Payment Security
PCI DSS 3.1 update to cover SSL vulnerabilities
April 2, 2015 -The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) has confirmed that its latest data security standard (DSS) 3.1 update, due mid-month, will mandate businesses move away from Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) web encryption because it's no longer considered strong enough.
Mobile bill payments showing substantial growth - Fiserv research
March 27, 2015 - According to research commissioned by Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, there has been substantial growth in mobile bill pay offerings and usage over the past year.
US lawmakers form payments technology caucus
March 20, 2015 - A bipartisan group of US House of Representatives members have formed a caucus to investigate payment technologies.
Visa and MasterCard report strong bank uptake for HCE-based mobile payments
February 27, 2015 - Banco do Brazil, PNC Bank and US Bank are set to join the growing band of finacial services firms working with Visa to offer their customers HCE-based contactless mobile payments.
Payment Systems Regulator sets out agenda
March 25, 2015 - The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), the new economic regulator for payment systems, today confirmed how it will regulate the industry from 1 April 2015.
Visa launches educational tour showcasing EMV technology
March 13, 2015 - Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today launched its 20-city tour to educate small businesses and consumers about payment card chip technology (also known as EMV technology).
Visa brings tokenisation to Europe; preps P2P/social media payments service
February 24, 2015 - Visa Europe is to launch a tokenisation service customised for the European marketplace in mid-April in a move which would pave the way for the roll out of Apple Pay across the continent.
East publishes European fraud update for 2015
March 24, 2015 - The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has just published its first European Fraud Update for 2015.
80 Percent of Businesses Fail Interim PCI Compliance Assessment
March 12, 2015 - Verizon's 2015 PCI Report Indicates Organizations Should Treat PCI Compliance as an Ongoing Focus; Lack of Compliance Linked to Data Breaches.
Canadian consumers rank payment security above all else - Visa Canada study
February 19, 2015 - Ahead of Fraud Prevention Month, a new study commissioned by Visa Canada showed Canadian consumers still prioritize payment security above all else.
UK govt scraps payments system for farmers due to performance problems
March 23, 2015 - The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Defra, is enduring a series of embarrassing headlines after its £154 million system to process farmers' EU subsidy payments has been largely abandoned following a number of problems with its online interface.
Campaign pushes for US adoption of chip and PIN
March 9, 2015 - A campaign designed to put pressure on US card issuers to embrace chip and PIN, rather than just chip and signature, technology has been launched.
Bank chiefs frightened by cyber risks - PwC
February 17, 2015 - The day after reports of a one billion dollar cyber heist at banks around the world, a PwC poll shows bank bosses are growing increasingly concerned about the threats posed by online criminal gangs.
