Risk & Compliance

22 Jul 14 @ 14:06

In a recent blog post, Jonathan Vaux, director of new payment propositions at Visa Europe  attributes the increase in the popularity of card-on-file payment to the growing use of biometrics for payment authentication. Vaux... read more

15 Jul 14 @ 13:38

A cybersecurity threat known as Shylock has been disrupted thanks to an international operation, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is reporting. Shylock was said to have been installed on... read more

07 Jul 14 @ 19:29

Visa and MasterCard have reached a compromise agreement with Russian officials that would allow the global card payment companies to continue operating in the country. “MasterCard and Visa will continue business in Russia,”... read more

02 Jul 14 @ 12:48

On July 7, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the U.S. District Court for the Easter District of New York will begin hearing arguments in the case, which the Department of Justice... read more

08 Apr 14 @ 19:09

The Strawhecker Group (TSG), in coordination with the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) for the benefit of TRANSACT 14 Attendees, has developed a new infographic entitled The Top 10 Ways Acquirers... read more

03 Feb 14 @ 16:56

US payments industry deployment of EMV technology accelerated in 2013 to help combat rising card fraud, but widespread industry adoption of US EMV still faces multiple obstacles. Merchants remain suspect... read more

30 Jan 14 @ 14:01

Bank boardroom focus on money laundering is at an all time high, according to data released by KPMG. Nine out of ten of senior financial executives (88%) questioned for KPMG’s... read more

29 Jan 14 @ 16:30

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shown that it will adopt a more robust approach to regulating Financial Services firms. Last year saw the FCA hand out a total of £472,262,738 worth of fines, a significant increase to the £311,569,256 handed by its predecessor the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in 2012.

20 Jan 14 @ 11:48

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has shown that it will adopt a more robust approach to regulating Financial Services firms. Last year saw the FCA hand out a total of... read more

10 Jan 14 @ 12:36

The European Commission says it will extend the SEPA migration deadline for the introduction of  new faster and cheaper intra-bank payments systems for six months following delays in some EU member... read more

06 Jan 14 @ 10:12

Amid further uncertainty for virtual currencies, there are fresh reports that India’s largest bitcoin exchange, BuySellBitCo.in, has been forced to shut after the country’s central bank issued a statement warning... read more

11 Dec 13 @ 16:46

A new white paper has been announced titled “EMV is Not Enough: Considerations for Implementing 3D Secure.” The paper considers the impending US EMV migration to Europay, MasterCard and Visa... read more