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Bitcoin Price Inches Closer to $30,000 after Proving Warren Buffett Wrong - Finance Magnates
31/12/2020 Link to sourceBitcoin Price Inches Closer to $30,000 after Proving Warren Buffett Wrong
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 | Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
 | Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
Payments Market Investment Analysis | PayPal, FIS, Bank Of America - NeighborWebSJ
31/12/2020 Link to sourcePayments Market Investment Analysis | PayPal, FIS, Bank Of America
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 | USA The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic consisting of fifty states and a federal district. |
| Fidelity Information Service 201012: FIS announced the introduction of a prepaid electronic financial account solution that enables consumers to make electronic deposits and payments as an alternative to a traditional demand deposit account or general purpose reloadable prepaid | |
| Metavante Metavante is now part of FIS | |
 | PayPal PayPal is a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
| Bank of America - USA Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations | |
| Paypal (Global) PayPal positions itself as a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
 | Fis Fis is a Vendor operating globally. |
 | Bank of America Mobile Banking Bank of America grew mobile users by 4% in the first quarter of 2014, and shed 1% of its branches. Mobile users stand at 15 million, having grown by 20% within one year. |
 | Bank of America M-Payment trial Bank of America launched a mobile payment trial with microSD Cards for customers who paid with BlackBerry phones in three cities. The payment applications were MasterCard PayPass or Visa payWave. |
 | Paypal Payment Code Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal Access Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal B2B Payment PayPal allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments and PayPal payments from around the world. |
| PayPal One Touch PayPal announced One Touch for merchants and app developers, from acquisiton Braintree and similar to their Venmo touch product. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| PayPal Mobile SDK PayPal rolled out its mobile SDK where one simple integration can allow acceptance of both PayPal and credit card payments in an app. |
| PayPal Russia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Pte. Ltd - Saudi Arabia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Wallet Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
 | Investment This topic issues that are of importance to investors and venture capitalists interested in investing in Digital Money Initiatives. |
| Payments The Payments Topic includes knowledge related to a variety of services such as mobile payments, online payments, bill payments and more. |
| FIS FIS is one of the world's top-ranked technology providers to the banking industry. With more than 33,000 experts in 100 countries, FIS delivers the most comprehensive range of solutions for the broadest range of financial markets, all with a singular |
 | Zong - a service of Paypal Since August 2011, Zong is part of PayPal. Zong is a Mobile Payments provider and is available as a form of payment for Facebook Credits and virtual goods in 42 countries. |
| Bank of America Digital Banking Bank of America grew mobile users by 4% in the first quarter of 2014, and shed 1% of its branches. Mobile users stand at 15 million, having grown by 20% within one year. |
| Bank of America M-Payment trial Bank of America launched a mobile payment trial with microSD Cards for customers who paid with BlackBerry phones in three cities. The payment applications were MasterCard PayPass or Visa payWave. |
| PayPal Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
Forget the Bitcoin price! I’d invest £20k to make a million like this - Yahoo Finance UK
31/12/2020 Link to sourceForget the Bitcoin price! I’d invest £20k to make a million like this
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 | United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. |
 | Yahoo Yahoo is a Player operating globally. |
| Yahoo Yahoo is a Player operating globally. |
| Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
The Nigerian entrepreneur behind Africa's response to Paypal and Stripe - How we made it in Africa
31/12/2020 Link to sourceThe Nigerian entrepreneur behind Africa's response to Paypal and Stripe
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| PayPal PayPal is a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
 | Stripe Stripe is a developer-friendly way to accept payments online and in mobile apps. They process billions of dollars a year for thousands of companies of all sizes. |
| Africa Region World's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia | |
| Middle East & Africa Middle East and Africa | |
| Stripe Stripe is a company that provides a way for individuals and businesses to accept payments over the internet |
| Paypal (Global) PayPal positions itself as a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
| Paypal Payment Code Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal Access Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal B2B Payment PayPal allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments and PayPal payments from around the world. |
| PayPal One Touch PayPal announced One Touch for merchants and app developers, from acquisiton Braintree and similar to their Venmo touch product. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| PayPal Mobile SDK PayPal rolled out its mobile SDK where one simple integration can allow acceptance of both PayPal and credit card payments in an app. |
| PayPal Russia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Pte. Ltd - Saudi Arabia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Wallet Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Stripe Stripe makes it easier to start accepting payments on the web. Their proposition is: You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. |
| Zong - a service of Paypal Since August 2011, Zong is part of PayPal. Zong is a Mobile Payments provider and is available as a form of payment for Facebook Credits and virtual goods in 42 countries. |
| PayPal Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| Stripe Stripe makes it easier to start accepting payments on the web. Their proposition is: You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. |
Pay Card Reader Market to Be at Forefront by 2020-2026: Square Inc, PayPal Inc, Infineon Technologies AG, CPI Card Group Inc - Farming Sector
31/12/2020 Link to sourcePay Card Reader Market to Be at Forefront by 2020-2026: Square Inc, PayPal Inc, Infineon Technologies AG, CPI Card Group Inc
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| PayPal PayPal is a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
 | Square, Inc. Square, Inc. is a merchant services aggregator and mobile payments company based in San Francisco, California. |
| Paypal (Global) PayPal positions itself as a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
| Square Square, Inc. is a merchant services aggregator and mobile payments company based in San Francisco, California. |
| Paypal Payment Code Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal Access Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal B2B Payment PayPal allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments and PayPal payments from around the world. |
| PayPal One Touch PayPal announced One Touch for merchants and app developers, from acquisiton Braintree and similar to their Venmo touch product. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| PayPal Mobile SDK PayPal rolled out its mobile SDK where one simple integration can allow acceptance of both PayPal and credit card payments in an app. |
| PayPal Russia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Pte. Ltd - Saudi Arabia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Wallet Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
 | Square Checkout Service using Square Register Create a Checkout service using Square |
| Square MPOS - Japan MPOS: Square lets you accept credit cards quickly and easily, using what you already have in your pocket: your phone. When you want to know how much money you've made, you no longer have to wade through a complex maze of hidden costs and fees. Just s |
| Zong - a service of Paypal Since August 2011, Zong is part of PayPal. Zong is a Mobile Payments provider and is available as a form of payment for Facebook Credits and virtual goods in 42 countries. |
| PayPal Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| Square Payment Services MPOS: Square lets you accept credit cards quickly and easily, using what you already have in your pocket: your phone. When you want to know how much money you've made, you no longer have to wade through a complex maze of hidden costs and fees. Just s |
How to prevent the security risks of a remote workforce - ITProPortal
31/12/2020 Link to sourceHow to prevent the security risks of a remote workforce
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| Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money |
Online Payment API Market Size Will Observe Lucrative Surge by the End 2026: PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Payments, Authorize.net - Farming Sector
31/12/2020 Link to sourceOnline Payment API Market Size Will Observe Lucrative Surge by the End 2026: PayPal, Stripe, Amazon Payments, Authorize.net
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 | Authorize.Net (CybesSource, Visa) Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of billions of transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. |
| PayPal PayPal is a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
| Stripe Stripe is a developer-friendly way to accept payments online and in mobile apps. They process billions of dollars a year for thousands of companies of all sizes. |
 | Online Payment Online payment refers to the ability to use a mobile device to conduct a range of payment services over the internet. |
 | Amazon Payments, Inc. Amazon Payments, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. |
| Online Payment This category describes payment services that allow for purchases or personal payments over the internet. |
| Authorize.Net (CybesSource, Visa) Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of billions of transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. |
| Stripe Stripe is a company that provides a way for individuals and businesses to accept payments over the internet |
