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Shareholders' Equity (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 08, 2017 | Feb. 17, 2015 | Feb. 03, 2014 | Jul. 18, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 349 | $ 746 | $ 1,283 |  |  |
Trading description |  |  |  |  |  | For each Ordinary Share purchased under the SEDA, YA will pay 95% for 2014 SEDA and 93% for 2015 and 2017 SEDA, of the lowest daily VWAP (as defined below) of the Ordinary Shares during the five consecutive trading days (or, for the 2015 and 2017 SEDA, commencing June 2016, three consecutive trading days), following the date of an advance notice from the Company (provided such VWAP is greater than or equal to 90% of the last closing price of the Ordinary shares at the time of delivery of the advance notice). Notwithstanding the forgoing, the notice shall not exceed $500 for the 2014, 2015 and 2017 SEDA. |  |  |  |  |
Ordinary shares, shares authorized |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  | 6,000,000 | 4,000,000 |  |  |  |
Increase in authorized share |  |  |  | 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in common shares authorized prior to amendment |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option compensation expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67 | $ 60 | $ 124 |  |  |
Prepaid expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 112 | $ 140 |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, description |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | The Company issued 162,734 Ordinary Shares as part of the consideration for the iDnext business acquisition, representing a value of $298. |
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement period, Description |  |  |  |  |  | Three-year period |  |  |  |  |
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement period, Description |  |  |  |  |  | Forty-month period |  |  |  |  |
Standby Equity Distribution Agreement Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Agreement period, Description |  |  |  |  |  | Four-year |  |  |  |  |
Affiliated Entity [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for services |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
iDnext [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares issued for services |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,882 |  |  |
Stock Option [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option compensation expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 67 | $ 60 | $ 124 |  |  |
Options still available for future grants |  |  |  |  |  | 310,433 |  |  |  |  |
Vesting period |  |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |  |
Stock option plan expiration date |  |  |  |  | May 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1.15 | $ 0.93 | $ 1.2 |  |  |
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of unvested options |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.43 |  |  |  |  |
Total intrinsic value of options exercised |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements |  |  |  |  |  | $ 163 | $ 107 |  |  |  |
Share based compensation options description |  |  |  |  | On November 2016, December 2017 and July 2018, the Company's shareholders approved an increase in the number of options for Ordinary Shares available for issuance under the Plan by 125,000, 100,000 and 200,000, respectively, resulting in 700,000 options for Ordinary Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Any option which is canceled or forfeited before expiration will become available for future grants. | Each option granted under the Plan expires between 4-10 years from the date of the grant. |  |  |  |  |
Options exercised |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,000) |  |  |
Ya Global [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shareholders' Equity (Textual) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of ordinary shares | $ 2,000 | $ 1,300 | $ 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of ordinary shares issued, shares |  |  |  |  |  | 197,025 | 354,096 | 565,402 |  |  |
Number of ordinary shares issued |  |  |  |  |  | $ 377 | $ 606 | $ 1,260 |  |  |
Ordinary shares issued for commitment fee |  |  |  |  |  |  | 67,307 |  | 28,930 |  | 13,711
Issuance expenses |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23 | $ 22 | $ 24 |  |  |

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