Daily News

12 Aug 14 @ 16:19

SPECTRA Technologies has achieved the approval of the highest level of security requirement, PCI PIN Transaction Security (PTS) 4.0., in its payment terminal CREON. SPECTRA has become the world’s second vendor (first... read more

12 Aug 14 @ 15:55

First Data has acquired Gyft, a platform offering a mobile app that allows consumers to organize, shop for, and send gift cards to others. Gyft’s service has expanded from a... read more

12 Aug 14 @ 12:41

When the Payments Card Industry Data Security Program (PCI-DSS) was first introduced in 2004, the move was in response to a series of breaches that demonstrated how exposed credit and... read more

12 Aug 14 @ 12:31

A growing number of merchants want more from their point of sale (POS) systems than basic payment processing. Instead of just a terminal, today’s POS is packed with software applications... read more

11 Aug 14 @ 12:13

The cost of cyber crime to the UK economy amounted to $11.4 billion (£6.8 billion) in 2013, or 0.16% of the country’s GDP, a report from the Centre for Strategic... read more

11 Aug 14 @ 12:04

At 93% of total US retail dollar volume, the point of sale (POS) retail market towers above the online market and will continue to do so for years to come.... read more

11 Aug 14 @ 11:53

Mobile proximity payments have to date proven lacklustre and despite hundreds of millions spent on developing these platforms, consumer take-up remains low. While the reasons for this are many, the... read more

11 Aug 14 @ 10:48

According to research by IDC, 1.5 billion smartphones will be in use globally by 2017 and consumers will be doing more than ever on them. As a result, more businesses recognise... read more

08 Aug 14 @ 14:14

The message for Android is increasingly bleak in the context of security. After Android malware hits South Korean mobile banking customers and Android cyberattacks on 34 European banks it now... read more

08 Aug 14 @ 13:53

Barclays has launched new functionality allowing mobile payments to India through its Pingit mobile payments service in the UK, opening it up to the largest remittance market between the UK and another... read more

08 Aug 14 @ 13:44

SecureNet unveiled plans to launch an innovative global infrastructure built around its cloud-based PayOS platform, which will allow for fully integrated international payment processing. Merchants of all sizes will be... read more

07 Aug 14 @ 15:27

A leading digital identity expert has revealed the results of its new research The Rise of the Identity Centric Economy which found that 53% of UK consumers would never use... read more