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A groundbreaking move: Visa will analyze how much tourists spend in Israel
Israel's Ministry of Tourism signs a first-of-its-kind deal with Visa to track monthly aggregated tourist credit card spending. Data is anonymous, with no privacy risk, confirmed by authorities.
CashCal Pro Card: Cashback and special benefits for students
High-interest credit card debt: Risks, relief options, and how to choose
Regulator tells Horesh-Harel not to help choose ICC-CAL CEO
Mexican-Israeli national arrested on charges of credit card fraud
The suspect used the credit cards to pay for his hotel stays, as well as purchase jewelry, food, cigarettes, concert tickets and more.
Ukrainian foreign minister apologizes for falsely accusing El Al
“Indeed, the ‘Mir’ payment button remained on the website, but the use of it was blocked,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tweeted.
TikTok, Netflix, American Express suspend operations in Russia, Belarus
A number of companies and services have ceased operations in Russia and Belarus in recent days.
Visa, Mastercard suspend Russia operations after request by Zelensky
Cards issued in Russia will no longer work outside the country, while cards issued abroad will no longer work in Russia.
Israel marks record credit card transactions in 2021 - NIS 410 billion
The data also showed that online and telephone transactions increased by 16% to NIS380.1 billion.
Blender’s technology is revolutionizing the consumer loan system
Young people from gen Y and Z are reluctant to borrow money without a specific cause, the company says.
Google Pay to launch in Israel by end of 2021
Isracard has said it reached an agreement with Google to offer payments via Google's digital wallet enabling Google Pay to come to Israel.
Israelis spent a record amount on credit cards in June
Total transactions for the month reached NIS 34.7 billion, an increase of 18.3% compared to a year earlier • most transactions made in Israel are now contactless
Electric Corporation customers targeted by phishing scam
This isn't the first time IEC customers have been targeted by fraud.
Israel's move toward smart payment terminals passes milestone
By July 31, 2021, transactions at all businesses, other than exceptional cases, will only be possible via the EMV standard.
