PayPal eyes opportunities in outer space
PayPal, which claims more than 128 million active accounts in 193 markets and 25 currencies around the globe, is now looking at outer space.
View ArticleStop spying on us, European Parliament tells US
The European Parliament on Thursday gave its consent to suspend data-sharing deals with the United States following the allegations about spying and the Prism scandal.
View ArticleUse of Amazon's cloud approved for Dutch banks
The Netherlands banking regulator has approved Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use by financial organizations, Amazon said on Monday.
View ArticleNYSE builds business around resilient infrastructure services
After the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) learned some valuable lessons in keeping a time-sensitive financial trading network alive during a time of crisis.
View ArticleGimme shelter: Wall Street braces for next superstorm
Heading into the heart of hurricane season 10 months after Sandy slammed the New York metropolitan area, Wall Street has had time to reassess and revamp backup plans.
View ArticleMyNetFone appoints new CFO
Australian telecommunications provider, MyNetFone (MNF), has appointed Matthew Gepp to the position of chief financial officer (CFO).
View ArticleTechnologyOne signs $3 million deal as preferred supplier for local government
Software company, TechnologyOne, has signed a $3 million deal with Queensland’s Toowoomba Regional Council (TRC).
View ArticleForthcoming PCI changes will bring challenges for payment card network community
Organizations that make use of SSH keys for secure access to servers should be aware that they may need to make some changes soon when it comes to managing any of their networks related to payment-card...
View ArticleCarriers' ISIS mobile wallet opens up across US
The ISIS Mobile Wallet went live on Thursday, bringing NFC-powered shopping to consumers across the U.S. through a venture backed by three of the nation's top four carriers.
View ArticleBelgian card payment network crashes two days after record usage
Belgium's card payment network failed on Monday night, leaving millions of Belgians unable to pay at stores or to withdraw cash from ATMs and self-service terminals inside banks.
View ArticleEuro electronic payments will fail unless SEPA deadline is extended, warns...
Many electronic payments will fail in Europe next month, unless the deadline for switching to the new SEPA payment system is extended, the European Commission warned Thursday.
View ArticleExtended SEPA deadline may keep German electronic payment system running
A six-month deadline extension could be enough to keep Germany's electronics payment system running, new German Central Bank figures on SEPA payment adoption showed Monday.
View ArticleBitcoin investors, legal experts grilled by New York regulators
Bitcoin could gain widespread acceptance if clear government rules are put in place, but burdensome regulations could clip the wings of a fledgling industry, some of the biggest names in Bitcoin...
View ArticleNext-gen mobile bill pay: No data entry required
Do you still depend on monthly paper bills received via snailmail? Soon, you may be able to pay those bills by using your smartphone to photograph them along with either a personal check or credit card.
View ArticleBitcoin regulation urged by law enforcement officials at New York hearing
Law enforcement officials urged regulatory authorities to issue rules for virtual currencies at a New York public hearing Wednesday, as entrepreneurs pointed to the growing acceptance of the Bitcoin...
View ArticleBitcoin regulation urged by law enforcement officials at New York hearing
Law enforcement officials urged regulatory authorities to issue rules for virtual currencies at a New York public hearing Wednesday, as entrepreneurs pointed to the growing acceptance of the Bitcoin...
View ArticleBitcoin price plunges as Mt. Gox says flaw in protocol allows fraud
Bitcoin software has a bug that allows fraud, Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox said Monday. The news was followed by a new fall in the value of the digital currency.
View ArticleBanks turn to smartphone tech to fight online fraud
To ward off cyber-crooks trying to break into customers' accounts, banks are expanding their security efforts beyond desktops and onto iPhones and other mobile devices.
View ArticleBloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal
Financial data and news company Bloomberg has developed in-house access controls and embraced several other technological fixes after it emerged last year that the company's journalists had routinely...
View ArticleBitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6 million
Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is filing for bankruptcy protection with liabilities of ¥6.5 billion (US$63.6 million), according to Japanese media reports.
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