Issuing & Acquiring

01 Feb 18 @ 09:44

PRETA S.A.S announced that MyBank Payments have enabled the initiation of payment transactions for a total transacted value of over €5 billion since its launch in March 2013. This milestone... read more

31 Jan 18 @ 14:27

ERPScan researchers published the details of a new vulnerability recently fixed by Oracle. The vulnerability affects its MICROS POS terminals and allows an attacker to read sensitive data from devices.... read more

31 Jan 18 @ 13:01

Link – the UK’s largest cash machine network – wants to lower the interchange fee that card issuers in the network pay to each other and independent providers when their... read more

30 Jan 18 @ 13:00

Visa says that Visa Checkout has surpassed 1 million enrolled accounts in the UK. Visa’s online payment method, which was launched in May 2017, enables consumers to pay securely in... read more

30 Jan 18 @ 12:36

The harsh realities of the current state of cybersecurity are made starkly apparent by the seemingly endless reports of major data breaches, which continue unabated despite consistent increases in IT... read more

29 Jan 18 @ 15:14

WAWLLET has launched the world’s first regulatory-compliant multi-asset wallet and personal financial passport, connecting people, banks and financial services, letting users transfer between them instantly, wherever their accounts or assets may... read more

29 Jan 18 @ 14:55

FinTech remains a hot topic in 2018. However the first “FinTech” was first devised in 1918 by the US Federal Reserve. Its taken a long time to wind up, but... read more

26 Jan 18 @ 14:56

Cryptocurrencies and the software developed to track them have become attractive targets for cybercriminals while also creating a lucrative new market for computer-security firms. In less than a decade, hackers... read more

26 Jan 18 @ 09:32

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS), such as smartphones and tablets. The PCI... read more

25 Jan 18 @ 14:48

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, is not really money and Visa will not get involved in processing Bitcoin related transactions won’t touch it, the CEO has said in an interview with... read more

25 Jan 18 @ 12:23

Google’s parent company Alphabet says it is launching a cyber security company using technology created in its research and development arm called X. Chronicle will try to give organisations a... read more

25 Jan 18 @ 11:37

On January 13 the Revised Payment Services Directive, PSD2, came into force across the EU. Worldline’s CEO Gilles Grapinet speaks in a new interview about the huge opportunities for banks,... read more