Visa and Mastercard have started blocking access to sanctioned Russian banks
The global financial system is continuing to throttle essentially every aspect of the Russian economy, in an attempt to help bring the country’s invasion of …
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Apple Pay in Europe: Visa to add crucial security element to cards
It’s only a matter of time until Apple’s iPhone and Watch payment system will be available in other markets than the U.S., and Visa Europe …
More than 79 banks breached, 50GB of data stolen, hacker claims
A hacker known as Reckz0r on Twitter announced that he has illegally accessed servers belonging to dozens of large banks. To prove it, the hacker …
Visa drops Global Payments following theft of 1.5 million card numbers
Following a massive security breach, Visa has dropped Global Payments from its registry of providers that meet data security standards, The Associated Press reported on …
Hackers steal 1.5 million card numbers in huge MasterCard, Visa breach
Hackers stole credit card numbers belonging to as many as 1.5 million MasterCard and Visa customers, Global Payments, Inc. confirmed on Sunday. The international credit …
MasterCard and Visa warn of possible massive security breach
The world’s two largest credit card processors have notified U.S. banks of a potential security breach that may affect more than 10 million cardholders, Reuters …
Visa announces new mobile payment solution
Visa on Monday announced a “one-stop” mobile payment solution that looks to compete directly with Google Wallet and the carrier-backed ISIS payment system. After a …
Intel announces new processors and partnerships
Intel on Monday detailed a number new products and partnerships during the company’s Mobile World Congress press event. “We are very pleased to add new, important customers …
Google Wallet with MasterCard now available on Sprint Nexus S 4G [video]
Google Wallet, a new near-field communications (NFC) based payment system created by Google in partnership with MasterCard and a number of additional partners, is now …
Visa ramping up move to mobile payments
Visa is accelerating its efforts to dominate the mobile payment space, Reuters reported on Monday. Visa is no stranger to mobile payments. It began trialing …
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa partner with ISIS for mobile payments
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa announced a new partnership with ISIS on Tuesday. ISIS is a mobile initiative that was formed in April of …
Visa invests in Square iPhone credit card reader
Visa has made an undisclosed investment in payments startup Square in exchange for a seat on the firm’s board of, Reuters reports. Square is a …
Square iPhone credit card reader now available in Apple Store for $9.95
On Wednesday, Square’s CEO Jack Dorsey announced that the firm’s iPhone credit card reader — also supported by the iPad and iPod touch — is …
Amazon intros ad-subsidized 'Kindle with Special Offers' for $114
Amazon has announced that its customers can now purchase an ad-subsidized version of its Kindle. The “Kindle with Special Offers” eReader will retail for $114 …
Samsung and Visa team up for NFC mobile payments at London 2012 Olympics
On Thursday Samsung and Visa announced a new partnership under which the two firms will provide an NFC mobile payment solution before, during, and after …
Visa announces PayPal-like payment service for U.S. consumers
Credit card giant Visa has announced a new payment service for U.S. consumers set to launch in the second half of 2011. The new offering …
Visa begins trialling iPhone NFC payment solution in Europe
Visa has begun trials of an iPhone-based mobile payment system in Europe, Computerworld reports. The trials, which started today, require on-device software to be installed …
Pro-WikiLeaks Amazon, Visa website hackers arrested
An unaffiliated group of pro-WikiLeaks hackers calling itself “Anoymous” finds itself short a few member this evening as multiple alleged culprits were arrested on Thursday …
WikiLeaks supporters target Amazon.com with next cyberattack
A global, ever-expanding team of hackers called “Anonymous” has announced its next target in a series of cyberattacks that have taken down multiple websites over …
Bloomberg: AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon to cooperate on mobile payment venture
Bloomberg is reporting that AT&T, T-Mobile USA, and Verizon Wireless are in talks to bring cellphone based payments to the States. Bloomberg cited, “three people …
Square's mobile payment service officially launches
If you are not familiar with Square, it is a mobile payment service (hardware and software) that hopes to change how mobile transactions are processed. …
Sprint subscribers: Wanna make an easy $100? Have a friend sign up
With the direction the world economy is headed, we’ll all be lucky if the only thing we have to resort to selling to get by …
Big companies join Symbian Foundation, let slip the dogs of OHA!
Following Google’s footsteps, Nokia and Symbian are really pushing forward with R&D by taking in several huge companies to gain access to Symbian. Notable companies …
