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Officials: Credit Card Data Thief 'BadB' Arrested in France

By Allan LengelAug 11th 2010 – 7:47PM

(Aug. 11) -- A resident of Moscow, "BadB" lived the glamorous life, hopping jets to Europe, freely spending money -- even as U.S. authorities marked him as one of the world's "most prolific sellers" of stolen credit card data. French authorities arrested Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, 27, at the airport in Nice this...

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Five Stars Hits 1.3 Million Check-Ins, Emerging As A Quiet Giant In Customer Loyalty

May 30th 2012 - 01:58AM

We in the press haven't heard too much from Five Stars , the customer loyalty startup, since it launched out of the Winter 2011 class of Y Combinator last year.

TECHCRUNCH EUROPE

Paperless Payphone: Doxo Now Lets You Receive & Pay Bills From Your Mobile Device

May 30th 2012 - 01:28AM

Since launching in mid-2011, doxo has been on a mission to make your life paperless.

TECHCRUNCH EUROPE

Groupon Picks Up Breadcrumb For A Little Point-of-Sale Magic

May 29th 2012 - 08:28PM

Groupon just announced via its blog that it has acquired Breadcrumb , the creators of an affordable point of sale system and iPad app that targets local restaurants.

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Flying Soon: Angry Debit Cards

May 29th 2012 - 12:23PM

Russian fans of the videogame Angry Birds will soon be able to get special debit cards – or "Angry Cards"– giving them discounts on the game's products.

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Gartner: Over $172B In Mobile Payments In 2012; SMS, Web Most Popular Routes

May 29th 2012 - 06:02AM

No, NFC still hasn't come to the iPhone — or many other devices, for that matter.

Electronic commerce News From the Web

  • 05/30/12 Your Money Back From Groupon Source: Portfolio.com: Daily Brief T he latest deal from Groupon: a chance to get a refund for deals as part of a proposed $8.5 million lawsuit settlement.
  • 05/30/12 Five Stars Hits 1.3 Million Check-Ins, Emerging As A... Source: Original Signal We in the press haven't heard too much from Five Stars , the customer loyalty startup, since it launched out of the Winter 2011 class of Y Combinator last year.
  • 05/30/12 Cash on delivery eroding margins Source: The Economic Times - India "Cash on delivery defies the e-commerce model; it locks up working capital and increases your risk exposure. No merchant likes it," said Akhilesh Tuteja, executive director at audit and advisory firm KPMG.
  • 05/30/12 Online retailers tweak business models Source: The Economic Times - India Online retailers in India are fast changing their business models in an effort to stay afloat and turn profitable .
  • 05/30/12 Kiwibank system taken down Source: The Dominion Post of New Zealand Kiwibank says its core banking system failed for 45 minutes this afternoon, taking down internet, text and phone banking and preventing it from processing transactions at its branches.

Background on Electronic commerce

Electronic commerce, commonly known as e-commerce or e-comm, refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks.

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