Risk & Compliance

24 Sep 15 @ 10:17

Australia’s competition watchdog is set to investigate the country’s biggest banks for shutting down the accounts of Bitcoin traders. The ACCC confirmed the investigation to Queensland Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan,... read more

21 Sep 15 @ 16:50

Cybercriminals are attacking the UK more than any other country making it the number 1 target for global cybercrime. One of the most interesting cybercrime trends in Q2 was the UK’s emergence... read more

17 Sep 15 @ 17:14

The Strawhecker Group (TSG) released survey results that illustrate only 27% of US merchants will be EMV-ready by the October 1st liability shift. This represents a sizable decline from 34%... read more

16 Sep 15 @ 19:10

The class action against Target brought by several banks over the retailer’s massive data breach in 2013 has been certified by a US judge. District Judge Paul Magnuson said the banks could pursue their... read more

10 Sep 15 @ 13:13

I will admit that this article is not exactly about payments…however, the ramifications of the report will have significant baring on our industry if correct. One of the world’s most... read more

09 Sep 15 @ 11:23

According to a new report, businesses must prepare for a new generation of cyber crime, moving beyond the established threats of data breaches, privacy issues and reputational damage to operational... read more

03 Sep 15 @ 12:12

Real-time cross-border payments might soon be a reality, thanks to the efforts of a new payments industry group. But is there a business case for adopting the ISO 20022 standard?... read more

27 Aug 15 @ 14:04

Payment innovation in the retail industry is rapidly changing, driven by consumer adoption of mobile smart devices.  Because of recent well-publicized data breaches and payment card fraud, retailers have turned their... read more

10 Aug 15 @ 16:31

A global scheme aimed at establishing a set of harmonised standards for cross-border real-time payments has published a first draft of ISO 20022 messages for review. The ISO Real-Time Payments... read more

31 Jul 15 @ 16:09

UK bank NatWest, part of the RBS group, has suffered another online banking crash which has affected thousands of users. The latest IT failure comes only six weeks after the... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 12:00

After a series of high-profile hacking attacks, many companies are considering more aggressive tactics to fight back against cyber crime, including “active defence” strategies. The most controversial is “hacking back”... read more

30 Jul 15 @ 09:30

The arrival of the new Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in the internal market repealing the current Payment Services Directive 2007/64/EC (PSD1) has been a closely monitored development since the publication... read more