Initial investigations into reports that digital security company Gemalto was hacked by the NSA and GCHQ last week show that the company’s products are secure, despite claims that the British and US agencies stole encryption keys for its SIM cards.

Consumers in the UK and Canada can now make online purchases in bitcoin from Dell, making it one of the largest merchants to accept the digital currency internationally.

Myanmar’s move to open up its economy to outside investment has seen the formerly cash-based country hurtle towards alternative payment adoption.

Cross-border money transfer company TRANSFAST has launched a mobile app for iOS to provide slicker fund transfers and a quicker sign-up process for new customers.

Nearly a third of phishing attacks last year focussed on gaining access to payment systems and e-commerce sites, according to a study by security experts Kapersky.