May 28, 2014 - MasterCard today announced enhancements to its industry leading security efforts, providing U.S. cardholders with greater protection from fraud and identity theft.

May 13, 2014 - According to a study into the acceptance of new payment solutions published by Visa Europe today, mPOS (mobile point of sale) usage by small businesses (SMEs) in Europe will take off dramatically in 2014.

April 23, 2014 - Digital River (NASDAQ: DRIV), a leading global provider of Commerce-as-a-Service solutions, announced the expansion of its Digital River SMB Payments solution into the United Kingdom (U.K.).The solution offers small and medium enterprises, commerce providers, systems integrators and developers turn-key access to credit card processing capabilities for Visa, MasterCard and Maestro cards in Euros and Pound Sterling. The SMB solution already supports more than 17,000 merchants and partners in Canada.

May 21, 2014 - EBay is asking users to change their passwords because of a cyber-attack that compromised a database containing user data. But the online auction house says that there is no evidence that PayPal accounts have been compromised.

May 6, 2014 - The U.S. roadmap for the deployment of EMV has existed since 2012, providing the payment industry with plenty of time to prepare for the transition from magnetic-stripe cards to smart cards.

April 23, 2014 - Atlas ATS and The National Stock Exchange ("NSX") today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to have NSX develop and enforce rules to regulate Atlas ATS, thereby making Atlas the first fully regulated U.S. - based digital currency exchange.

May 21, 2014 - In the face of increasing cyber-attacks on the retail industry, including recent attacks on Michaels Stores, Neiman Marcus, and others, CyberArk has released a new white paper demonstrating how retailers can comply with the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulations.

April 29, 2014 - Target has hired industry veteran Bob DeRodes to overhaul its security efforts in the wake of its recent massive data breach. The retail giant has also outlined plans to incorporate MasterCard chip and PIN technology across its card portfolio.

April 7, 2014 - Coversure Insurance Services, the UK's only insurance broker franchise, today announced that it will use technology from Callstream to ensure its 100 regional franchise offices comply with the highest PCI-DSS requirements over data security when taking credit card payments, without jeopardising FCA compliance.

May 20, 2014 - LifeLock has been forced to pull the mobile wallet it acquired for more than $40 million last year from app stores and delete all user data from its servers after deciding the technology might not be PCI compliant.

April 25, 2014 - Swift announces the launch of a new version of its Bankers World Online directory, an online query tool which has been significantly upgraded to provide more data coverage, a wider breadth of financial information (including data from Reuters, Dun & Bradstreet, and Moody's), and new intuitive features and functionalities.

April 4, 2014 - US credit card fraud increased last year despite efforts by firms to beef up their security, according to an Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) survey.