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

According to SHVA, the company that manages and develops Israel's national payment system, Israelis spent NIS 250.78 million using payment cards between 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

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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

Niv Sultan and Deni Avdija for FLY CARD.

The redemption test: Which travel credit card actually gets you on a flight?


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.

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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.

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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.

 The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company American Express (AXP) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 25, 2016

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.

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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.

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

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.

 Dr. Gal Aviv, CEO, Blender

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.

FILE PHOTO: A Google sign is shown at one of the company's office complexes in Irvine, California, U.S., July 27, 2020.

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

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Electric Corporation customers targeted by phishing scam

This isn't the first time IEC customers have been targeted by fraud.

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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.