| Paypal (Global) PayPal positions itself as a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
| Amazon China/ Amazon.cn (formerly Joyo.com) Amazon China/ Amazon.cn (formerly Joyo.com) is the China operation of Amazon, the world’s leading e-commerce company. |
| Amazon India/ Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd Amazon.in is operated by Amazon Seller Services Private Ltd, an affiliate of Amazon.com. |
| ACI Gift Cards Inc. (Amazon) ACI Gift Cards Inc. with its afffiliates runs the Amazon Coins program in USA. |
| Amazon - USA Amazon Payments, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com. |
| Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. Amazon Payments Europe S.C.A. is authorised as an electronic money institution in Luxembourg. |
| Amazon Mobile App Distribution and In-App Payments Service Amazon TextPayMe enables users to send and receive money using their mobile phones. You can send and request mobile payment, check account balance, and perform other account management functions. You must activate your mobile phone number before you |
| Amazon Payments Germany Amazon Payments offers a means to pay money online. |
| Amazon Payments Personal Account Amazon TextPayMe enables users to send and receive money using their mobile phones. You can send and request mobile payment, check account balance, and perform other account management functions. You must activate your mobile phone number before you |
| Amazon Payments Amazon TextPayMe enables users to send and receive money using their mobile phones. You can send and request mobile payment, check account balance, and perform other account management functions. You must activate your mobile phone number before you |
 | Amazon WebPay Amazon WebPay allows users to send, receive, and request money from other users from the Amazon Payments website. |
| Amazon Flexible Payments Service Amazon Flexible Payments ServiceTM (Amazon FPS) is the first payments service designed from the ground up for developers. |
| Authorize.Net The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway can help you accept credit card and electronic check payments quickly and affordably. Connecting a Web site to the payment processing networks is exceptionally difficult and typically beyond the expertise and technic |
| Paypal Payment Code Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Amazon Early Digital Money Services USA Amazon TextPayMe enables users to send and receive money using their mobile phones. You can send and request mobile payment, check account balance, and perform other account management functions. You must activate your mobile phone number before you |
| Paypal Access Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal B2B Payment PayPal allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments and PayPal payments from around the world. |
| PayPal One Touch PayPal announced One Touch for merchants and app developers, from acquisiton Braintree and similar to their Venmo touch product. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| PayPal Mobile SDK PayPal rolled out its mobile SDK where one simple integration can allow acceptance of both PayPal and credit card payments in an app. |
| PayPal Russia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Pte. Ltd - Saudi Arabia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Wallet Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Stripe Stripe makes it easier to start accepting payments on the web. Their proposition is: You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. |
| Online Payment The Online Payment topic discusses issues relating to the provision of payment services over the internet. |
| Payments The Payments Topic includes knowledge related to a variety of services such as mobile payments, online payments, bill payments and more. |
| Zong - a service of Paypal Since August 2011, Zong is part of PayPal. Zong is a Mobile Payments provider and is available as a form of payment for Facebook Credits and virtual goods in 42 countries. |
| Amazon Payments Amazon TextPayMe enables users to send and receive money using their mobile phones. You can send and request mobile payment, check account balance, and perform other account management functions. You must activate your mobile phone number before you |
| Authorize.net The Authorize.Net Payment Gateway can help you accept credit card and electronic check payments quickly and affordably. Connecting a Web site to the payment processing networks is exceptionally difficult and typically beyond the expertise and technic |
| PayPal Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| Stripe Stripe makes it easier to start accepting payments on the web. Their proposition is: You don’t need a merchant account or gateway. |
Serbia Legalizes Cryptocurrency Trading - Finance Magnates
31/12/2020 Link to sourceSerbia Legalizes Cryptocurrency Trading
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 | Serbia The Republic of Serbia is located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe. |
 | Virtual Currency Virtual currencies, also known as crypto currencies are a form of digital means of value transfer. |
 | Virtual Currency Virtual currency differs from electronic money as the currency has no physical counterpart with legal tender status. The schemes, of which Bitcoin is the most well known are generally based on a peer-to-peer network. |
 | Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is the term used to refer to virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. |
NFC Transaction Market Innovative Strategy by 2028 | Apple, Google, MasterCard, PayPal - LionLowdown
31/12/2020 Link to sourceNFC Transaction Market Innovative Strategy by 2028 | Apple, Google, MasterCard, PayPal
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 | Datacash Group Plc (MasterCard) Datacash Group Plc was originally founded as a payment gateway procided to cater to the needs of merchants requiring e-commerce services. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of MasterCard in 2010. |
 | MasterCard WorldWide MasterCard has a range of alternate payment services within contactless payments, remittances and online payments. |
| PayPal PayPal is a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
 | Simplify Commerce (MasterCard) MasterCard has developed Simplify Commerce that allows merchants to accept credit and debit card payments online. At present, Simplify Commerce may be used only by businesses and individuals in USA. |
 | Cash Passport The Prepaid Travel Card MasterCard allows you to purchase goods and services from millions of locations, as well as access to local currency from more than one million ATMs worldwide. |
 | Near Field Communication (NFC) Near field communication (NFC) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish radio communication with each other by touching them together or bringing them into close proximity, usually no more than a few centimeters. |
 | Apple Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its rev |
| Google Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo | |
| Near Field Communication This category describes payment services involving Near Field Communications (NFC) |
| Travelex-Mastercard Travelex Cash Passport Mastercard; Standard Chartered First Bank & Bc Card |
| Simplify Commerce (MasterCard) MasterCard has developed Simplify Commerce that allows merchants to accept credit and debit card payments online. At present, Simplify Commerce may be used only by businesses and individuals in USA. |
| Paypal (Global) PayPal positions itself as a preferred way to pay online because it is safer and faster. Checkout can be just a few clicks as PayPal takes the payment from the card or bank directly, and payment details are not shared on the internet. |
 | Google Commerce Ltd Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo |
 | Apple USA Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its rev |
| Google Google's innovative search technologies connect millions of people around the world with information every day. Founded in 1998 by Stanford Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google today is a top web property in all major global markets. Goo | |
 | Apple iCloud Keychain Recently received patent and provided a peek at a likely e-wallet icon for the i-Phone. Currently iTunes Sales $4.1b - plan to launch NFC |
 | Apple Passbook Wallet Apple recently received a patent for a digital wallet and virtual currency. This would build further on their current use of mobile phones to make purchases at stores and related to iTunes Sales. |
| Banknet Banknet is MasterCard’s global telecommunications network. It is the foundation of their payments processing platform and is built as a virtual private network (VPN). |
 | Google Wallet USA Open approach to mobile payments platform. Start with Mastercard but add more. Start with card but add ACH. Open to third party enhancements. Google has eliminated two obstacles that have always prevented NFC from taking off: merchant terminal subsi |
 | MasterPass Wallet Brazil MasterCard has launched a digital wallet MasterPass for use via multiple channels. It can be used online, on mobile phones and for in-store purchases. |
| MasterPass Wallet MasterPass by MasterCard is the way to pay online with the multi-tiered security of the MasterCard network in partnership with a consumer bank. |
 | MasterPass Wallet - Europe MasterCard has launched a digital wallet MasterPass for use via multiple channels. It can be used online, on mobile phones and for in-store purchases. |
| Paypal Payment Code Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal Access Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Paypal B2B Payment PayPal allows businesses to accept credit and debit card payments and PayPal payments from around the world. |
| PayPal One Touch PayPal announced One Touch for merchants and app developers, from acquisiton Braintree and similar to their Venmo touch product. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| PayPal Mobile SDK PayPal rolled out its mobile SDK where one simple integration can allow acceptance of both PayPal and credit card payments in an app. |
| PayPal Russia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Pte. Ltd - Saudi Arabia Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| PayPal Wallet Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Simplify Commerce by MasterCard MasterCard Simplify Commerce is offered to merchants as a hosted payments service. With just a few lines of HTML it is claimed they can use Simplify's secure hosted payment form for their payments. |
 | Near field communication (NFC) Near field communication (NFC) allows for simplified transactions, data exchange, and wireless connections between two devices in close proximity to each other, usually by no more than a few centimeters. |
