Subject: Mondex: The Cashless Society is Here! Date: Thu, 4 Jun 1998 00:37:17 +0000 To: "Hebraic Heritage Newsgroup"<heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>
From: Chris Beard To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com Subject: Mondex: The Cashless Society is Here! THE CASHLESS SOCIETY IS HERE! (Chris Beard) After years of planning, research, and development the world's financial institutions are announcing the much anticipated GLOBAL CASHLESS SOCIETY. The ability to conduct all manner of monetary exchange is now being replaced by microchip technology and electronic currency. MONDEX is the company providing this cashless system and has already franchised over 20 major nations. This system was created in 1993 by London bankers Tim Jones and Graham Higgins of NATWEST/COUTTS, the personal bank of BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY. The system is based on SMARTCARD technology which employs microchips concealed in a plastic card which stores electronic cash, identification, and other information. All transaction systems are being made secure by adopting SET protocols (Secure Electronic Transaction) and will display the SET MARK. MON-DEX - A compound of the words MONETARY & DEXTER. Webster's Dictionary Encyclopedia Edition defines these words as: monetary - pertaining to money dexter - belonging to or located on the right hand SET - the Egyptian god of evil or Satan Along with the cards you may use a PET device (Personal Electronic Transfer). This wallet sized calculator-like device allows you to conduct personal currency exchanges with other card holders. The cards also works with the NORTEL/BELL VISTA 360 phone, MILLENNIUM pay phones, ATMs, your PC, the INTERNET, and online businesses and institutions. This cashless system has been tested extensively in the city of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada, and in the U.K. and U.S. All Canadian banks have signed up to MONDEX and will be promoting it soon. Plans are to have it in widespread use by 1998. The CIBC (Canadian International Bank of Commerce) has even set up a model cashless branch inside NORTEL in Brampton, Ontario. Over 250 corporations in 20 countries are involved in bringing MONDEX to the world and many nations have already been franchised to use it; the U.K., Canada, U.S.A., Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, Taiwan, Sri Lanka Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. The European Union is expected to adopt the MONDEX system as their unified currency solution. Other SMARTCARD systems are quickly being put aside in favor of MONDEX, especially since MASTERCARD bought a 51% stake in the company. NATWEST will still maintain directorship in it's development and implementation. "This is the final stage in becoming a global reality," said Robin O'Kelly of MONDEX International. "With MasterCard's backing, there's nothing to stop MONDEX now from becoming the global standard." Eventually the idea of carrying a card will become obsolete as people soon discover that it has its security limitations-namely, being susceptible to damage, loss and theft. The final solution will be to have the microchip simply placed inside the human body as they do now with microchip pet identification systems. INFOPET is one of several companies that provide a syringe gun implantable bio-chip that is injected under the skin of an animal. The chip can be read by a scanner and the code identifying the owner and pet will bring up a file on a computer. The system boasts that it can track over 1 billion pets by satellites and cellular towers. MOTOROLA, who produce the microchips for the MONDEX SMARTCARD, has developed several human implantable bio-chips. The BT952000 chip was engineered by Dr. Carl Sanders who was directed in seventeen NEW WORLD ORDER meetings to develop the device for global use in humans for economic and identification purposes. The bio-chip measures 7mm long and .75mm in width, about the size of a grain of rice. It contains a transponder and a rechargeable lithium battery. The battery is charged by a thermo-couple circuit that produces voltage from fluctuations in body temperature. They spent over 1.5 million dollars studying where to place the chip in the human body. They found only 2 suitable and efficient places - the FOREHEAD just under the hairline, and the back of the hand, specifically the RIGHT HAND. "And he causes all, the small and the great, and the rich and the poor, and the free men and the slaves, to be given a mark in their right hand, or in their forehead, and he provides that no one should be able to buy or sell, except the one who has the mark, either the name of the beast, or the number of his name." Revelation 13:16 Dr. Sanders was against the use of the lithium battery because it was known that if it were to break the lithium would cause a GRIEVOUS BOIL or sore and cause much agony to the host. "And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth, and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshiped his image." Revelation 16:2 After Dr. Sanders left the project he was introduced to the prophetic scriptures in the Bible concerning the "mark of the beast". He then converted to the Christian faith and now conducts seminars on this topic. Dr. Sanders developed patented medical, surveillance, and security equipment for the FBI, CIA, IRS, IBM, GE, Honeywell, and Teledyne. He has also received the President's and Governor's award for design excellence. The Greek word in the Bible for the mark is charagma, which means a scratch, or etching, stamp, insignia, or mark of servitude. The number 666 is the Greek phrase Chi Xi Stigma, meaning to stick or prick, a mark incised or punched for the recognition of ownership. The industry name for the advanced smart card developed by GEMPLUS and the U.S. DOD (Department of Defense) is the MARC (Multi-technology Automated Reader Card). The code name for it's development was `TESSERA'. A tessera