Brazilian Bitcoin Miner CoinBR Confirmed as 2nd Official Sponsor of the Blockchain Africa Conference 2017

As the hosts of the Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg from 1-3 March 2017, Bitcoin Events is proud to announce that CoinBR has come on board as the second official Premier Sponsor for the conference. CoinBR is a Brazilian bitcoin mining and exchange company, headquartered in São Paulo, with remote offices in Singapore and Cape

PCI Security Standards Council Issues Best Practices For Securing E-Commerce

Exponential online sales growth paired with the EMV chip migration in the US makes e-commerce payment security for merchants more important than ever before. As EMV chip technology continues to reduce face-to-face credit card fraud, the shift to ecommerce security becomes increasingly important to businesses large and small. To help merchants shore up their ecommerce

PCI Security Standards Council Issues Best Practices For Securing E-Commerce

Exponential online sales growth paired with the EMV chip migration in the US makes e-commerce payment security for merchants more important than ever before. As EMV chip technology continues to reduce face-to-face credit card fraud, the shift to ecommerce security becomes increasingly important to businesses large and small. To help merchants shore up their ecommerce

AfDB And The Alliance For Financial Inclusion Sign MoU To Enhance Access To Financial Services

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The agreement aims to create a collaboration framework to promote financial inclusion in Africa. This partnership is aligned with the Bank’s High 5

MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial

MoneyGram , a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of Alipay, a global mobile payment platform, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which MoneyGram will merge with Ant Financial, with stockholders of MoneyGram

Well-known Bitcoin Expert Andreas M. Antonopoulos Confirmed as Keynote Speaker for the Blockchain Africa Conference 2017

Bitcoin Events, hosts of the Blockchain Africa Conference in Johannesburg from 1-3 March 2017, is very excited to announce that Andreas M. Antonopoulos will be the keynote speaker at the conference. Andreas is one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. He has started a number of bitcoin businesses and launched several community

Acquisition Of TechProcess, Leading Indian Online And Mobile Payments Provider

Ingenico Group announced it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire 100% of TechProcess Payment Services Ltd (“TechProcess”), a leading Indian electronic payments services provider from its current shareholders (major global and Indian investors). Created in 2000, TechProcess is a leading online and mobile payment services provider headquartered in Mumbai with approximately 600 employees

Masterpass by Mastercard Expands Payment Options for Thousands of Merchants

Mastercard announced that Masterpass is now accepted at more than 10,000 small- and medium-sized merchants leveraging Sage Payment Solutions, a value added payment solution provided by Sage North America. The partnership enables merchants to leverage Masterpass to provide the speed, simplicity and security of digital payments to their customers. Together, Mastercard and Sage Payment Solutions

Identiv Launches New High-Security, High-Frequency RFID Access Cards to Upgrade Physical Access Control

Identiv, Inc. announced the launch of its uTrust TS Cards, a new high-frequency 13.56 MHz access card product line delivering increased security at a much lower cost with the excellent compatibility, service, and quality standards that have made Identiv’s card offerings so popular. Despite the security weaknesses of 125 kHz proximity card systems, adoption of

Identiv Launches New High-Security, High-Frequency RFID Access Cards to Upgrade Physical Access Control

Identiv, Inc. announced the launch of its uTrust TS Cards, a new high-frequency 13.56 MHz access card product line delivering increased security at a much lower cost with the excellent compatibility, service, and quality standards that have made Identiv’s card offerings so popular. Despite the security weaknesses of 125 kHz proximity card systems, adoption of