| Zong - a service of Paypal Since August 2011, Zong is part of PayPal. Zong is a Mobile Payments provider and is available as a form of payment for Facebook Credits and virtual goods in 42 countries. |
 | Apple Wallet services Recently received patent and provided a peek at a likely e-wallet icon for the i-Phone. Currently iTunes Sales $4.1b - plan to launch NFC |
| Banknet Banknet is MasterCard’s global telecommunications network. It is the foundation of their payments processing platform and is built as a virtual private network (VPN). |
| MasterPass Wallet MasterPass by MasterCard is the way to pay online with the multi-tiered security of the MasterCard network in partnership with a consumer bank. |
| PayPal Payment across borders, from account or associated. Cannot do offline merchant payment and now with NFC on way may be too late. |
| Deutsche Telekom-PayPal Carrier Billing PayPal and Deutsche Telekom entered a direct carrier billing relationship in February 2014 which enables Deutsche Telekom users to make purchases directly to their mobile phone account. |
| Simplify Commerce MasterCard Simplify Commerce is offered to merchants as a hosted payments service. With just a few lines of HTML it is claimed they can use Simplify's secure hosted payment form for their payments. |
Bitcoin dazzles, silver shines in 2020; equity surprises positively - Economic Times
31/12/2020 Link to sourceBitcoin dazzles, silver shines in 2020; equity surprises positively
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| Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
As The Bitcoin Price Surges, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Issues ‘Worrying’ Bitcoin And Crypto Warning - Forbes
31/12/2020 Link to sourceAs The Bitcoin Price Surges, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Issues ‘Worrying’ Bitcoin And Crypto Warning
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 | Coinbase Coinbase is a bitcoin wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with the new digital currency bitcoin. |
| Coinbase Coinbase is a bitcoin wallet and platform where merchants and consumers can transact with the new digital currency bitcoin. |
| Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Coinbase Coinbase is a bitcoin wallet and platform provider founded in June 2012 and based in San Francisco, USA. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
| Coinbase Coinbase is a bitcoin wallet and platform provider founded in June 2012 and based in San Francisco, USA. |
How fintech innovations are helping the unbanked across the GCC - Gulf Business
31/12/2020 Link to sourceHow fintech innovations are helping the unbanked across the GCC
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 | FinTech This category relates to Fintech companies and startups |
| The Gulf Region The Persian Gulf, in Southwest Asia, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran (formerly called Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula. | |
| FinTech FinTech is a recent term applied to disruptive financial innovation, and is similar to the term "digital money" used by Shift Thought for some years now. |
Mapping the rise of digital payments amidst the global pandemic on Digital India Summit 2020 - Times Now
31/12/2020 Link to sourceMapping the rise of digital payments amidst the global pandemic on Digital India Summit 2020
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 | India The Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country. |
| Payments The Payments Topic includes knowledge related to a variety of services such as mobile payments, online payments, bill payments and more. |
 | Digital Money in India 2014 India, the second-most populous country in the world has ambitious plans for financial inclusion, putting in place infrastructure to spread low cost mobile financial services throughout the country. |
 | Mobile money in India A concise look at mobile financial services in India. |
Exclusive: Chinese regulators probe Ant Group's equity investments - sources - Reuters UK
31/12/2020 Link to sourceExclusive: Chinese regulators probe Ant Group's equity investments - sources
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| United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. |
 | Bank of The Netherlands Antilles Bank Of The Netherlands Antilles is a regulatory body operating in Netherlands Antilles |
There’s no place for a Jack Ma in today’s China - Quartz
31/12/2020 Link to sourceThere’s no place for a Jack Ma in today’s China
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 | China The People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, China has become the world's fastest-growing major economy. |
 | Digital Money in China 2015 An immense change has taken place in mainland China over the last 5 years over which we have carried out in-depth studies of this market. This positioned China as the largest online retail market in the world, and a leader in the use of Digital Money. |
Hardening Windows Endpoints Against Cyber Attack: Part II - Security Boulevard
31/12/2020 Link to sourceHardening Windows Endpoints Against Cyber Attack: Part II
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| Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money |
