17% increase in card fraud losses in Germany - Fico research
May 7, 2015 - New analysis from FICO, the predictive analytics and decision management company, shows that credit card fraud increased last year in Germany.
EMVCo Reports 3.4 Billion EMV Chip Payment Cards in Global Circulation
May 6, 2015 - Number of EMV chip cards deployed in 2014 jumps by 1 billion, reflecting 43% year-on-year increase;
MasterCard introduces US chip card migration programme for small biz
May 6, 2015 - MasterCard today announced a new campaign to help the approximately nine million U.S. small businesses already engaged in electronic payments prepare for EMV or chip card technology.
European lawmakers agree revised Payments Services Directive
May 5, 2015 - European lawmakers have reached an informal agreement on a revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) designed to boost competition and innovation while improving consumer protections.
US shift to EMV gathers momentum
May 4, 2015 - America will have finally completed the shift to EMV chip cards by the end of 2017, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.
Payments security groups join forces on chip-education program
April 30, 2015 - The Payments Security Task Force today joined with the PCI Security Standards Council and the EMV Migration Forum to launch a chip education curriculum and "pre-qualification" program to help streamline and simplify the EMV testing and certification process for Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
Majority of banks are investing in new payments technology - ACI-Ovum research
April 29, 2015 - The overwhelming majority of banks, retailers and billing organisations worldwide are currently investing or planning to invest within the next two years into new payment technologies and infrastructure, a global survey by payments provider ACI and Ovum has revealed.
Cinnober publishes framework for fintech quality assessment
April 29, 2015 - A bold new initiative is being launched today that has the potential to benefit the entire financial technology industry – the Financial IT Quality Assessment (FIQA).
