Recently we attended Webit Congress & Expo in Sofia (Bulgaria). Many people are interested in Central European e-commerce market (or, being more general, the Internet market). Is this a part of Europe that’s open to cooperation? What are the experiences of businesses there? And what is the current state of development? So let’s take a look at two countries in this region: Romania and Bulgaria.
If you’re an owner of a credit/debit card that allows contactless payments (like Visa PayWave or MasterCard PayPass), you probably have worries like: “Can someone get my card data?” or, what’s even worse, “Can someone steal my money?“. And the answers here are: “Yes, he can” and “yes, he can“.
It’s easy to find news and information on business or technology, but unfortunately services that cover those topics rarely publish payment news. If they do, it’s usually connected with some new gadgets or hot news like Google Wallet or mobile payments at Starbucks. So here are some useful payment services – choose what fits best your preferences.
If you know any other interesting payment websites, don’t hesitate to leave a link in the comments.
Do you think that paying with a mobile phone instead of a credit card is cool? Nonsense! Despite the fact that such solutions still aren’t popular globally, they’re already becoming old fashion. New gadgets and payment methods are being created all the time and that’s great. We – the customers – have a better choice and it’s up to us which solutions will become popular and which will vanish.
One of such new solutions is watch2pay. MasterCard teamed up with Laks and announced the first wristwatch that can be used to make payments. Not only does it sound cool, but it’s also simple and uses a well known technology.
The first American Express credit card was issued in the 50’ of the XXth century. Today very few of us can imagine shopping without a credit card. We choose it, because it’s safer, because you don’t need to search for an ATM, because it’s simply more convenient.
American Express cards, among Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club and JCB, remain one of the most popular in the world. But how to choose the best card from all those offers without getting a headache and feeling dizzy?
Let’s take a look what one of those most popular credit card brands can offer.
I waited patiently to interview Krzysztof Bartnik about his experiences running eKomercyjnie.pl service and magazine. I knew it would be worth it and then, finally, he came through the door! He apologized but I know online vendors have a long queue of important things to do and think about work day and night. Plus Krzysztof simultaneously runs an online service and a magazine for and about the Polish e-commerce sector, so he’s constantly training vendors, presenting at conferences and organizing national promotions like Free Shipping Day. But right now, he’s excited to talk about his e-commerce experiences.
Since 25th October for the first time in Hungary and the first time in Europe, mobile phones are enabled to be used as MasterCard payment cards. A month ago Google launched in the United States (only!) a virtual mobile wallet called “Google Mobile” and now MasterCard Mobile is to be launched in Hungary (EU), just for a good start.
MasterCard chose Cellum, Hungary’s fast-growing developer of mobile payment solutions, to integrate bank cards into handsets.
Mobile phones will no longer be limited to offering voice, image and text transmission services only; from now on they will be able to transfer money as well.
Yep, that’s why we’re into online payments ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElJQJZtY8WI#!