Telstra backs Melbourne Cofense cyber security centre to defend Asia Pacific - The Australian
31/12/2020 Link to sourceTelstra backs Melbourne Cofense cyber security centre to defend Asia Pacific
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 | Telstra Telstra is a Mobile Operator in Australia |
 | Cyber Security This category refers to technologies, processes and practices designed to protect systems, networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. |
| Cyber Security - Detect This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Detect Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Framework & Standards This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Framework & Standards. |
| Cyber Security - Governance This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Governance. |
| Cyber Security - Identify This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Identify Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Protect This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Protect Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Recover This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Recover Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Respond This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Respond Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Risk Assessment This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Risk Assessment. |
| Cyber Security - Security Engineering This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security Engineering. |
| Cyber Security - Security Operation This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security Operation. |
| Cyber Security - Security information, event management (SIEM) This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security information, event management (SIEM). |
| Cyber Security - Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Threat Intelligence. |
| Asia Pacific Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. | |
| Cyber Security Cyber security relates to protection of systems, networks and data in cyberspace and in this topic we focus on connections with Digital Money, including e-commerce and e-security across mobile, web and other channels. |
| Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money |
| Telstra Telstra, NAB and Visa have trialed Australia's first cashless mobile payment service - allowing customers to pay for goods and services with a wave of their mobile phone. |
Bitcoin price soars four times in 2020. Key things to know - Mint
31/12/2020 Link to sourceBitcoin price soars four times in 2020. Key things to know
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 | Mint Finance Mint is a vertically integrated prepaid card and payroll services provider with its own ATM network, payment platform, proprietary card, microcredit, mobile top up and money remittance services for workers in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| Mint Finance Mint is a vertically integrated prepaid card and payroll services provider with its own ATM network, payment platform, proprietary card, microcredit, mobile top up and money remittance services for workers in the Middle East and North Africa. |
| Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Mint Mobile Financial Information Service Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place: on the web or on your phone. Set a budget, track your goals and do more with your money, for free. Mint automatically pulls all your financial information into one place, so you can finally get t | |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
| Mint Mobile Financial Information Service Mint pulls all your financial accounts into one place: on the web or on your phone. Set a budget, track your goals and do more with your money, for free. Mint automatically pulls all your financial information into one place, so you can finally get t |
Industrial Cyber Security Market Is Booming Worldwide | IBM (US), Honeywell (US), ABB (Switzerland), Cisco (US) - Farming Sector
31/12/2020 Link to sourceIndustrial Cyber Security Market Is Booming Worldwide | IBM (US), Honeywell (US), ABB (Switzerland), Cisco (US)
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 | Switzerland The Swiss Confederation is a country situated in Western Europe. |
| Cyber Security This category refers to technologies, processes and practices designed to protect systems, networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. |
| Cyber Security - Detect This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Detect Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Framework & Standards This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Framework & Standards. |
| Cyber Security - Governance This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Governance. |
| Cyber Security - Identify This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Identify Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Protect This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Protect Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Recover This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Recover Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Respond This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to the Respond Function in the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. |
