technoledge

0705 British consumers could be paying for low-cost transactions with just a wave of their debit or credit cards in as little as four months. Apacs, the country's payment association, says that 'contactless' plastic technology will be trialled in London...

0705 Après quelques jours passés au Japon, il est frappant de voir que les derniers business models innovants ne passent plus nécessairement par la case Internet. Les nouvelles générations de start-ups et de sites Web 2.0 plébiscitent le mobile comme...

0705 A quoi ressembleront nos téléphones mobiles en 2025 ? Et comment les utiliserons nous ? Sujet difficile, mais une chose est sûre cependant. Vous aurez sans doute oublié depuis longtemps que jadis, il ne vous servait seulement qu’à téléphoner. Et...

0705 China could provide itself with a rural payments system cheaply and quickly by taking advantage of an existing technology and infrastructure. A growing middle class and a decade of annual double-digit growth in retail sales have provided a powerful...

0705 The EU is one step closer to a single European payment area after the European Parliament backed plans for new rules to make cross-border payments with debit or credit cards across the bloc as easy as domestic payments. MEPs gathering in Strasbourg...

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...