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China outlaws virtual money for trading
News Chinese government decrees virtual currency not legal tender in transactions involving real-world products and services, but allows it to be purchased by real money.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Local Government, Security, Money, Philippines, MasterCard International, Online Game, Internet User, Tencent
Recession to take more vendors online?
News Downturn is a good reason for vendors to sell online, analyst says, while recent surveys suggest Asian consumers' appetite for Internet purchases are up.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, E-commerce, Canon Inc., MasterCard International, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, online retail, Sales
Time welcomes Khazanah-Sapura joint offer
News Time Engineering is open to a joint move by Khazanah Nasional and Sapura to acquire a stake in the debt-ridden telco as long it did not result in Time relinquishing control of the company.
Why make consumers pay more for e-services?
Blogs Electronic services have long been touted as a way for governments to improve operational efficiencies and facilitate be...
PayPal targets students, parents with debit cards
News New program lets parents keep track of their kids' expenses and act as the bank by funneling money into a monitored debit account.
Tags: Web sites, E-commerce, ATM, PayPal, MasterCard International, VP, debit card, bank, U.S., credit card
Holiday report: E-commerce dips, electronics plummet
News One of the first reports out on holiday sales shows that e-commerce was down 2.3 percent year over year, while the electronics category took a 26 percent dive.
Tags: E-commerce, Sales/revenue, E-business, Electronics, MasterCard International, Sales, Amazon.com Inc., credit card company, News.com, credit card
Yahoo shows ads in IM chat windows
News Under fierce financial pressure, the Internet pioneer is testing some new real estate for advertisements.
Tags: Internet advertising, E-mail clients, Online Advertising, Yahoo! Inc., MasterCard International, Advertisement, Yahoo IM, IM, recession, News.com
Online security services reach 25 million cards
News More than 25 million credit and debit cards have been signed up to secure online payment services such as Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode.
Tags: Financial, Web sites, E-commerce, Security, Cardholder, Online Payment, MasterCard International, Fraud, Card, phone
UK online banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News As Internet banking fraud jumps 55 percent in the first half of 2009, banking industry body warns that cybercriminals are "never going to shut up shop".
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, PC security, Phishing, Security, U.K., bank, One Security Inc., Authentication and encryption, MasterCard International
US payment processor in credit data breach
News One of the largest credit-card payment processors in the US has discovered malware that compromises data in its systems.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Spam and phishing, Hacking, Firewalls, Malware, Payment Processor, MasterCard International, U.S.-based Payment Processor, phone
Short Take: AmEx bans its card on adult Web sites
News American Express Co has banned the use of its credit cards on adult Web sites because of billing disputes.
Last week in security
News Uproar over massive data security breach raises question of whether consumers should be notified about possible data exposure.
Tags: Business security, Data security, Security implementation/standards
Citibank expects 35,000 to use its virtual credit card
News Citibank Bhd expects 35,000 customers for its Citibank Virtual MasterCard Account in the first 12 months, its director Allen Tan said.
Where's the money in security?
News While the C|Level Asia Executive Insights discussion in Singapore touched on the threats of phishing scams and e-mail spam, participants at the roundtable dialog in Malaysia debated over the real value of investing in information security.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security Management
Beenz.com sets up Japan unit with Softbank, others
News Beenz.com Inc said it started a joint venture in Japan with Oracle Japan Inc, Hikari Tsushin Inc and a unit of Softbank Corp to provide Japanese companies with its online incentive marketing service.
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