| Cyber Security - Risk Assessment This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Risk Assessment. |
| Cyber Security - Security Engineering This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security Engineering. |
| Cyber Security - Security Operation This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security Operation. |
| Cyber Security - Security information, event management (SIEM) This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Security information, event management (SIEM). |
| Cyber Security - Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) This category refers to cyber security areas broadly corresponding to Threat Intelligence. |
| IBM IBM has a broad range of business and technology services. | |
| IBM To capture the opportunity that exists in the emerging markets, the company created a dedicated management system and invested to drive market expansion and infrastructure development. Since 2000, the company has added $10 billion in annual revenue f | |
| Cyber Security Cyber security relates to protection of systems, networks and data in cyberspace and in this topic we focus on connections with Digital Money, including e-commerce and e-security across mobile, web and other channels. |
| Security This relates to the Security considerations for Digital Money |
| International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) To capture the opportunity that exists in the emerging markets, the company created a dedicated management system and invested to drive market expansion and infrastructure development. Since 2000, the company has added $10 billion in annual revenue f |
Digital Payments Got A Big Push In India This Year And That Included UPI And Credit Cards - News18
31/12/2020 Link to sourceDigital Payments Got A Big Push In India This Year And That Included UPI And Credit Cards
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| India The Republic of India is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area and the second-most populous country. |
 | United Payments Interface (UPI) The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is an improved version of IMPS that allows payments to be initiated by the payer or payee using a mobile phone. |
| Payments The Payments Topic includes knowledge related to a variety of services such as mobile payments, online payments, bill payments and more. |
| Digital Money in India 2014 India, the second-most populous country in the world has ambitious plans for financial inclusion, putting in place infrastructure to spread low cost mobile financial services throughout the country. |
| United Payments Interface (UPI) The Unified Payment Interface (UPI) is an improved version of IMPS that allows payments to be initiated by the payer or payee using a mobile phone. |
| Mobile money in India A concise look at mobile financial services in India. |
How Digital Transformation is Revolutionizing the Retail Industry - Devdiscourse
31/12/2020 Link to sourceHow Digital Transformation is Revolutionizing the Retail Industry
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| Retail The Retail topic discusses issues and rules relating to the Retail Players involved in the digital money ecosystem. |
FMCG firms ramp up innovation as consumer trends shift trajectories - The New Indian Express
31/12/2020 Link to sourceFMCG firms ramp up innovation as consumer trends shift trajectories
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| Consumer Market This describes the issues that relate to direct consumer markets, as opposed to business markets. |
Elon Musk Endorses Cryptocurrency for Martian Economy | Featured Bitcoin News - Bitcoin News
31/12/2020 Link to sourceElon Musk Endorses Cryptocurrency for Martian Economy | Featured
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| Virtual Currency Virtual currencies, also known as crypto currencies are a form of digital means of value transfer. |
| Virtual Currency Virtual currency differs from electronic money as the currency has no physical counterpart with legal tender status. The schemes, of which Bitcoin is the most well known are generally based on a peer-to-peer network. |
| Bitcoin Foundation The Bitcoin Foundation was launched in September 2012 to accelerate the global growth of bitcoin through standardization, protection, and promotion of the open source protocol. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority. |
| Cryptocurrency Cryptocurrency is the term used to refer to virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. |
| Economy and Economic Outlook As market development and business development activities involve a good understanding of the market conditions in each country, this topic on Economy pulls together knowledge related to Economic Outlook. |
| Bitcoin Bitcoin is an experimental new digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone, anywhere in the world. Bitcoin uses peer-to-peer technology to operate with no central authority: managing transactions and issuing money are carried out collect |
Global Proximity Mobile Payment Market 2020 Recovering From Covid-19 Outbreak | Know About Brand Players: Samsung Electronics, Visa, Apple, Alphabet, Square, etc. | InForGrowth - Farming Sector
31/12/2020 Link to sourceGlobal Proximity Mobile Payment Market 2020 Recovering From Covid-19 Outbreak | Know About Brand Players: Samsung Electronics, Visa, Apple, Alphabet, Square, etc. | InForGrowth
