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News: Payments Applications
06/01/2009 Former Visa exec joins online payment provider
06/01/2009 MasterCard Acquires Orbiscom to Accelerate Development of Innovative Payment Solutions
05/01/2009 Bell ID Signs Contract With ICICI Bank in India
05/01/2009 SmartCard Marketing Systems Inc, Transactions Continue Climb For aEURoePin DebitaEUR And aEURoeBill PayaEUR.
02/01/2009 Bangkok Bank Visa and AIS announce Thailand payments trial
02/01/2009 Global Payments Ltd wins top internet card processing award
02/01/2009 Lloyds TSB Middle East announces launch of chip and pin
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31/12/2008 Nigeria: FG Begins Electronic Payment to Contractors
 
30/12/2008 Banks rolling out ‘CHIP and PIN’ payment cards
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30/12/2008 Ingenico's First PCI-PED 2.0 Approved CounterTop Payment Terminal
23/12/2008 Sampath Bank introduces complete Chip Technology to Sri Lanka
 www.dailymirror.lk
22/12/2008 U.S. regulators adopted sweeping new credit-card rules
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19/12/2008 ING and MasterCard introduce Mobile Maestro PayPass in Romania
18/12/2008 Net 1 Ultra Cheap, Likely to Continue Growth in 2009
18/12/2008 SEPTA Hosts Potential Vendors for New Payment Technology System
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18/12/2008 XIRING announces that Co-operative Financial Services has decided to secure 300,000 online banking users
17/12/2008 Smart Card Alliance Introduces New Contactless and Mobile Payments Tools for Merchants
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17/12/2008 Firm hopes to cash in on mobile banking and payments
17/12/2008 Electronic payments in Lauderdale County
 www.ecommerce-journal.com
17/12/2008 Russian Bank Secures Online Banking With Aladdin Authentication
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16/12/2008 French MNOs and Retail Chains Go Ahead with NFC Mobile
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16/12/2008 Slow shift to EMV opens door to skimmers
 www.thesheet.com
15/12/2008 E-money services register continued growth in Japan - study
 www.thepaypers.com
12/12/2008 Near-Field Payment Seen Viable by '13
 www.americanbanker.com
12/12/2008 Visa steps up Australia chip and PIN migration
11/12/2008 Inside and American Banknote Brazil Deliver Visa Approved Contactless Payment Cards
11/12/2008 MasterCard(R) Teams with Southwest Airlines and Starwood Hotels
11/12/2008 Security Bank MasterCard announces promos
11/12/2008 Visa to phase out signatures
08/12/2008 Giesecke & Devrient develops mobile security card with contactless functionality
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