was the Roman insignia of ownership placed on their slaves which if removed would result in the slave being branded with a mark. In November 1996 an agreement was made by which GEMPLUS will supply smartcards for the global implementation of MONDEX. AT&T/Lucent Technologies purchased the franchise for MONDEX USA. Their logo is the symbol of the Solar Serpent or RED DRAGON who is Satan. LUCENT is compounded from LUCIFER - ENTERPRISES. They seem to be quite flagrant in naming their products STYX (a river in Hades), JANUS (2 faced god) and INFERNO promoted with a quote from `The Inferno', a story about LUCIFER in the bowels of hell. The "ring of fire" is the ancient Pantheon. This company deliberately chose to move their new offices into 666 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. "Day was departing, and the darkening air called all earth's creatures to their evening quiet while I alone was preparing as though for war" - The Inferno, Dante, Canto II One of their proudest achievements is TTS (Text To Speech) in which they give the human-like quality of speech to lifeless technology. This only tends to remind one of the apocalyptic scriptures. "And it was given to him to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast might even speak..." Revelation 13:15 Since it is not practical to place a microchip in every product that is to ever be bought and sold a UPC BARCODE does the job nicely. What most people don't realize is that this is the "mark of the beast" for the products we buy, use and dispose of everyday. Every UPC BARCODE contains the numbers 666. You will find one of two versions of the mark. The most common has 10 numbers divided into two parts. The other will have 6 numbers. In both versions there are 3 unidentified bars. Those bars are 6, 6, and 6. These are called guard bars, they tell the scanner when to start, divide, and stop the reading. "Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast for the number is that of a man, and his number is 666." Revelation 13:18 *********************************************************************** Mondex International Newsroom http://www.mondex.com/mxi/cgi-bin/show.pl?english+global&../english/do cuments/global/prel73761274.txt Press Release 13 May, 1998 MONDEX ELECTRONIC CASH LAUNCHED ISRAEL ISRAEL Under Embargo until 0001 (GMT) Wednesday, 13th May Mondex Israel Launch Pilot in Rehovot Area Rehovot, Israel, 13th May 1998: Mondex Israel has today announced the launch of a pilot of Mondex Electronic Cash in the town of Rehovot, situated 30km South of Tel Aviv. This pilot is the 23rd implementation of Mondex to date and reflects the continuing progress of Mondex around the world. Mondex Israel, jointly owned by Discount Investment Corporation and the Paz Group, has initiated this activity as the first phase in the wider commercial roll-out of Mondex in Israel. Mondex is the most `cash-like' of the electronic cash smartcards currently being introduced around the world as a more efficient alternative to physical cash; for use in everyday shopping, and as a future payment mechanism in a wide variety of areas such as the Internet and `pay-per-view' TV. Mondex is the only electronic cash system in the world to operate with a single global technology allowing for cross-country payments. Unlike rival electronic cash schemes, Mondex ensures that there is interoperability between cards and devices from one country to another provided by consistent technology in each Mondex implementation. Mondex Electronic Cash is currently being used in 22 implementations around the world including Hong Kong, the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Costa Rica and the Philippines and Mondex franchises have been established in over 50 countries worldwide. Rehovot is a mid-sized city in the centre of Israel, with a population of around 85,000 and with 1,000 retailers. Rehovot is best known as the site of the Weizmann Institute of Science, a world-famous advanced science learning and research centre, which has a student population of 5,000. The pilot will be officially launched by Yaakov Sendler, the Mayor of Rehovot, who will make the first Mondex transaction in Israel. Managing Director of Discount Investments and Chairman of the Board of Mondex Israel, Dov Tadmor, said, "Mondex is an important and integral part of Discount Investment's strategy to engage in financial and technological services." Yitzhak Levy, CEO of Mondex Israel, said, "Rehovot was chosen as the location for the pilot, as we identified some 1,000 businesses in this area where a large part of the turnover is paid for in cash." "Rehovot is a town that combines shopping malls and private businesses as well as a young adult population, including leading academic institutes on one hand and senior citizens on the other." The pilot phase will be accompanied by a multimedia advertising campaign produced by the Kesher Barel agency, using the strapline "Mondex - Israel's Electronic Cash". Michael Keegan, Chief Executive Officer of Mondex International, based in London, said, "Israel is an important and innovative market, leading the way in the adoption of new technology and this is reflected in Mondex Israel's rapid time to market and commitment to the Mondex technology". Richard Phillimore, senior vice president of Chip Card Business, MasterCard International, "MasterCard International acquired a 51% stake in Mondex International because Mondex is the only truly global electronic cash system. Mondex provides the interoperability that MasterCard members and cardholders around the world have come to expect from all of our trusted payment brands. The MasterCard Complete Chip Solutionä ensures that an issuer's one-time investment in chip delivers sustainable competitive advantage." Notes to Editors Mondex International Mondex International is a subsidiary of MasterCard International. MasterCard International acquired 51% of the company in February 1997 and has decided to adopt Mondex