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Israelis spent NIS 51.6 billion on debit and credit cards in October, up 12.5% year-on-year

Online transactions accounted for approximately NIS 29.5 b. in spending, up 15.8% from October last year.

Credit card payment.
Credit card payment.

Israelis head to polls with open wallets as Election Day spending rises sharply from 2022 election

An Air Haifa ATR-72-600 aircraft.

Air Haifa announces Cal's FlyAll as first credit card partner for reward flight redemptions

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Hackers steal over half a million credit cards using cheap Chinese AI models, simple prompts


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.

Statistics on the implementation of smart payment terminals in Israel.

Shawn Sharma Built an 8 Figure Brand: Teaching the Importance of Credit


Former Stock Exchange employee allegedly scams clients for NIS 750,000

The fraud allegedly spanned over several years and included dozens of the suspect's former clients.

Some of the items discovered by police, allegedly paid for with stolen credit cards by the suspect, a fomer employee at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, February 2021.

Credit card companies to reduce clearing fees

Under the new agreement, a fixed fee was set at a significantly lower rate than the previous commission, in transactions in the amount of up to NIS 35,000.

MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016

Stolen Israeli identities worth about $14 on the dark web

Israeli fullz are not the cheapest on the market, but also aren't the most expensive.

[Illustrative] A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him.

Black Friday: How much money did Israelis spend in eight hours?

At the ALM branch in Beersheba, a record transaction was made for a single customer, who purchased products at a cost of over NIS 70,000.

Black Friday sales in Jerusalem, Nov. 2020

Visa launches new Europe initiative

The popularity and need for digital payments and online banking has never been greater, with the global pandemic accelerating this shift in behavior.

MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016

Cash no longer king in Italy as COVID helps government push for plastic

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is offering refunds on some money spent electronically, tax breaks for outlets with card machines and a new 50-million euro state lottery for card users only.

Euro banknotes and coins are displayed in a shop in Brussels, Belgium November 14, 2017

Visa, Mastercard called upon to cut ties with Palestinian terror funding

Both companies have been warned that continuing to offer credit services to banks processing terror funding is a contravention of the law.

MasterCard and VISA credit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken June 9, 2016

Visa in credit card payment app agreement with Max

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the transition to digital payments.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration