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Is it just me, but the news today that eBay are trying to force all Australian users of its website to use PayPal seems a bit dim. Don't they remember that PayPal succeeded because it was available across all sites and did not have the same restrictive practices or usage that eBay's own payment se...

What form might the SMS take? "Dear Sir/Madam, your card has been involved in a transaction, and because of our flawed and easily exploited transaction system we have notified you in case the inevitable has happened. This does not mean that this possible fraud will be among the .001% of such frauds...

M'colleague here assures me the reason Great Britain are doing better than usual is all down to the lottery funding that's gone into UK sport over the last few years. That may well be the case - nice to think we're not all fat couch potatoes. Hopefully it will give cycling a boost too and get people...

HSBC has denied reports that it is considering ditching the Blackberry and adopting Apple's iPhone as its official corporate mobile device. Brenton Hush, chief information officer at HSBC's Australia and New Zealand division, told reporters last week that the group is considering rolling out the iP...

I think Garanti Bank has outdone itself! This news item really set me thinking - http://www.paymentsnews.com/2008/08/garanti-bank-wi.html Garanti offers a contactless sticker that can be stuck on the back of your mobile and use it like any other contactless chip card. This sticker with a payment ap...