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Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News UK shoppers are forecast to spend more than £5bn online during December, according to UK payments association Apacs. And Monday 3 December is predicted to be the most popular day for online shopping on the record breaking run up to Christmas. [30 Nov 2007]
Online cash payments on the cards?
News Accepting alternative payments opens up 24-hour shopping to all their potential customers, not just those who own cards and are prepared to use them, and can deliver significant sales revenue that will be vital when online sales growth slows. [22 Oct 2007]
Online Investing Hacks: Get Out of Debt Before Debt Takes It Out of You
White Paper Mortgage payments, car payments, and credit card minimum payments are due every month, no matter what. If one borrows too much, one might not be able to save any money after buying food, paying taxes, and making debt payments. [17 Oct 2007]
Online banking fraud plummets
News Online banking fraud has fallen by 67 per cent during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period last year, according to UK payments association Apacs. Online banking fraud in the UK fell from £22.4m between January and June 2006 to... [04 Oct 2007]
Summer slowdown bad for IT projects
News Nick Masterson-Jones, IT director at payments body Voca, said: "With the general slowdown, it is actually a time when we can get things done with fewer distractions - when we aren't on holiday too of course. [03 Aug 2007]
Web security breach exposes 54,000 card details
News The file contained details of payments for council tax, business rates, parking fines and rents for more than a year between February 2006 and April 2007. Newcastle City Council said it closed down the insecure computer servers straight away... [27 Jul 2007]
iPhone boosts Apple's profits
News Oppenheimer confirmed that Apple is receiving payments from AT&T related to the sale of iPhones but he didn't want to discuss the specifics of the agreement between the two companies. An Apple representative confirmed the number doesn't include... [26 Jul 2007]
Online Payment Processing: What You Need To Know
White Paper The most important part of selling online is accepting secure payments from your customers. As an added benefit to customers, recurring payment processing should be added to allow the customer to set up regularly scheduled payments. [19 Jul 2007]
Faster payments plan slows down
News The programme is aimed at allowing bank customers to complete payments made online or on the phone, as well as standing orders, more quickly than at present. Online, phone and standing order payments account for eight per cent of automated payments... [13 Jul 2007]
Editor's Blog: Tech improves... but we don't?
Comment But what of those who aren't comfortable with payments over a mobile? It had regular economy check-in (a nightmare of a snaking queue), online check-in (for those who checked in over the web and were arriving for 'bag drop') and DIY check-in... [28 Jun 2007]
Online Payment Processing - What you need to know (AU)
White Paper Once you've reviewed this guide, you'll understand the essential elements of accepting payments online, the most important step in putting your Web site to work for you. This guide will provide you with what you need to know about online payment... [28 Jun 2007]
March away from cheques continues apace
News Cheques account for just under a tenth of non-cash payments in the UK, according to Apacs. Consult Hyperion has worked with operator O2 so consumers can use their mobile handsets for payments. A study of European consumers by Forrester Research at... [22 Jun 2007]
Online shoppers let down by customer service
News The company contacted 62 UK online retailers via email and asked them to provide details of their shipment charges, and to find out which credit and debit cards could be used to make payments on their sites.silicon.com Retail & Leisure [20 Jun 2007]
Bank Streamlines the Development of Online Payment Solution
White Paper So when commercial customers asked for a more flexible and secure online processing system for credit-card and check payments - one that the customers' own IT groups could manage - the bank's IT Application Development group responded in just... [20 Jun 2007]
Would you credit it? The debit card turns 20
News He said: "Without payments moving to an electronic platform, internet retailing could not have taken off. Cunnington said the recent introduction of chip and PIN payments was another big change for debit card transactions. [01 Jun 2007]
