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PayPal bans payments for porn on eBay
News PayPal users will have until 12 May to process payments for intangible adult products such as online photos and streaming video. PayPal currently faces charges by the US Attorney's Office over its processing of gambling-related payments.
[May 1, 2003, 10:47]
Faster Payments Service: Impact on IT Systems and Testing for Compliance
White Papers The existence of Faster Payments Service (FPS) demonstrates the ability of the financial sector to listen to the concerns of consumer bodies and respond to these concerns without the need for recourse to legislation.
[January 12, 2008, 0:01]
Boots to trial PayPass contactless payments
News UK health retailer Boots is to trial contactless payments at UK stores. MasterCard PayPass cards to make contactless payments from the second half of this year. PayPass cards can already be used to make payments in London black cabs, at
[May 14, 2009, 10:27]
Cash faces extinction as e-payments emerge
News That's according to Gartner analysts, who predict making payments through mobile phones using virtual currencies — such as Second Life's Linden dollars — could be a reality in the not-too-distant future, making cash obsolete.
[November 12, 2007, 12:06]
Complex IT raises rural payments costs, says NAO
News In a report on the EU Single Payment Scheme, the NAO said the Rural Payments Agency spends £1,743 on administering each claim compared with just £285 in Scotland. Amyas Morse, head of the NAO, criticised the failure to protect taxpayers' interests...
[October 16, 2009, 14:40]
Virtual worlds driving move to e-payments
News E-payments may bring convenience to shoppers and retailers alike — but do they also boost the wallet? E-payments also cost both shoppers and retailers money, Kyte said, but the amounts are typically lower than existing payment systems.
[November 26, 2007, 8:12]
Amazon sets up payments on smartphones
News Amazon Payments has introduced payment-processing tools for mobile devices, meaning smartphone owners can pay for products with a single click. Amazon Mobile Payments Service, announced on Monday, is an extension of the Amazon subsidiary's existing...
[October 7, 2009, 8:16]
Contactless Payments Privacy and Security of RFID-Enabled Credit Cards
White Papers RFID technology brings a new experience to credit card payments, but it also comes with new problems. The new contactless payment devices suffer from various vulnerabilities which the paper will discuss.
[April 15, 2009, 1:22]
Orange Chooses Valista to Power Simpay Mobile Payments
White Papers Valista's payments solution, PaymentsPlus, enables Orange customers to browse and purchase anytime, anywhere, using their mobile device and their Orange prepaid or postpaid account. Orange needed to create a world-class digital content and services...
[January 19, 2006, 23:00]
Vodafone Makes Mobile Micro-Payments Easy Using PaymentsPlus by Valista
White Papers Vodafone UK's m-pay bill online payments solution enables mobile phone users to buy low-cost items online (WAP or Internet) and have them charged to their mobile phone accounts as part of the Vodafone live!
[January 19, 2006, 23:00]
Combating Improper Payments, Fraud, Waste and Abuse: A Best Practices Approach for Government
White Papers This paper focuses on three key areas: improper payments, purchase card fraud and Medicare/Medicaid fraud. The paper discusses how governments can develop anti-fraud strategies to improve collection rates and reduce improper payments, fraud, waste...
[December 1, 2005, 22:00]
Mobile-phone payments to hit £151bn by 2013
News The annual gross transaction value of payments made via mobile phones to buy digital and physical goods is set to grow more than fivefold over the next five years, analyst house Juniper Research has predicted.
[July 2, 2008, 9:10]
New e-Payments Engine for Northern Ireland
News It has set up the Government Gateway and e-Payments Engine in an effort to encourage more online transactions. The Payments Engine provides a medium for financial transactions, while the Gateway can be used for a range of purposes.
[November 3, 2004, 11:48]
Benefits of Payments Business Intelligence
White Papers Imagine having the insight to make the right decisions on payment fees, consolidation and outsourcing strategies, and payment products that result in the best bottom line results for the banks' payments business.
[March 29, 2008, 0:01]
Fast Payments project slipped
Talkback Is this anything to do with the fact that the planned new Fast Payments system run by APACS has slipped 6 months? www.fastpayments.co.uk Original launch date was November 2007, which has slipped 6 months to May 2008 with no guarantee it will make...
[March 31, 2008, 20:49]
FIDUCIA IT AG Meets Single Euro Payments Area Initiative Requirements With Database Solution
White Papers FIDUCIA IT AG wanted to comply with statutory requirements of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) - an initiative that created a zone in which the euro is considered domestic currency for electronic payments.
[April 30, 2009, 1:19]
Mobile phone payments on trial in Texas
News MasterCard is developing the technology to increase credit card transactions and replace cash payments in so-called quick-pay retail environments such as convenience stores and fast-food restaurants, the company said.
[May 14, 2003, 9:33]
SCO puts limit on its legal payments
News The SCO Group, committed to an expensive legal attack against Linux, said on Tuesday that it has removed some financial uncertainty from its future by working out an agreement to cap payments to its law firm.
[September 1, 2004, 9:25]
Accepting Online Bill Payments: Increasing Foot Traffic and Turning a Profit
White Papers Fortunately, the modular nature of CellularManager affords cellular retailers with just such an opportunity - accepting cellular bill payments at the point-of-sale using the All-in-One Bill Pay Suite.
[February 24, 2006, 0:01]
Electronic Medical Remittance Advice and Payments: A Critical Transition for Healthcare
White Papers The technologies and business processes used to move healthcare payments in America today are undergoing a fundamental change. Traditionally, healthcare payments from claims payers, such as insurance companies, to healthcare providers, such as...
[May 26, 2006, 1:00]
