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Symantec has agreed a $1.28 billion cash deal to acquire VeriSign's identity and authentication business and a majority stake in the Californian security firm's Japanese business.
20 May 2010
PayPal has opened up its Mobile Payments Library - which lets developers add checkout functionality for physical goods and services to their apps - to Android users.
Five UK men have been jailed for a money laundering scam that saw stolen credit card details used to buy iTunes vouchers that were then sold on eBay.
17 May 2010
Virtual currency outfit Offerpal Media, has launched a Web site that lets customers earn credit for use in online games when they shop at certain retailers, complete surveys or convert gift cards.
05 May 2010
Google has invested an unspecified amount in mobile payments technology start-up Corduro through its in-house venture arm.
04 May 2010
PayPal's Mobile Payments library - which lets developers add checkout functionality for physical goods and services sold through the iPhone - has moved into open beta.
28 April 2010
US online mobile payments outfit Zong has closed a $15 million financing round that also sees former PayPal chief technology officer Dana Stalder join the board.
27 April 2010
Visa has upped its assault on the e-commerce market, agreeing a $2 billion deal to buy online payment and security outfit CyberSource.
21 April 2010
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has pledged Yn5 billion ($732 million) over the next five years to upgrade its online payments network Alipay.
12 April 2010
MasterCard has launched a Web site where cardholders can gain access to deals and discounts from thousands of retailers and manufacturers.
09 April 2010
After falling foul of regulators in India earlier this year, PayPal has been forced to suspend personal payments in Japan ahead of new rules set to come into play on 1 April.
30 March 2010
Deutsche Telekom has agreed a deal to buy Internet payment service provider ClickandBuy. Financial terms were not disclosed.
25 March 2010
PayPal has stepped up its efforts to conquer the Asia Pacific market, vowing to double its staff numbers in the region and inking an agreement with China UnionPay.
17 March 2010
Visa has set a spring launch date for Rightcliq, an online shopping tool that provides users with a centralised location to store and manage their e-commerce activity in a bid to make it easier and safer.
12 March 2010
Hishaam Caramanli (formerly Mufti-Bey) has joined UBS as head of Global Securities - Client Facing Technology
PayPal is asking UK customers to download software from Iconix to help identify genuine e-mails sent by the eBay unit and weed out phishing messages.
09 March 2010
Visa has partnered Japan Net Bank (JNB) on the country's first virtual debit card programme for online merchant payments.
26 February 2010
Facebook has teamed with PayPal on an online payments system that enables users to buy virtual goods on the social networking site.
19 February 2010
US online payment and security outfit CyberSource has committed to spend around £2.8 million in research and development at its centre in Belfast.
17 February 2010
French smart card supplier Gemalto has acquired Finnish mobile authentication outfit Valimo Wireless. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
03 February 2010
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