The world leading event for digital security and smart technologies starts tomorrow

The world leading event for digital security and smart technologies starts tomorrow

From 15 to 17 November, 2011, 450 exhibitors and more than 20 000 visitors from all over the world are expected to be present  at The CARTES & IDentification international exhibition in Paris, France. This is not only one of the more significant events in the life of the smart technologies indu

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Gfk Romania anunta imbunatirea situatiei financiare a romanilor(!?)

Gfk Romania anunta imbunatirea situatiei financiare a romanilor(!?)

10 noiembrie, 2011 - Ultimul barometru de incredere a consumatorului realizat de Gfk vine cu date contradictorii. Desi 77% dintre cei chestionati afirma ca starea generala a economiei a cunoscut un regres in ultimele 12 luni, cu toate ca 56% dintre ei reusesc cu greu sa isi acopere cheltuielile cure

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Wincor Nixdorf suspends 2012 forecast as Eurozone crisis rumbles on

Wincor Nixdorf suspends 2012 forecast as Eurozone crisis rumbles on

German banking technology vendor Wincor Nixdorf, one of the three top worldwide ATM's producers, has decided not to offer a quantitative forecast for its 2011/2012 results, claiming the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis is making predictions pointless. The company, which is locally represented by Romsy

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Unul din trei cumparatori online detine un smartphone

Unul din trei cumparatori online detine un smartphone

7 noiembrie 2011 – 14% dintre detinatorii de telefoane mobile din Europa Centrala si de Est detin un smartphone. Accesarea internetului de pe telefonul mobil pare a fi proportionala cu incidenta telefoanelor inteligente. Acest grup progresiv de consumatori starneste interesul retailerilor, deoa

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Ingenico’s iSMP is setting a new frontier in the Mobile POS world

Ingenico’s iSMP is setting a new frontier in the Mobile POS world

November 7, 2011 - With the increasing number of mobile solutions (Smartphones, PDAs, tablets…), more and more merchants are using their devices as a business assistant. Ingenico goes one step further and transforms these devices into a real mobile POS combining a full set of business features wi

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Starbucks and PayPal report surge in mobile payments

Starbucks and PayPal report surge in mobile payments

November 4, 2011 - While banks and telcos continue to tread gingerly in the mobile payments space, trailblazers like Starbucks and PayPal are reporting massive surges in transaction volumes.  Starbucks says it has now processed more than 20 million mobile payment transactions since it rolled out it

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Garanti Bank lanseaza un produs de asigurare pentru posesorii de card

Garanti Bank lanseaza un produs de asigurare pentru posesorii de card

2 noiembrie 2011 – Garanti Bank si BNP Paribas Cardif lanseaza un nou serviciu financiar adresat clientilor Bonus Card, denumit „Planul de Protectie a Rambursarilor”, oferit sub forma unui produs de asigurare. Persoanele care vor opta pentru acest produs vor beneficia de protectie financia

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MarketOnline.ro se asteapta la vanzari de 8 milioane euro in acest an

MarketOnline.ro se asteapta la vanzari de 8 milioane euro in acest an

2 noiembrie, 2011 - 20 milioane de vizitatori au navigat pe site-ul MarketOnline.ro in cei cinci ani de activitate impliniti la inceputul acestei luni. Cu ocazia acestei aniversari, site-ul va oferi in perioada 1-6 noiembrie, discount-uri de 5% la cele mai importante categorii de produse: Laptopuri

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MasterCard lanseaza in Romania primul card cu display din UE

MasterCard lanseaza in Romania primul card cu display din UE

1 noiembrie 2011 – Dupa Taiwan si Turcia, Romania este a treia tara in care MasterCard lanseaza primul produs mass-market care incorporeaza tehnologia Display Card. In lume mai sunt cateva banci care lanseaza in aceasta perioada acest produs, insa doar la nivel de pilot. In Romania, cardul va fi p

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Visa Europe – “mobile phone services&e-commerce are the most significant opportunities”

October 31, 2011 –  Visa Europe announced today that has invested £24.7 million in Monitise, the technology company delivering mobile banking, payments and commerce networks worldwide, and put its CEO, Peter Ayliffe, on the UK mobile money outfit's board.  Visa Europe inked a deal with Monitise

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