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European Court of Justice declares Safe Harbour invalid – what are the implications?

26 Nov 15 @ 10:40

On 06 October 2015, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that the Safe Harbour agreement, which allows data to be transferred between the EU and US, was invalid as... read more

OpenWay recognised as global market leader in card management software

26 Nov 15 @ 09:41

OpenWay, a global provider of software solutions for card management software, bank card issuing and acquiring, transaction switching and omni-channel payments, has been recognized as ‘Market Leader’ by Ovum, an... read more

Alternative payment to tackle card payments head on

25 Nov 15 @ 13:48

In  a new report from Worldpay it is predicted that the alternative payment market will leave its growing pains behind in 2016. 2016 will herald “the third age of digital payments” now that... read more

Hilton admits data breach

25 Nov 15 @ 12:29

In a statement released yesterday, Hilton Hotels confirmed it had been hit by a malware data breach that stole customer payment data at the checkout, becoming the latest hotel chain... read more

ModPOS: the most sophisticated POS malware…ever

25 Nov 15 @ 11:36

Threat intelligence experts, iSIGHT Partners, say they have analyzed the most sophisticated POS malware they have seen to date – ModPOS. ModPOS, which is short for modular point-of-sale (POS) system, is a comprehensive... read more

Brits to spend £1.9 billion as Black Friday kicks off

25 Nov 15 @ 11:26

£1.9bn will be spent on Visa cards on Friday 27th November – Black Friday – making it the biggest day for spending on this day in history. This year’s event... read more

Credit Mutuel starts HCE mobile payment pilot in france

24 Nov 15 @ 09:19

Crédit Mutuel ARKEA has partnered with AIRTAG for the launch of an HCE mobile payment solution. The cooperation dates back to June 2014 when Crédit Mutuel ARKEA selected AIRPASS as... read more

Digitising the PIN for UK payments

24 Nov 15 @ 08:52

myPINpad, which enables multi-channel and multi-factor authentication via the Cardholder PIN, has announced a new partnership with VocaLink, to bring their PIN based authentication solution to digital commerce applications. VocaLink,... read more

Coinbase roll out Bitcoin debit card

24 Nov 15 @ 08:40

Coinbase has announced its intention to roll out its first bitcoin debit card in the US, in an effort to encourage mainstream adoption of the cryptocurrency on the high street. The... read more

Cyber crime and disorder online: tip of the iceberg?

20 Nov 15 @ 12:53

Everything changed on 6 August 1991 when the first webpage was launched. Nearly 25 years on, we look at the state of cyber crime, the battle between cyber attackers and... read more

Will the interchange cap on consumer cards boost commercial cards?

20 Nov 15 @ 12:27

Commercial cards, consisting of Business, Corporate, Purchasing and fuel cards, benefit businesses by controlling expenditure and reducing cash handling costs. Nevertheless, according to a new study Commercial Cards in Europe 2015,... read more

R3 signs 5 more banks

20 Nov 15 @ 12:02

BNP Paribas, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, ING, MacQuarie and Wells Fargo are the latest major financial institutions to partner with distributed ledger startup R3 CEV. With the announcement, R3... 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

Visa and Mastercard move to end two-decade swipe fee battle

11 Jun 26 @ 16:00

A landmark legal battle that has shaped the economics of card payments in the United States for more than twenty years has taken another significant step toward... more