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World Cup Highlights Growth Of Contactless Payments In Russia

World Cup Highlights Growth Of Contactless Payments In Russia
World Cup Highlights Growth Of Contactless Payments In Russia
July 16, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Contactless payments scored big at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, with 50 percent of Visa purchases in tournament venues utilizing contactless transactions through cards, mobile devices...

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Western Union Customers Have New Way To Send Money
Western Union Customers Have New Way To Send Money
July 06, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Western Union announced Thursday (July 5) that it has inked a deal with Post Bank, one of Russia’s largest banks, to enable customers to use...

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Contactless Payments Take The Prize At World Cup Stadiums
Contactless Payments Take The Prize At World Cup Stadiums
June 28, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Soccer is a contact sport, but fans are using contactless payments at one of the sport’s most famous events: Approximately 17 percent of purchases with...

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Russia Prepares For SWIFT Exit With Blockchain
Russia Prepares For SWIFT Exit With Blockchain
June 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Russia’s corporate treasurers are working with the nation’s central bank on a blockchain initiative, reports in CoinDesk said Friday (June 15). The Russian Association of...

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World Cup Threatened With Possible Cyberattack
World Cup Threatened With Possible Cyberattack
June 14, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Based on a survey of security professionals who attended Infosecurity Europe 2018, the majority expect a cybeattack at this year’s World Cup, which kicks off Thursday...

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Around The World With World Cup Commerce
Around The World With World Cup Commerce
June 09, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

In one week, the FIFA World Cup Men’s Soccer competition will kick off in Russia. For most of the world that is big news. Here in...

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Yandex Eats Up Russian Market Share With Plus Membership, Smart Speaker
Yandex Eats Up Russian Market Share With Plus Membership, Smart Speaker
May 30, 2018  |  Voice Activation

Amazon, Google and Apple are all gunning to become the biggest name in the global smart speaker market, but Russia is one country that has...

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FBI Says Russian Hackers Have Compromised Routers
FBI Says Russian Hackers Have Compromised Routers
May 25, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

U.S. authorities said Friday (May 25) that Russian hackers had “compromised hundreds of thousands of home and office routers and could collect user information or...

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