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RSS MasterCardMondex fights back over Visa allegations
News The New York project attempted to run Visa Cash alongside Mondex, which was originally developed by MasterCard. Mondex has slammed allegations from Visa that the collapse of their joint smartcard trial in New York last... [09 Nov 1998]
Smartcard standard bid fails as retailers reject cards
News Retailers said the payment system - which supported both Visa Cash and MasterCard Mondex - was too complicated to use. Visa and MasterCard - arch rivals in the electronic commerce arena - lack a common... [04 Nov 1998]
UK Customs reveal ecommerce tax plans
News HM Customs is liasing with European and US tax authorities to create a global standard for the software, which will most likely be based on the Open Trading Protocol, supported by BT, MasterCard, Netscape and hardware... [04 Nov 1998]
ICL joins Microsoft smartcard alliance
News Visa International has a Java-based version of the operating system called Javacard, while its rival Mastercard promotes Multos as an alternative. ICL is backing Microsoft's smartcard debut with the announcement of an... [28 Oct 1998]
New Yorkers go back to cash as smartcard trial falters
News The trial in New York is backed by Chase Manhattan, Citicorp, Visa and Mastercard. The experiment is one of the first to use both Visa and Mastercard products. One of the world's first large-scale... [12 Oct 1998]
Visa and Mastercard face DoJ case
News The US Department of Justice has accused MasterCard and Visa of stunting the development of smartcard technology. Richard Poynder, chairman of professional association, the Smartcard Club, said: "The US has been slow to... [08 Oct 1998]
Research claims SET is past its sell-by date
News Jupiter Communications last week advised vendors of ecommerce software not to support Secure Electronic Transaction (SET) - the online security protocol pioneered by Visa and MasterCard. Brian Morris, head of ecommerce... [14 Sep 1998]
Net gambling faces crucial test
News Cynthia Haines is counter-suing a number of online gaming companies, her bank and her credit card companies - Visa and MasterCard - after she was taken to court for $70,000 in unpaid gambling debts. The Internet gambling... [18 Aug 1998]
Credit giants team up with online retailers
News Visa and MasterCard have announced strategic alliances with US online retailers in a bid to encourage their members to conduct credit card transactions over the Net. MasterCard has struck a deal with a... [10 Aug 1998]
Visa puts weight behind smartcard firm
News Mastercard plans to pilot epurse applications on its Mondex MultOS platform at the end of this year, with initial trials taking place in the Central America, Israel and the UK. Meanwhile, American Express, which already... [30 Jul 1998]
UK Banks hope to play their smartcards right
News They will all support the EMV standard pioneered by Visa and Mastercard. Banks and building societies in the UK are expected to commit to smartcard technology tomorrow, following the successful conclusion of trials... [07 Jul 1998]
