News of Payment Systems
• MasterCard Takes Payments Technology into the Future with the Launch of M/Chip Advance
News of Banks
• Russian banks get rid of idle cards
• VTB24 has taken the lead in the Bank client service rating
Fraudfighting and Security
• Amendments to the Act “On the personal data" have passed the first reading
• Anatoly Aksakov suggests to bring a criminal punishment for faking and dealing with counterfeit cards into the legislation
• The Ministry of the Interior of Russia and the Europol will struggle together with card fraud
Card Society
• Federal Bailiff Service will establish terminals for debts payment
• Mikron will be a RFID-tickets provider for St.-Petersburg’s transport
• The Social card of Kiev inhabitant to be issued in December
