Achizitionarea de actiuni MasterCard si Visa a fost plasamentul anului 2011

Achizitionarea de actiuni MasterCard si Visa a fost plasamentul anului 2011

4 ianuarie, 2012 - Investitia in actiunile cotate la bursa ale schemelor internationale de plata a fost cel mai bun plasament al anului trecut. In conditiile in care, cu exceptia SUA, toate pietele din economiile dezvoltate au inregistrat scaderi de pana la 24%, ca urmare a deteriorarii pretului act

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IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives within five years

IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives within five years

December 23, 2011 - "You will no longer need to create, track or remember multiple passwords for various log-ins" says IBM. "Imagine you will be able to walk up to an ATM machine to securely withdraw money by simply speaking your name or looking into a tiny sensor that can recognize the unique patte

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Sepa migration deadline set at February 2014

Sepa migration deadline set at February 2014

December 22, 2011 - The European Parliament and Council have finally reached agreement on a deadline of February 2014 for the migration to Sepa credit transfers and direct debits. The EC has long accepted the need to enforce migration deadlines from national credit transfers and direct debits to Sep

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Visa Europe investigates a potential processor security breach

Visa Europe investigates a potential processor security breach

December 16, 2011 - Visa Europe is investigating a possible data breach at an Eastern European payment processor that may have hit thousands of cardholders, according to Finextra. The firm has confirmed it is looking in to the problem which appears to have hit a processor serving a merchant chain

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MasterCard si Western Union pun bazele globalizarii serviciilor pe carduri preplatite

MasterCard si Western Union pun bazele globalizarii serviciilor pe carduri preplatite

8 decembrie 2011 – MasterCard si compania Western Union au anuntat un acord global prin care consumatorii vor avea acces la o retea globala de transfer si alimentare de bani pe carduri preplatite. Acordul simplifica transferul de bani pentru consumatori, facand interoperabile retelele celor doua

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MasterCard set a new partnership to offer banks more mobile payment options

MasterCard set a new partnership to offer banks more mobile payment options

Dec. 5, 2011– MasterCard and mFoundry announced an international collaboration in the emerging field of mobile payments. MasterCard hopes to tap mFoundry's mobile banking applications, used by the likes of Citi and Bank of America, to push its PayPass contactless payments technology. Founded in 20

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“Operation RobinHood”: hackers steal credit card details to give to poor

“Operation RobinHood”: hackers steal credit card details to give to poor

Online collective Anonymous has teamed up with hacker group TeaMp0isoN on its latest campaign, OpRobinHood; using stolen credit card details to "donate" to the "99%". In a statement claiming to be from the pair, the campaign is presented as an extension of the Occupy movement that will "turn the tab

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Visa Europe estimeaza ca astazi se vor cheltui online peste 500 mil. Euro

Visa Europe estimeaza ca astazi se vor cheltui online peste 500 mil. Euro

28 noiembrie, 2011 - Visa Europe se asteapta ca astazi sa fie cea mai aglomerata zi din an pentru cumparaturile pe internet in Europa. Posesorii de carduri Visa vor cheltui online peste 510 milioane euro, dintre care 80% pe carduri de debit, potrivit unei analize a companiei de plati.   Cumparato

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First worldwide Near Field Communication CAM solution to PayTV services

First worldwide Near Field Communication CAM solution to PayTV services

Two French companies, ALCINEO and NEOTION, unveil the ever first NFC CAM solution dedicated to Pay TV field during Cartes 2011Exhibition. The smartphone is acting as a contactless reader, it leads the transaction while the TV is considered as a contactless card. This architecture allows to implement

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Mobile operators agree global standard for NFC on the SIM

Mobile operators agree global standard for NFC on the SIM

The GSMA announced that 45 of the world’s leading mobile operators have committed to support and implement SIM-based Near Field Communications (NFC) solutions and services. The market potential for SIM-based NFC is significant: nearly 1.5 billion SIM-based handsets will have been sold worldwide be

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