KVH launches PCI DSS compliant cloud service
January 21, 2014 - KVH Co. Ltd., Asia's leading information delivery platform headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, today announced it has launched the cloud service "KVH PCI DSS Ready Cloud" compliant with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard[1] (PCI DSS), a proprietary information security standard for organizations handling cardholder information, in partnership with Link, Inc.
Fresh stats show Sepa migration accelerating
January 20, 2014 - New statistics released by the European Central Bank (ECB) show that migration to the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) gathered pace strongly in December.
EMVCo Expands Scope To Develop Tokenisation Specifications
January 16, 2014 - The global technical body EMVCo will expand its scope to lead the payments industry in its work to standardise payment tokenisation. The new specification will help provide the payments community with a consistent, secure and interoperable environment to make digital payments when using a mobile handset, tablet, personal computer or other smart device.
Foregenix releases Security Essentials to combat cyber attacks at the point-of-sale
January 15, 2014 - Following recent cyber-attacks and data leaks on retail giants Target and Neiman Marcus over the festive period, data security and forensics experts Foregenix have announced the launch of their latest data security solution that reduces the root cause of online fraud - Foregenix Security Essentials (FSE).
E-commerce platform Visualsoft taps Realex for PCI-compliant payments
January 14, 2014 - Realex Payments, an established e-retail payment service provider, and Visualsoft, an award winning ecommerce platform, have today announced a partnership that offers PCI compliant payment solutions for online retailers operating on the Visualsoft platform.
Vantiv partners AT&T on mobile payments
January 14, 2014 - AT&T and Vantiv, Inc., a leading provider of payment processing services and related technology solutions, announced today the availability of new payment products that deliver highly-secure, integrated and speedy on-the-spot mobile transactions to businesses of all sizes.
Target confirms malware responsible for data theft and admits 110m impacted
January 13, 2014 - US retailer Target has confirmed that hackers infected its point-of-sale (PoS) terminals with malware to steal the details of millions of customers, with the latest estimate of the numbers' affected rising to 110 million.
Target raises numbers hit by data breach from 40 million to 70 million
January 10, 2013 - US retailer Target says that up to 70 million customers may have had their card details compromised during a data breach incident in December, far more than the initial 40 million estimate.
