0705 On l'a déjà écrit, ici , c'est par leur côté gadget, ou divertissant, que les technologies de surveillance qui peuvent en effrayer plus , d'un parviendront à se répandre le plus, et le mieux, auprès du grand public. La RFiD Gazette a ainsi recensé...

0705 But social networking sites show strong growth March internet viewing figures show that Google is still the most popular site among UK surfers, with 27.3 million page visits. The next most popular sites were Microsoft 's portfolio and eBay , with...

0705 The death of the cheque moved a step closer yesterday after a poll by Visa UK found cheque payments accounted for just 2% of all retail turnover in 2006. The poll of 800 people also found just 6% of shoppers paid for their goods by cheque, while...

0705 From today (2 mai 2007), people who use expensive store cards will be warned if they are being charged too much. Cardholders will be told on their statement if the annual rate of interest on their card is above 25%. Store cards, a type of branded...

0704 Payments made with the Geldkarte electronic cash card in Germany climbed by around 50% to just under EUR 40mn (US$ 54.05mn) in the first quarter of 2007 compared to the first quarter of 2006. The electronic cash card benefited from the introduction...

0704 According to a new survey, payment professionals are optimistic about future demand for mobile payments (point-of-sale payments made using a mobile phone). Twenty-nine percent of respondents believe that a critical mass will be reached in two to...

0704 Internet research firm IMRG predicts that UK online sales will reach GB£ 42bn (US$ 83.28bn EUR 61.63bn) in 2007, up from sales of GB£ 30.2bn the previous year. Online shoppers are expected to spend an average of GB£ 1,600 each in 2007. The growing...

0705 Cà devient sérieux.... Les dernières statistiques de la banque centrale chinoise devraient conforter la stratégie des grands groupes bancaires internationaux qui tentent de pénétrer le marché chinois par le biais des cartes de crédit. La Banque du...

0704 Quelques spécialistes en informatique indiquent qu'il serait possible de prévenir des massacres comme celui survenu à Virginia Tech le 16 avril dernier en faisant en utilisant des techniques de fouille de données sur l'Internet. L'obstacle pour ce...