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| Authorize.Net (CybesSource, Visa) Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of billions of transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. |
| Apple Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its rev |
| Square, Inc. Square, Inc. is a merchant services aggregator and mobile payments company based in San Francisco, California. |
 | Digital Content Digital Content (DC) is the category under which we classify consumer payements related to purchase of digital content and services. This includes purchase of games, music downloads and other typically small value payments from consumers to companies. |
 | Mobile Payment Mobile payment refers to the use of a mobile device as a channel to initiate payments. This includes both local and remote payments, as well as the use of the mobile device to accept payment (mPOS). |
| Authorize.Net (CybesSource, Visa) Since 1996, Authorize.Net has been a leading provider of payment gateway services, managing the submission of billions of transactions to the processing networks on behalf of merchant customers. |
 | Visa Inc. - International 201007: Acquired CyberSource Visa operates the world's largest retail electronic payments network providing processing services and payment product platforms. This includes consumer credit, debit, prepaid and commercial payments, which are offered un |
| Apple USA Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the mobile phone with its rev |
| Square Square, Inc. is a merchant services aggregator and mobile payments company based in San Francisco, California. |
 | Samsung Beginning as a small trading company, Samsung has evolved into a world-class corporation with businesses that span multiple sectors.It is a world leading handset vendor. |
| Apple iCloud Keychain Recently received patent and provided a peek at a likely e-wallet icon for the i-Phone. Currently iTunes Sales $4.1b - plan to launch NFC |
| Apple Passbook Wallet Apple recently received a patent for a digital wallet and virtual currency. This would build further on their current use of mobile phones to make purchases at stores and related to iTunes Sales. |
 | Samsung Wallet - Closed June 30, 2015 Samsung Wallet is a one-stop digital destination for your tickets, membership cards and vouchers. Consumer wallets can be managed according to their interests and personal preferences. |
| Square Checkout Service using Square Register Create a Checkout service using Square |
| Square MPOS - Japan MPOS: Square lets you accept credit cards quickly and easily, using what you already have in your pocket: your phone. When you want to know how much money you've made, you no longer have to wade through a complex maze of hidden costs and fees. Just s |
| Visa Mobile Money - Kenya Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators. |
| Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators. |
| Mobile Payment Mobile payment refers to the use of a mobile device as a channel to initiate payments. This includes both local and remote payments, as well as the use of the mobile device to accept payment (mPOS). |
| Samsung Beginning as a small trading company, Samsung has evolved into a world-class corporation with businesses that span multiple sectors.It is a world leading handset vendor. |
| Apple Wallet services Recently received patent and provided a peek at a likely e-wallet icon for the i-Phone. Currently iTunes Sales $4.1b - plan to launch NFC |
| Chunghwa Mobile Payment With Visa and Chinatrust Chunghwa Trials Mobile Payment With Visa and Chinatrust |
| Visa, Maxis NFC Trials Visa and Maxis conducted the first payWave Trial in Malaysia, where Visa had first introduced Visa contactless cards. |
| Square Payment Services MPOS: Square lets you accept credit cards quickly and easily, using what you already have in your pocket: your phone. When you want to know how much money you've made, you no longer have to wade through a complex maze of hidden costs and fees. Just s |
| Visa Mobile Money Visa Inc. launched their new plug-and-play mobile money platform to offer bank-grade financial services with simplified transactions in February 2016, claimed to be more cost-efficient for financial institutions and mobile operators. |
The Whole Process of Ripple's Punishment, in-Depth Analysis of the Subsequent Impact of Ripple's Punishment - Press Release - Digital Journal
31/12/2020 Link to sourceThe Whole Process of Ripple's Punishment, in-Depth Analysis of the Subsequent Impact of Ripple's Punishment - Press Release
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 | Ripple Labs Inc Ripple is a cryptocurrency that was invented and developed by a group of programmers at Ripple Labs, Inc. A beta version was released in 2013 and made open source. |
| Ripple Labs Inc Ripple is a cryptocurrency that was invented and developed by a group of programmers at Ripple Labs, Inc. A beta version was released in 2013 and made open source. |
| Ripple Ripple is a cryptocurrency that was invented and developed by a group of programmers at Ripple Labs, Inc. A beta version was released in 2013 and made open source. |
| Ripple Ripple is a cryptocurrency that was invented and developed by a group of programmers at Ripple Labs, Inc. A beta version was released in 2013 and made open source. |