Euronet Worldwide News

The original buy-back authorization in 2006 had approved the repurchase of 200,000 shares.

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today said that Jeannine Strandjord has been elected to the board of trustees.Strandjord, who retired from Sprint in 2005 as senior vice president and chief integration officer, has been a business and civic leader in the Kansas City community for many years.Kauffman Foundation board chairman Thomas McDonnell ... (more)

Euronet Worldwide Inc., a Leawood company that provides secure payment services, has reported a criminal computer security breach.

Euronet said the breach targeted a "small portion" of its European business in late 2011, according a Monday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission Euronet shares dropped 69 cents - roughly 4 percent - Monday afternoon, hitting $18.20 a share.

United States company Euronet Worldwide is seeking to take a bigger bite of the pre-paid phone card and gift card market in New Zealand by taking over Auckland-based rival Ezi-Pay. The Commerce Commission said it had received an application from Epay New Zealand, a division of Nasdaq-listed Euronet, to acquire Ezi-Pay and some assets of sister ... (more)