02 Jun 21 @ 09:59

The US is beating the UK in the rollout of the 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) multi-factor authentication protocol, new data from Ravelin shows. 68% of transactions in the US now... read more

02 Jun 21 @ 09:00

Signicat has acquired Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) specialist Encap Security from AllClear ID. With Encap’s secure mobile app-based authentication solution, Signicat ensures SCA compliance across the full customer lifecycle. The acquisition... read more

21 May 21 @ 09:34

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have extended their deadline for implementing Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) for e-commerce transactions to 14th of March 2022. “This further six month extension is... read more

19 May 21 @ 16:20

Research reveals that UK retailers have lost out on more than £39.4 billion in potential sales over the last 12 months, as lockdown sees the value of online abandoned baskets... read more

17 May 21 @ 16:14

Horst Forster is a European payments expert with decades of experience in payments consulting and financial technology research. He runs PCM’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks, as well as working on... read more

17 May 21 @ 16:04

Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business growing strongly.... read more

07 May 21 @ 15:54

Retailers say the coming enforcement of the sweeping online payments regulation – SCA – is the least of their post-pandemic worries, a stance that exposes a stark disconnect with the... read more

18 Mar 21 @ 16:47

Amid rising hype about mobile wallets, P2P FinTech challengers and QR-code payments, this year’s Digital and Card Payments Yearbooks show a card segment in robust health, with business growing strongly.... read more

03 Dec 20 @ 09:55

At the end of this year, the transitional exemption on PSD2-SCA for e-commerce card payments will end. EPSM, the European trade association representing the interests of payment service providers for... read more

03 Dec 20 @ 09:00

Since September 2019, PSD2 RTS for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) applies in the European Union. This revised Payment Services Directive makes SCA mandatory for banks and any sensitive operations, with... read more

13 Nov 20 @ 12:00

INFORM and Netcetera held a joint webinar that took a closer look at some of the challenges associated with the e-commerce payment ecosystem. The stakeholders within this ecosystem, including consumers,... read more

24 Sep 20 @ 15:53

In a new report by CMSPI it calculates that €108 billion worth of online sales are at risk across Europe in 2021, as a direct result of the Strong Customer... read more

14 Aug 20 @ 10:27

Data released by the payments industry self-regulatory body Australian Payments Network (AusPayNet) revealed a 19.5% decline in card fraud in 2019, the biggest decline since fraud data was first published.... read more

30 Jun 20 @ 12:41

Despite some countries, like the UK, adding further extensions to the SCA deadline, the EBA is maintaining its strict ruling that the December 2020 deadline must be met. At present,... read more

19 Jun 20 @ 10:50

With the deadline extension to PSD2’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) well underway, and the European regulators declining to extend further, there are steps that merchants must take so they can... read more

04 May 20 @ 14:51

Smart Payment Association (SPA), the global trade body of the smart payments industry, has published proposals for an Instant Payment Card that would extend SEPA instant Credit Transfer functionality to... read more

22 Apr 20 @ 13:49

Doug Gray, Chief Commercial Officer at Maxa, says the holy grail of online commerce – improving transaction security while reducing consumer friction – is achievable. By adopting online contactless payments,... read more

30 Mar 20 @ 13:18

A new study has found that merchant losses to e-commerce payment fraud will exceed $25 billion in 2024, from just of $17 billion in 2020, despite the ongoing implementation of... read more

03 Mar 20 @ 12:24

A love affair between consumers and their mobile phones is leading to explosive growth in new digital payments across Europe. More and more consumers are shopping across borders online and... read more

18 Feb 20 @ 08:30

Maxa has launched the World’s first Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliant payment method using contactless payments cards for e-commerce. This solution brings multiple benefits for everyone in the card payment... read more