Gemalto to deploy prepaid EMV bankcards in South Africa

January 21, 2015

The card is certified by the major payment schemes and accepted at more than 27,000 ATMs and 240,000 EMV-compliant POS terminals throughout the country.

CPI sells nonsecure card ops, refines focus on EMV solutions

January 13, 2015

The divestiture refines a focus on technology payment solutions such as EMV and further concentrates activities in core markets, the company says.

RBR study finds 'significant' potential for contactless in Europe

January 8, 2015

But to achieve wider acceptance, the technology must overcome the expense of POS terminal upgrades — and the persistent popularity of cash.

EMVCo to develop 3DS 2.0 spec for card-not-present payments

January 8, 2015

An enhanced EMV 3DS 2.0 specification will support additional data available during the transaction to enable more intelligent risk-based decisioning.

Polish banks confirm plans to launch HCE mobile payments

January 8, 2015

The FIs will use Visa's cloud-based payment specifications for their apps.

Entrust Datacard releases EMV personalization validation software

January 7, 2015

The software uses technology by test tool provider Barnes International to validate the chip in EMV cards issued on a Datacard MX Series system.

UL adds new features to payment personalization validation tool

January 6, 2015

The tool can check any application for EMV cards, secure elements or cloud-based payments according to the latest specs from major card schemes, UL says.

Number of cyberattacks on retailers drops by half, but hit more victims per incident

January 5, 2015

Criminals still stole more than 61 million customer records in 2014, despite taking off two of the biggest shopping days.

Study: 44 percent of cyberfraud victims can't recover funds

January 2, 2015

Losses can be significant, too: The average sum stolen by cybercriminals was $218; 18 percent of respondents lost more than $1,000.

Chick-fil-A reports apparent payment data breach

January 2, 2015

In Jan. 2 announcement about the breach, the company said it was still working to determine all of the facts surrounding the incident.

1Link, JCB debit partner up in Pakistan

December 18, 2014

The initiative adds to a portfolio of international payment schemes that currently includes Visa, MasterCard and UnionPay.

G&D signs on to Datacard smart card validation program

December 8, 2014

The program validates and tests G&D chips with Datacard personalization solutions to ensure accurate encoding.

Bebe Stores Inc. confirms payment card data breach

December 8, 2014

An undisclosed number of records was stolen from customers who used their bankcards at the retail chain's POS terminals between Nov. 8 and Nov. 26.

EMV, encryption and tokenization: the payment fraud 'holy trinity'

Taken together, these three key pieces of security technology can ensure that the good guys continue to stay one step ahead of the fraudsters.

Discover takes Visa to court over debit card practices

December 4, 2014

The company has filed a suit claiming that Visa engages in anticompetitive behavior by requiring issuers to use its services for both PIN and signature debit.

Payment security concerns will influence holiday shoppers, study shows

December 1, 2014

More than one-quarter of US consumers will not buy at a store that has experienced a cyberattack if they can find the same product elsewhere, a KPMG study…

Asia-Pacific takes over No. 1 spot as largest EFTPOS region

November 20, 2014

New research from London-based strategic research and consulting firm RBR shows that the installed base of EFTPOS terminals in the Asia-Pacific region expanded…

Report notes rising consumer demand for new debit services

November 18, 2014

One of the top items on consumers' wish list is enhanced security — and it's important enough that many are willing to pay for it.

15 frightening ways Americans endanger their financial data

November 18, 2014

Are consumers careless about protecting their personal data — or are they simply convinced that nothing they do will make a difference?

EMV solution from CPI serves small, medium issuers

November 11, 2014

EMVReady was developed to support small and medium-size card issuers in the U.S. as they migrate to EMV.