22 Apr 15 @ 10:37

In conjunction with a US Secret Service investigation, Trustwave SpiderLabs researchers have unearthed a new family of POS malware. POS malware is a sinister and often difficult-to-detect threat that preys on retailers... read more

21 Apr 15 @ 18:28

Regulatory compliance has long been viewed as a mandatory component and a ‘cost’ of doing business as a financial services provider, whether you are an issuer, programme manager or payment... read more

21 Apr 15 @ 18:09

A new survey from 451 Research finds Apple Pay gaining momentum in the mobile payments space, primarily at the expense of PayPal. “Our latest survey shows planned use of Apple... read more

21 Apr 15 @ 14:46

Thales says that Verifone now uses Thales nShield hardware security modules (HSMs) for its end-to-end payment encryption solution – VeriShield Total Protect – to provide robust, high speed, scalable crypto to... read more

20 Apr 15 @ 12:19

The number of mobile banking users is set to almost double from 17.8 million to 32.6 million by 2020, whilst the number of UK adults using online banking will increase... read more

20 Apr 15 @ 11:59

A survey conducted in the US, Canada and the UK by FICO shows that fraud is top-of-mind for consumers in the wake of high-profile data breaches. Respondents’ primary concern about payment... read more

20 Apr 15 @ 11:36

According to several reports over the weekend, Apple is struggling to get the same level of support for its payments brand Apple Pay, outside of the US. Apple is alleged... read more

17 Apr 15 @ 13:49

Google’s efforts to promote broader adoption of its Google Wallet mobile payment system appear to be gathering momentum. The company earlier this week announced that Dunkin’ Donuts and online food... read more

17 Apr 15 @ 13:41

The number of Europeans who will use a mobile payment application in 2015 will rise 51% year over year for a total of about 185 million, according to an ING... read more

17 Apr 15 @ 13:36

According to a WSJ blog, American Express is experimenting with facial recognition and wearable technology that could turn into new capabilities for some of its mobile apps, including products aimed... read more

17 Apr 15 @ 12:56

Royal Bank of Canada, which over a year ago built its own mobile wallet technology (with partners) that it’s adapted to work with Apple Pay, Android alternatives and the card... read more

17 Apr 15 @ 12:45

Global Risk Technologies (GRT) recently examined friendly fraud, and found approximately 86% of chargebacks are fraudulent, and many consumers bypass merchants to directly file complaints with card-issuing banks. GRT CIO... read more

16 Apr 15 @ 16:08

ACH volume grew to almost 23 billion electronic payments, an increase of almost 5%, or 1 billion transactions, over 2013 volume, according to new statistics released by NACHA — The... read more

16 Apr 15 @ 15:23

From 2011 and 2014, 700 million people became account holders at banks, other financial institutions, or mobile money service providers, and the number of “unbanked” individuals dropped 20% to 2... read more

16 Apr 15 @ 14:05

NCR says it has introduced the biggest change to the way an ATM operates since the self-service banking channel was invented nearly 50 years ago, launching Kalpana software, an enterprise software platform... read more

15 Apr 15 @ 12:50

British businesses were hit by card fraud once every 20 seconds in March, with Worldpay warning that small businesses are likely to have been hackers’ biggest targets. Worldpay saw over... read more

15 Apr 15 @ 12:15

The SIMalliance membership, which represents approximately 90% of the global SIM card market, has reported an 11% year-on-year increase in SIM unit shipments in 2014. Globally, the growth trend for... read more

15 Apr 15 @ 11:07

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has launched a new global card scheme gateway which will enable merchants and banks to quickly and easily connect with UnionPay for authorization and processing of... read more