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Israelis shop at a Rami Levy supermarket in Modiin on July 21, 2022. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
November 10, 2024, 4:11 pm
DDoS cyberattack temporarily blocks Israeli credit card payments
Two weeks after similar assault, clearing company Hyp says it was subject to cyberattack that affected some of its systems; Iran-linked hacker group reportedly claims responsibility
By ToI Staff
Israeli families enjoy a music headphone party at the TLV fashion mall in Tel Aviv during municipal election day on February 27, 2024. (Courtesy)
February 28, 2024, 7:16 pm
Though voter turnout low, Israelis flock to malls on municipal election holiday
Shoppers hit the stores and cafes, spending NIS 1.577 billion via credit card transactions, an increase of more than 24% compared to last election day in November 2022
By Sharon Wrobel
Israelis at bars in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market on March 12 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
March 12, 2021, 10:45 pm
Restaurants fully booked as Israelis flock back after year of restrictions
Some places reporting 10-day waiting lists for a spot; credit card use jumps after eateries, cafes reopen
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of digital banking (apichon_tee; iStock by Getty Images)
May 19, 2020, 1:45 pm
Digital bank enters accord with Isracard to issue credit cards
The two entities will jointly issue local and international credit and debit Mastercards to customers of Israel’s first purely digital bank
By Shoshanna Solomon
Governor of the Bank of Israel Karnit Flug during a meeting of the Finance Committee in the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 06, 2014. (Photo credit: Flash90)
February 18, 2018, 3:42 pm
Bank of Israel sets criteria for buyers of credit card firms
Bank Hapoalim and Bank Leumi need to sell their credit card units as part of a push to increase competition in the banking sector
By Shoshanna Solomon
An Enigma machine on display at Bletchley Park in the UK. (CC BY SA Flickr/Tim Gage)
January 3, 2017, 10:27 am
UK bank to secure credit cards using Nazi technology
Barclays will protect transactions with shifting code generator based on Enigma, which encrypted German messages in WWII
By ToI Staff
Chen Ayalti seen at the Nazareth District Courton June 19, 2016, where he was accused of murdering his mother, Miriam, at her home in the Mahanaim Kibbutz in April. (Basel Awidat/Flash90)
June 19, 2016, 10:18 pm
Prof indicted for murdering mother, stealing her credit cards
Chen Ayalti charged with killing mom on kibbutz, stealing her money, claiming she died of natural causes, then blaming his wife
By ToI Staff
The KitLocate team (Photo credit: Courtesy)
March 27, 2016, 5:23 pm
Israel’s ‘scale-up discount’ called good value for multinationals
Technology developed by Israeli start-ups rivals that developed elsewhere, yet fetches less from investors. There’s a reason for that, says a visiting executive
By David Shamah
A man removes cash from a Bank Leumi ATM machine in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
February 29, 2016, 7:43 pm
Zombies and mules: The inside story of the first-ever shekel bank hack
Outliers and hackers banded together to carry out an unusual heist; fortunately, mass damage was prevented, says a security expert
By David Shamah
Illustrative photo of credit cards. (Avatar)
September 2, 2015, 1:50 am
Norwegian bank issues anti-Semitic credit card, apologizes
Customer-requested image on Visa card issued by DNB shows large-nosed Jew smiling at gold coins
By ToI Staff
Soon to be a rare sight in Israel? (illustrative picture credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90)
January 5, 2015, 5:40 pm
Message to Israelis: Your cash is no good here
The government has issued its final proposal for constructing a largely cashless society
By David Shamah
Illustration: Credit card in use. via Shutterstock
February 13, 2014, 2:05 pm
Glitch causes mass credit card failure in Israel
Hundreds of vendors unable to complete transactions throughout Thursday morning
By Stuart Winer
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