
http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/empresas/Mastercard/Europa...

Lydia De Jorge
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payment companies


Explanation:
Why not, and then just qualify it with "electronic" (also by mobile), "on-line" (like PayPal) or some other delimiter?

Parrot
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