Payment

Visa signs $2.4 billion deal to acquire Israeli anti-fraud firm BioCatch

Visa agreed to buy Tel Aviv-based BioCatch for $2.4 billion, expanding its AI-driven defenses against scams, account takeovers and digital fraud.

A Visa credit card is seen on a computer keyboard in this picture illustration taken September 6, 2017.
Shia Muslims gather along the Bayn al-Haramayn or "between the two sanctuaries", a 378-meter open marble-paved avenue linking the Imam Hussein Shrine and Imam al-Abbas Shrine, in the city of Karbala on August 4, 2026.

Iraq delays July public salaries as Strait of Hormuz blockade guts oil revenue

Electricity poles

NIS 75M on the way to our pockets: The offset that will affect electricity bills

Israel Electric Corporation employees

New scam flooding phones: Fake Electric Company refund links


What’s driving the rapid adoption of online payments in Finland and Europe

Digital Payment.

Nayax celebrates two decades of cashless innovation

Nayax processes over 3.5 billion transactions a year, across 120 different countries.

Children playing with an unattended machine

High-interest credit card debt: Risks, relief options, and how to choose

Credit Card.

Trump’s Social Security Administration cuts are hurting Holocaust survivors, advocates say

A 100-year-old Holocaust survivor in Skokie, Illinois received a surprising notice last year from the Social Security Administration: The government was demanding a refund.

 U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025.

Tech Talk: Israeli startup B24Club simplifies payment solutions

Today, a single mobile app has the power to disrupt entire business models, reshaping industries that once relied on traditional financial intermediaries.

 Money and a calculator

End of “junk fees”: Airbnb displays the total price up front

The apartment rental platform will now display the final price, including fees and taxes, by default at the start of the booking process.

 Airbnb

The new campaign by Katorza and Yatzpan

A new campaign for Kashkash features a playful exchange between two beloved Israeli comedians. The campaign encourages the use of mobile cash.

 Israel Katorza and Eli Yatzpan

The hidden details behind safe online payments that users often miss

In today's digital economy, online payments have become second nature for most of us. But beneath the surface lie crucial safety mechanisms and features that many users overlook.

 Online payment

Championship ring: The accessory that will make you leave your wallet at home

Soon, you can leave your phone at home too: Max customers will be able to pay anywhere using wearable payment products like a ring or bracelet.

 Max's payment ring

And now, you can pay at businesses also with... a ring

Allows customers to pay easily and quickly at any business that accepts credit card payments. All that is required is to wave the hand with the ring over the register, and the payment is made.

 Now you can pay with a ring