by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
This weekend, Margo, my wife and business partner (with much better IT qualifications than I have) posted to our social blog, Clubs that Accept Me as a Member.
read nowJune 7, 2013
The PCI Security Standards Council has released the published version 4.0 of PIN Transaction Security Point of Interaction requirements. According to PCI SSC…
read nowJune 6, 2013
About five years ago, touch-technology developers at U.K.-based Peratech began to warn of potential theft of data from contactless cards that rely on RFID for…
read nowJune 6, 2013
Triton Systems has released updated software for its VersaSafe and VersaLink smart safes. The updates work in concert and offer increased functionality and…
read nowJune 6, 2013
Pay.on AG and Web Shield Ltd. have announced a joint service agreement to bolster risk management for acquirers, ISOs and PSPs. The deal will expand Pay.on…
read nowJune 5, 2013
A new study by IT technology provider Unisys indicates that the majority of Americans worry about data breaches at large organizations. But they're not all on…
read nowJune 4, 2013
Bluepoint Solutions has announced that Memphis, Tenn.-based Orion Federal Credit Union has selected its ImagePoint Teller solution, which the FCU will…
read nowby Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
You'll need a lot more than gear to win this war.
read nowMay 31, 2013
For everyone who's ever left his unlocked car in the driveway overnight and had his wallet pinched from the console — there's an ATM repairman in Philly who…
read nowMay 30, 2013
Kenswitch, a local payments switch provider in Kenya, is warning that the country might well see an increase in gangs carrying out card fraud. The company said…
read nowIn the U.S., losses from a typical ATM skimming incident have risen 66 percent to $50,000 over the past 24 months. In Europe, losses have risen 20 percent to…
watch nowMay 24, 2013
A recent survey by retail banking and e-payments software supplier Compass Plus, found that the use of contactless payments is falling well behind expectations…
read nowMay 22, 2013
In the recently reported $45 million bank theft, much attention has been focused on the fact that cash was obtained through ATM withdrawals. But the crime was…
read nowMay 22, 2013
Maybe it's a challenge that no self-respecting counterfeiter could pass up. Or maybe it's a case of public overconfidence in banknotes that are supposed to be…
read nowIn the '60s, there was no such word as 'cybercrime' because there was no such thing. How times have changed.
read nowMay 22, 2013
The European ATM Security Team Ltd. will present the first EAST Financial Crime & Security Forum on June 13–14 in the World Forum at the Hague. The event…
read nowby Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications
May 30 anti-skimming webinar will present a 10-point strategy for defeating determined and increasingly sophisticated criminals.
read nowMay 20, 2013
They say it takes a thief to catch a thief — or in this case, to stop one. A Romanian criminal serving a 5-year prison sentence for supplying an organized…
read nowMay 20, 2013
EMVCo, the EMV standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has announced the addition of China UnionPay to its membership. The change…
read nowby Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC
In the summer of 2009 Margo and I enjoyed a Baltic cruise. For me, the most interesting port of call was St. Petersburg, Russia. Long considered the "other…
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