Fraud & Security

13 Feb 17 @ 16:51

People get themselves into a terrible tangle about trade-offs in payments. They think that if convenience is prioritised, it must be traded off against security. Likewise acceptance trades off against... read more

10 Feb 17 @ 11:24

Following the European Banking Authority’s consultation paper on strong customer authentication, the future for operators in Europe looks uncertain. Since the introduction of 3-D Secure for card-based e-commerce payments in... read more

10 Feb 17 @ 11:04

Choosing whether to delegate all or some of your security needs to an outside partner can be difficult. But considering that threats have advanced, the attack surface has grown, and... read more

09 Feb 17 @ 09:53

Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent of consumer payments worldwide. So, is a cashless society a... read more

08 Feb 17 @ 10:41

The recent Tesco Bank hack has left the retail banking world reeling, searching for answers and more effective ways to secure networks against future attacks. It has been revealed weaknesses... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:47

Cyber attacks are increasing in number and sophistication. ‘Transfer’ is one of the four ‘Ts’ of risk management, alongside terminate, tolerate and treat. We examine the growing market for cyber... read more

07 Feb 17 @ 13:10

Polish banks have been hit by hackers who planted a malware infection which appears to have come through compromised servers at the Polish financial regulator KNF – responsible for enforcing security standards in... read more

06 Feb 17 @ 13:05

The U.S. Payments Forum has released its winter 2017 market snapshot, providing updates on the status of the US EMV chip migration, 2017 priorities for accelerating merchant chip enablement and securing... read more

31 Jan 17 @ 13:19

In a couple of weeks, Payments Cards & Mobile will be heading out to Berlin to take part in the Merchant Payments Ecosystem conference, otherwise known as MPE. If you would... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 16:29

Advances in biometric payment technology could soon mean the end of physical credit cards. Pressure from both payment providers and consumers for quicker, more convenient, more secure means to make... read more

30 Jan 17 @ 12:21

Did you know that 28 January was Data Privacy & Protection Day? It marks the anniversary of the first European Data Privacy Directive signed in 1981. Now more than 45... read more

27 Jan 17 @ 11:13

In recent years, the payments industry has started to view the growing Card Not Present fraud problem through an entirely different lens. Today, the overwhelming consensus is that the Card... read more