Payment Security
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E-commerce held back by outdated laws
Insight perspective The legal and regulatory scheme for buying and selling online across European borders needs a rethink, says legal expert.
Tags: E-commerce, E-business, European Union, payment security, Petra Papinniemi, Europe, member state, U.K., data protection, European Commission
Online payment security gets APAC nod
News Over 60 percent of online shoppers in the Asia-Pacific region are satisfied with current levels of Internet payment security, new study from Visa shows.
Tags: E-commerce, Security, Online Payment, Asia-Pacific, consumer confidence, Internet User, payment, payment processing, electronic payment, Visa Inc.
Indians fast turning to e-payments
News India's retail e-payment market is poised to reach US$150 billion on rising consumer confidence and as number of Internet, mobile subscribers increases.
Tags: Mobile commerce, E-commerce, Banking, Web sites, E-business, PayPal, Mobile, India, Cell Phone, Password
Philippines not banking on virtual currency yet
News Though touted as enabler of e-commerce, adoption of online money is hindered by lack of single or dominant unit able to connect consumers and traders.
Tags: B2B, Gamer, E-commerce, Web sites, E-business, Money, Philippines, Online Game, e-mail, payment
Visa helps partners comply with security standard
News The association's latest effort will benefit 246 million cardholders in the region.
Tags: Data security
E-malls lacking consumer information
News Internet shopping sites are not providing enough information to customers about security, privacy and consumer rights, according to an international study of Web sites selling direct to shoppers.
Smart cards lower credit card fraud in M'sia
News Counterfeit-related losses drop drastically after card issuers switch to chip-based credit cards, says a Visa executive.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security
Online shoppers still getting security sweats
News The U.K. Office of Fair Trading estimates that 3.4 million Internet users shun e-commerce because of "a lack of trust or fears about personal security".
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites, Web services
S'pore looking to improve online security
News Monetary Authority of Singapore exploring new guidelines to enhance security for online transactions and credit card payments, says Visa exec.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Authentication, Security, credit card payment, bank, Authentication and encryption, Noka, Payment Structure
Online filing saves M'sian businesses time and energy
Insight Almost 20 permit-issuing agencies will be linked to the new ePermit system, which shortens the application processing timeframe by two days.
Tags: E-commerce, Web sites
Taipei commuters to make secure payments
News Royal Philips Electronics and BenQ join forces to enable Taiwanese to use their mobile phones embedded with Near Field Communication chips to pay their transport fees--a first in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tags: R&D, Mobile/Wireless
Liquid Audio sues over tracking patent
News Liquid Audio said Tuesday that it has sued geo-targeting company InfoSplit, alleging the company is using without a license its patented technology for restricting digital delivery to certain areas.
Hot-button Rambus-Infineon trial delayed
News The trial--expected to have substantial repercussions in the memory industry--is delayed a week by a federal district court to allow for further discovery.
Hot-button Rambus-Infineon trial delayed
News A federal district court has delayed the start of the patent-infringement trial pitting memory designer Rambus against German chipmaker Infineon for a week to allow further discovery.
