The preparation for the 3rd International Forum ‘Innovations. Remote Services, Cards and Payments 2012’ organized by PLUS Journal has been completed. The event is scheduled for 21-22 May, the venue is Moscow, Forum Hall.

The company Mobile TeleSystems (MTS), MasterCard Worldwide and MTS-Bank announced the beginning of sales of the first in Russia NFC-based payment solution that allows making contactless payments for goods and services from a mobile account using MasterCardPayPass technology.

Tieto has provided an advanced Tieto Card Suite Contactless host solution for NFC project implemented by telecommunications operator MTS and MasterCard.

CyberPlat^® payment system and PLATINA commercial bank, the settlement bank of the system, have expanded cooperation with the Federal Treasury in accepting payments from individuals towards payment of federal taxes and dues on a national scale.

A new fingerprint sensor from Authentec is now being designed into a number of new devices so that NFC phone users can add an extra layer of protection to their mobile wallets.

Russia´s Ministry of Finance wants all Russian companies to transfer payments to their employees via bank accounts only. Also, all shops could be obliged to accept cards.

NFC technology takes a leap forward in the form of the Samsung GALAXY S III with Visa mobile contactless payments.

Bitcoins valued at 90,000 dollars were stolen by hackers in a security breach at Bitcoin exchange site Bitcoinica, according to a site representative.

The novelty biometric voters registration exercise for the 2012 general election in Ghana has ended. About 12.75 million voters had been registered.

The Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will begin enrolling Nigerian citizens and legal residents into the Nigerian Identity Management System (NIMS).

The alternative payment market is expected to grow 13% by 2015 and within eCommerce, spend via alternative payments will outstrip that of card payment schemes.

Iran’s minister of communications and information technology asked to instruct banks to refrain from sending bank statements to e-mail addresses administered by foreign providers.

While the new version of the Tatanga malware is currently focused on Spanish banking customers, it may be spreading to other countries.

PayPal and SOFTBANK have announced that the two companies plan to establish a joint venture company, «PayPal Japan», to build a digital payments business that will drive the future of commerce in Japan.

Ogone, specialists in online payment services has become the first European payment services provider to partner with MasterCard to offer PayPass Wallet.

At the time of the report, Lithuania ranks now at № 1 with the highest levels of malicious activities in the world while Finland at № 219 has the cleanest servers and networks. Russia is at the 7th position.

New travel rewards credit cards issued by Bank of America give consumers and small businesses flexibility to use points for more than just flights.

Interactive map highlights migration away from UK due to chip-and-PIN and advanced fraud analytics.

Transact24 Limited has launched theT24 PayVault VISA Prepaid Card, a dedicated payment solution that caters specifically to European companies that are required to pay in US$.

The Peak Systems company got a verdict from the Federal authorized company UEC (Universal electronic card) confirming that the software application UOS Information System — UEC Issue developed by Peak Systems complies to the requirements of EPSS UEC rules, version 1.6.