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US merchants pushed to improve payments acceptance and security

25 Jun 18 @ 15:37

The results of a new survey has been released from group of payment networks and card issuers lobbying  against merchants in which the key findings are that merchants should “step... read more

Biometrics for payments: what are the key trends?

07 Jun 18 @ 11:04

Isabelle Moeller, Chief Executive of the Biometrics Institute, gives her views on the key market trends in biometrics including border management and financial services.

Fraud wars: how can biometrics help win the card fraud battle?

25 May 18 @ 13:57

Fraud and fighting fraudsters is a complex and ever-evolving challenge. As consumers change the way they pay, fraudsters change the way they steal. For banks to keep up, these new... read more

OSPT Alliance launches CIPURSE training program with FIME

23 May 18 @ 09:03

Global technical association, OSPT Alliance has collaborated with FIME to develop and launch a technical training program. It will educate security, ID, payment, access control and transport players on the... read more

Mobile POS terminals market to grow at 18% CAGR from 2018 to 2024

15 May 18 @ 13:17

According to a new research report by the market research and strategy consulting firm, Global Market Insights, the mobile POS terminals market to reach $55 billion by 2024. The ubiquitous acceptance... read more

The Challenge for Retailers – Building an Open Payment Platform

11 May 18 @ 16:45

In the last decade, contactless technologies, the mobile Internet and constantly connected mobile devices have significantly changed the way consumers consider their shopping experience. Consumers are also looking for seamless... read more

The Challenge for Retailers – Building an Open Payment Platform

04 May 18 @ 10:52

In the last decade, contactless technologies, the mobile Internet and always connected mobile devices have significantly changed the way consumers consider their shopping experience. Consumers are also looking for seamless... read more

JCB to drop PIN and pilot Japan’s first fingerprint authentication card

23 Apr 18 @ 10:26

JCB says it will soon be dropping PIN authentication and will conduct a pilot trial of its latest JCB Biometrics Card with fingerprint authentication. JCB’s Contactless payment solution is provided... read more

Fraud fears rise as cashless society becomes reality

20 Apr 18 @ 09:25

Despite well-reported reductions in the use of cash across the country, new research from international legal practice, Osborne Clarke, reveals that UK consumers are now more concerned than they were... read more

China Construction Bank opens a branch only managed by AI robots

18 Apr 18 @ 11:17

China Construction Bank (CCB), the China’s second largest lender by assets, has opened an unstaffed, self-service bank branch in Shanghai this week, run by pure technology including facial recognition (FR), artificial intelligent... read more

The battle against synthetic identity fraud

16 Mar 18 @ 16:13

In the 1982 sci-fi movie Blade Runner, Harrison Ford played Deckard, an ex-detective tasked to track down replicants — robots who were so lifelike that it was almost impossible to tell man from... read more

Faster payments equal real-time fraud – the Zelle story

26 Feb 18 @ 10:12

There has been an increasing amount of fraud perpetrated against Zelle, the mobile P2P platform running on faster payments rails and backed by the biggest banks in the US. The scam... read more

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Wero expands into Austria as Europe’s payments ambitions gather momentum

23 Jun 26 @ 18:52

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has secured a significant boost to its ambitions of creating a pan-European payments network, with Austria’s largest ba... more

UK fraud losses reach four-year high

16 Jun 26 @ 18:17

Financial fraud losses in the UK climbed to their highest level in four years during 2025, highlighting the growing sophistication of criminal networks and rais... more

Major UK Banks unite to develop digital verification service

30 Jun 26 @ 07:05

Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest Group and Santander UK are working with UK Finance in the development of a voluntary ... more