Payment Security
Verizon earns PPI P2PE data security status
November 5, 2013 - Verizon Enterprise Solutions has added Point-to-Point Encryption certification to its extensive list of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards qualifications.
Google bypasses the Secure Element to circumvent carrier restrictions on mobile wallet
November 1, 2013 - Google has found a way to circumvent carrier restrictions on its mobile wallet by introducing support for Host Card Emulation in the latest version of its Android operating system, effectively removing the need for access to the telco-controlled Secure Element.
YESpay launches card-data security technology
October 10, 2013 - Card data breaches have resulted in financial losses and sometimes business failure for merchants and service providers that have been inept in protecting IT systems and business processes.
Tsys and Fico form Brazilian card fraud alliance
October 2, 2013 - Tsys (TSS), a leading global payments solution provider, and Fico, a leading predictive analytics and decision management software company, announced today that they will protect more than 1.8 million cardholders in Brazil using Fico Falcon Fraud Manager.
European contactless spend grows six fold in 12 months - Visa
November 1, 2013 - European consumers have made 211 million contactless purchases in the last 12 months (August 2012 to July 2013), according to figures released today from Visa Europe.
UK government creates payments watchdog to boost competition
October 10, 2013 - The UK government is setting up a utilities-style payments regulator in a bid to make it easier and cheaper for new entrants to take on the high street banks.
Card giants bid to boost online checkout security with digital tokens
October 1, 2013 - Visa, MasterCard and American Express want to overhaul global e-commerce security, ditching account numbers in favour of digital tokens for online and mobile transactions.
Researchers raise contactless card security fears
October 31, 2013 - The security of contactless payment cards has again been called into question after researchers claimed to be able to pick up NFC data from as far away as 80 centimetres.
Real-time payments to be universal within five years - ACI survey
October 9, 2013 - Real-time payments are expected to be universally available across financial services institutions within five years, reveals a recent survey by ACI Worldwide (ACIW).
Mako Networks and AirTight team on cloud-managed Wi-Fi, analytics and PCI DSS compliance
September 25, 2013 - Mako Networks and AirTight Networks today announced a new reciprocal agreement to bundle Mako's network management system and AirTight's Wi-Fi technology.
Mako Networks partners Blackthorn Technologies to simplify PCI DSS compliance
October 10, 2013 - Mako Networks, a world leader in simple, secure, cloud-managed networks, and Blackthorn Technologies Ltd, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance software solutions and advisory services, today announced a new partnership designed to simplify compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Chase Paymentech unveils page encryption tech for e-merchants
October 9, 2013 - Merchants want online shopping to be easy, safe and reliable for their customers, while also mitigating the risks and costs associated with storing, processing and transmitting online payment data.
Accuity looks at the implications of SEPA compliance beyond the Eurozone
September 19, 2013 - In the weeks and months leading up to the 1 February, 2014 end date for Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) compliance, much attention is being paid to how the effort to mandate efficiency in euro payments will affect banks and corporates across the 28-country zone.
