March 12, 2014 - ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading international provider of electronic payment and banking systems, today unveiled the next generation of its consumer payments solution, enabling real-time, any-to-any payments.

March 10, 2014 - Up to 95% of the world's ATMs could be left wide open to hackers next month when Microsoft ends tech support for the Windows XP operating system, the PCI Security Standards Council is warning.

March 7, 2014 - In the wake of the Target data breach, rivals MasterCard and Visa have joined forces to create a cross-industry group that will push for greater payment security, beginning with the introduction of EMV chip technology in the US.

February 27, 2014 - RBS is planning to reduce the total number of technology platforms it currently uses by 50%, as it looks to turn around a business blighted by years of neglect and overly-complex management structures.

February 26, 2014 - The rise of bitcoin over the last year has piqued the interest of cybercrooks, who have created more than 100 unique families of malware designed to steal virtual currencies, according to Dell SecureWorks.

February 25, 2014 - Card fraud in the Single euro payments area (Sepa) increased in 2012 for the first time in four years, hitting EUR1.33 billion, European Central Bank figures show.

February 24, 2014 - A collection of US state financial regulators has become the latest body to launch an investigation into bitcoin and other virtual currencies. Meanwhile, the boss of troubled exchange Mt. Gox has resigned from the board of the Bitcoin Foundation.