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Jump in card fraud abroad drives up UK losses - Apacs

A massive rise in fraud committed on UK cards abroad pushed up industry losses in the first half of the year, even though domestic card fraud levels fell during the period, according to industry figures released by payment association Apacs.

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Shift to alternative payment options as online transactions soar

The number of online transactions will more than double to reach $355.2 billion by 2012, according to a US study released by Javelin Research & Strategy which also predicts increasing take up "alternative payment methods" such as PayPal.

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Telekurs buys card processor 3C from Tele2

Swiss group Telekurs has bought 3C Communications, a Luxembourg-based provider of card payments processing services, from Swedish telecoms operator Tele2 for SKr50 million in cash.

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Barclays bids to boost online sales

UK banking group Barclays is using technology from US-based Omniture in a bid to increase conversion rates for inquiries and sales of key products on its Web site.

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Online fraud hits 200,000 Brits in 2006

Over two hundred thousand cases of online financial fraud were commited in the UK last year - double the amount of real world robberies - according to a study carried out by criminologists at consultancy firm 1871.

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Google patents SMS payments system

The publication of a patent filing has fuelled specualtion that Internet search engine Google is gearing up to launch a payments service, dubbed GPay, that would enable users to pay for purchases using SMS text messages.

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UK telcos launch mobile payments system

The UK's major mobile phone operators - Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile, 3 and O2 - have launched a payment system that allows subscribers to use their handsets to pay for low value purchases.

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UK retailers claim victory as MasterCard scraps changes to debit fees

Following sustained pressure from retailers, Mastercard has ditched plans to introduce a new ad valorem fee structure for the launch of its new debit card in the UK.

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Tech upgrade takes out Protx payments service

Problems with an IT upgrade at UK online payments processor Protx left thousands of online and mail order merchants unable to take payments yesterday.

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Nordea to roll out Todos card readers to e-banking customers

Nordea has contracted with Swedish security vendor Todos Data System for the supply of over a million portable smart card readers which will be rolled out to its Internet banking customers.

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PayPal gets banking licence in Europe

Person-to-person payments firm PayPal has been granted a banking licence in Luxembourg and is relocating its European headquarters to the country from London, in a move that will see it escape FSA oversight and multiply the number of Web sites that can offer its service.

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WorldPay founder launches voice authentication system

A voice-verified authentication system for mobile and Internet payments has been launched in the UK by Nick Ogden, the founder of online payments operator WorldPay.

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Google launches online payments service in UK

Internet search engine Google has launched its Web payments processing service Checkout in the UK.

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PayPal approaches 35 million accounts in Europe

US person-to-person payments firm PayPal says it has registered almost 35 million user accounts in Europe.

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Stolen credit cards going cheap on the Web

Fraudsters are selling stolen credit card details over the Internet for as little as $1, according to a study conducted by security systems vendor Symantec which also found that other confidential information - including bank account data - is available for just $14.

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PayPoint buys Internet payments firm SecPay

UK e-payments outfit PayPoint has acquired SecPay Limited, a provider of online payment processing services, for a net purchase consideration of £12 million in cash.

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Datacash to buy Swedish e-payments outfit NetGiro

UK-based DataCash has signed a deal to buy NetGiro Systems, a Swedish provider of e-payments systems and services, for EUR10.25 million in cash.

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Google Checkout makes inroads online

Google claims to have signed up 20% of the Web's top 500 retailers for its online payment service Checkout in its first six months of operation.

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BitPass bites the dust

California online micropayments firm BitPass has shuttered its operations and has informed its merchant and consumer customers that their accounts will be closed at the end of the week.

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Festive shoppers spend £7.6bn online

UK consumers spent a record £7.66 billion on Internet purchases during the 10-week run-up to Christmas 2006, over 50% more than the amount spent in 2005, according to figures from industry body Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).