Risk of Non-Payment in Online Retail Lower for Women Than for Men

September 27th, 2009 MUNICH - From 30 September 2009 Wirecard AG will be present for two days at this year's Mail Order World in Wiesbaden, Germany. Interested visitors can find compelling proof of the comprehensive range of services offered by this Munich-based technology enterprise.

September 12th, 2009 A new book called, “All Men Are Dogs, or Men Are Being Dogged Out”, is a very good book to read. You need to get your copy today.

September 2nd, 2009 LONDON - Retail Decisions (ReD), a payment card issuer and world leader in payment card fraud prevention, is announced today as a finalist in The National Business Awards for The Orange Best Use of Technology in Business Accolade. Retail Decisions is one of 10 finalists.

August 18th, 2009 LONDON - - comScore Study Reveals that Women Age 25-54 with Children in the Household have High Likelihood of Visiting Several Retail Categories comScore, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released the results of a study into the online behavior of U.K.

July 22nd, 2009 LONDON - - More Than 1/3 of Total Online Retail Transactions Occur in the Workplace - 8 in 10 U.K. Internet Users Now Access Online Retail Sites comScore, Inc.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - More men than ever before are turning to the internet to diet and stay healthy. As National Men's Health Week begins on 15th June, www.tescodiets.com can reveal a staggering 200% increase in the number of men signing up to its diet service over the past six months.

June 1st, 2009 LONDON - Over Two Thirds (68%) of Retailers Admit Payment Fraud Remains the Most Daunting Element of Running an Online Business - 60% of Online Retailers do Not Know if They are Currently PCI DSS Compliant - Three Quarters (75%) of Respondents Intend to Invest in Their Online Business Throughout 2009 Whilst 75% of online retailers will invest to grow their businesses this year, over two thirds still feel threatened by payment fraud, a survey from Sage Pay has shown. This, together with an increasing trend in consumer fraud concerns, will have a defining impact on the future of online retail in the UK.

May 20th, 2009 LONDON - It's time to move beyond the "Lehman Sisters would have survived" argument, which suggested that if women had been in charge, the banks would not have fallen into crisis in 2008, says Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, CEO of the consultancy 20-first, author and publisher of the new business website, www.WOMEN-omics.com. "Yes, women do have a right to be angry.

April 9th, 2009 LONDON - Just 20% of Women now Expect Their Partner to Earn More Money Than They do, With 83% Preferring Equality Over Financial Dependency - 40% of single Women Wouldn't Date a Man who was Unemployed - British Single Men Have the Lowest Love Expectations in Europe, but Value Brains Over Beauty - On Average, With the Exception of two Criteria - Good Looks and a Toned Body - Women Set a Higher Standard Than men in all Aspects of a Potential Partner It's official: when it comes to dating and relationships, women really do set higher standards than men. But with 40% of women claiming not to have had a relationship for more than three years, could high standards be holding them back from finding a partner? A European survey of more than 13,000 men and women aged 18 to 59, conducted for Europe's largest serious online dating service PARSHIP - which matches people with a psychometric test, found that women across Europe are 27% more choosy than men when it comes to selecting a potential partner.

March 12th, 2009 HILVERSUM, Netherlands - Roger Federer, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Tony Parker and Eva Longoria Parker, Paula Radcliffe, Sofia Boutella and Fernando Torres appear in television ad to celebrate the challenge Starting on March 13 and ending April 20, the world's largest running club, www.nikeplus.com, will tally the kilometers of men and women who join an official Men vs. Women online running challenge using the Nike+ system.

March 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Researchers have come by additional evidence that aspirin seems to reduce the risk of death in women who have heart disease or have had a stroke. The new study also provides fresh insight into aspirin dosing for women, suggesting that a lower dose of aspirin (81 mg) is as effective as a higher dose (325 mg).

January 17th, 2009 LONDON - A large number of young women on the pill in Britain risk unprotected sex simply because they are unable to obtain a repeat prescription. In a new survey by Lloydspharmacy, based on online interviews with 1,956 women in December 2008, 25 percent of them aged between 18 and 24 years on the pill confessed to having sex without contraception just because they ran out of drugs.

April 13th, 2009 BOSTON/BERLIN - Women who enjoy drinking coffee may be lowering their risk of suffering a stroke, a new study suggests. Women who drank five to seven cups of coffee a week were 12 percent less likely to have a stroke than were those who downed just one cup a month, the study among 83,000 American women revealed.

September 29th, 2009 LONDON - Having a baby at home with a registered midwife is just as safe as a conventional hospital birth, a new study says. The study, which looked at 2,889 home births and 4,752 ­hospital births with the same midwives and 5,331 hospital births attended by doctors, showed women who had a planned home birth are less likely to run into serious problems during labour.

March 21st, 2009 MUMBAI - PlaySpan, the leader in monetization solutions for online games, virtual worlds, and social networks, today announced several key findings in a new consumer insights survey from users of its Ultimate Game Card (UGC) payment option. The Ultimate Game CardT is a stored value card that supports more than 300 multiplayer games and virtual worlds, with current availability in more than 21,000 retail stores in the U.S.

January 18th, 2009 TORONTO - An intimate chat with a peer cuts down the chances of postnatal depression by half among high risk women, a new study has shown. Cindy-Lee Dennis, associate professor at the Lawrence S.

August 13th, 2009 SYDNEY - Female customers are less likely to buy an item from a shop if they feel the sales girls are more attractive than they are, according to a study. The latest research from the University of South Australia (USA) says the power of gorgeous girls at the counter has some very clear limits.

September 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - People who go online to find sex partners are likely to have unsafe sex, reveals a new survey. According to Dr Philippe Adam, the act of engaging in "fantasy" cyber chatting on online matchmaking sites could encourage unsafe sex.

August 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - What you eat depends on with whom you eat, that's the conclusion of a new study. The study conducted by researchers at McMaster University appears in the online version of the international journal Appetite.

May 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - PayByCash(r), a subsidiary of PlaySpanT, today announced the availability of the PayByCash CodeT, the most accessible pre-paid product for consumers in 180 countries. PayByCash's revolutionary new product provides consumers with a streamlined way to make Internet purchases.