Interesting payment processing comments on the direction on international ecommerce from researcher BuddeComm. Spending on online advertising will account for around 13% of overall ad spending worldwide. Alternative payment systems are growing as a global consumer marketplace is demanding..

The widespread use of downloadable smart phone applications is igniting demand for mobile payments by both consumers and merchants. A smartphone is a mobile phone that offers advanced capabilities, such as e-mail, Internet and, more and more often, mobile payments.In an April 2008 a Javelin..

Debit cards are expected to account for 60 percent payment processing transactions. But unlike checks where most people record the details of the transactions, most debit-card users don’t’ track their transactions. As a result, debit cards users account for 44% of overdraft fees, while paper..

McAfee’s latest research paper called, “Inside the Password-Stealing Business: The Who and How of Identity Theft”, reveals startling facts on cybercrime. For instance, there was a 400% increase in malware designed to steal passwords in 2008. For the first 6 months of 2009, new malware..