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RSS VisaBT pilots smartcard scheme
News The technology will be based for the first time on the Multos operating system, which is currently competing against other standards including a Visa-backed Javacard and Microsoft's own Windows-based products version,... [27 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]
ANALYSIS: VAT - Virtual Added Tax?
Comment The main options are getting consumers to assess themselves - although the Swiss attempt to do this was unsuccessful; or getting financial intermediaries such as Visa to withhold part of the payment as tax. [07 Oct 1998]
V-Commerce to bring speech recognition to ecommerce
News The V-Commerce brand is founded on Nuance Communications' natural language technology, with support from Broadvision, Motorola, SAP and Visa amongst others. Vendors of speech recognition technology have joined together... [07 Oct 1998]
ICL turns against ecash
News The revelation prompted a speedy rebuttal from a Visa spokesman who said: "This is complete rubbish". Tony Moretta, senior manager of Visa's ecash systems division, Visa Cash, said: "We... [24 Sep 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. The research body claims even in... [14 Sep 1998]
In brief: ICL and Visa have the ecommerce answer
News ICL and Visa are working together to provide joint ecommerce solutions. The companies will combine the ICL electronic cataloguing and ordering system with Visa Purchasing's payment system. The alliance... [11 Sep 1998]
In brief: Smartcard reader to tackle Internet fraud
News The card reader has received backing from the e-Comm consortium, which includes the Societe Generale, Credit Lyonnais and BNP banks, and also France Telecom and Visa International. French smartcard maker, Gemplus, has... [19 Aug 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. Visa is building a similar alliance... [10 Aug 1998]
Multos to dominate smartcard platform, says analyst
News The alternative to this is Javacard, which has been developed by Visa. Java Card developer, Visa, were unavailable to comment on the developments. Research group Ovum has said today that the Multos... [05 Aug 1998]
In brief: PC cash machines on trial
News The Visa Cash pilot scheme will be rolled out next month to 2,000 Visa and Bank of America employees in the US, who will trial the cards in their office canteens. The Bank of America has launched a Web... [31 Jul 1998]
Visa puts weight behind smartcard firm
News Visa yesterday gave its backing to a Belgian smartcard technology - Proton - with a view to making it the global standard for electronic purse schemes. Visa is developing Common Electronic Purse... [30 Jul 1998]
UK Banks hope to play their smartcards right
News They will all support the EMV standard pioneered by Visa and Mastercard. Rival Visa, however, is still conducting trials. A company spokesman said: "It will be a few years before we launch... [07 Jul 1998]