International's technology as its future choice of strategic chip platform. Mondex International grants licences to franchisees to allow them to exploit the Mondex electronic cash technology in a given territory. Since its incorporation in 1996, Mondex has issued 30 licences across 6 continents. Mondex is being developed by franchisees in over 50 countries. Mondex is the only electronic cash system in the world to operate with a single global technology allowing for cross-border payments. It allows up to five different currencies to be carried on the card at any one time in separate electronic pockets. Mondex is currently being used in 23 implementations around the world including Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Costa Rica, Philippines, UK and USA. The following companies are shareholders (directly or indirectly) in Mondex International: MasterCard International, National Westminster Bank, Ulster Bank, Midland Bank, Scotiabank, Credit Union Central of Canada, The National Bank of Canada, Bank of Montreal, Canada Trust, Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins, Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, Wells Fargo, Citibank UCS, Chase Manhattan, First Chicago NDB, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, National Australia Bank, Westpac Banking Corporation (Australia), ANZ Banking Group (New Zealand), Bank of New Zealand, Countrywide Banking Corporation, The National Bank of New Zealand, ASB Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation (New Zealand). Further Information regarding Mondex is available on their web site at: www.mondex.com MasterCard International MasterCard International has the most comprehensive portfolio of payment brands in the world. With 23,000 member financial institutions, serving consumers in 220 countries and territories, MasterCard is the industry leader in quality and innovation. More than 600 million MasterCard, Maestro, Cirrus and Mondex cards are accepted at more than 15 million locations worldwide. In 1997, gross dollar volume exceeded $600 billion. MasterCard can be reached through its World Wide Web site at www.mastercard.com. Mondex Israel Mondex Israel is jointly owned by Discount Investment Corporation (DIC), part of the IDB Holding Group and Paz Oil Co. The franchise gives DIC and Paz the exclusive rights to commercially develop Mondex electronic cash for Israeli residents. Discount Investment Corporation Discount Investment Corporation, of the IDB Holding Group, invests and participates in the initiation, development and direction of a diverse portfolio of business enterprises. Since its establishment in 1961, the Company has played a significant role in the development of the Israeli economy through its investments in local companies in all sectors of the economy, many of whom are market leaders both locally and internationally. Investment policy focuses on investments that have long-term growth and profit potential. This policy includes further development in sectors that exhibit particularly high profit potential, such as the export-oriented high-tech industrial and communications sectors and non-banking financial services. The Company's investment strategy includes privately held and publicly traded companies, and encourages joint investments with local and international strategic partners. Discount Investment Corporation's activities include investments in cellular telephone services, cable TV, Internet services, supermarket chains, petrol stations, and parking facilities; which are largely cash oriented and therefore natural targets for the use of electronic cash and membership or loyalty programmes. Further information on Discount Investment Corporation may be obtained through its web site at www.dic.co.il. Paz Oil Co. Ltd Paz is Israel's largest supplier of refined petroleum products. Paz was founded in 1922 as the Anglo-Asiatic Petroleum company and was subsequently renamed the Shell Company of Palestine, before becoming the Paz Oil Company Ltd in 1958. Paz supplies about 40% of local petroleum consumption. Of the more than 600 filling stations, 210 are Paz stations. The three largest subsidiaries are Paz Lubricants and Oils, an extensive manufacturing complex for lubricants and solvents; Pazkar Ltd, a well established manufacturer of bituminous products, waterproofing membranes, coatings and adhesives; and Pazgas Ltd which supplies L.P.C. to over 500,000 customers. For further information please contact: Robin O'Kelly, Mondex International Ltd., Tel: +44 (0) 171 557 5036 *********************************************************************** From: Peter Caffell <pcaffell@ihug.co.nz> To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com Subject: The Cashless Society in New Zealand New Zealand NEWS bulletin: Last night I recorded an interesting VIDEO Clip from TV ONE NEWS about the introduction of the CASHLESS SOCIETY within 12 months, starting in Wellington, New Zealand. If you are expecting the MARK of the Beast to arrive soon you will be very interested. It may all be starting in NZ ! The video can be downloaded from the 'Smartcard' directory of my FTP server: <a href="http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/%7Epcaffell" eudora="autourl">http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~pcaffell</a> Note that, if you have the ablility to view it, the 'SmartCard.mpg' file is clearer, smaller than the AVI version. I have noted that there are many people attempting to download the file below and some are having problems. I am willing to email it to any who would like me to do so. I will need to send 14 x 879K email attachments 24 hours apart so as not to overload your incoming email box. Save all the files to the same directory and once you have them all run the self-extracting 'EXE' file to reconstitute the MPG video. Please let me know if you would like this. Kind Regards, Peter Caffell *********************************************************************