Credit-card hacking is Americans' top crime worry: poll
Credit-card hacking is the number one crime on Americans' worry list, far above getting mugged or murdered.
It can happen to anyone: Obama's credit card declined
Apparently, even the president of the United States can have trouble with his credit card.
S. Korea vows harsh penalties for data leaks
South Korean regulators Wednesday vowed harsh corporate penalties for data theft, as angry customers swamped credit card offices for a third day after 20 million people had their financial information stolen.
Britain brings in ban on 'rip-off' surcharges
A ban on "rip-off" surcharges imposed on credit card spending came into force in Britain on Saturday, meaning traders must ensure that the extra fees reflect genuine processing costs.
Police bust Australia's biggest credit card scam
Australian police said Thursday they had uncovered the country's biggest ever credit card data theft and smashed a Romanian syndicate allegedly behind the scam.
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry checking citizenship of those arrested in the U.S. for fraud
Kazakhstan Foreign Ministry is checking the citizenship of the two aledgely Kazakh citizens arrested in the U.S. for credit card fraud.
Two Kazakhstan residents arrested in the U.S. for credit card fraud
Two Kazakhstan citizens were arrested in the U.S. on suspicion of credit card fraud.
Over half of Kazakhstanies use bank cards
The number of bank cards holders in Kazakhstan has reached 8.5 million people this year.
Kazakhstanis steadily shifting from cash to cards
Most Kazakhstanis (86.4%) believe cashless payments have the future, according to a recent survey carried out by ISAS Agency on behalf of Visa.
