East publishes European fraud update for 2015
March 24, 2015 - The European ATM Security Team (EAST) has just published its first European Fraud Update for 2015.
UK govt scraps payments system for farmers due to performance problems
March 23, 2015 - The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Defra, is enduring a series of embarrassing headlines after its £154 million system to process farmers' EU subsidy payments has been largely abandoned following a number of problems with its online interface.
US lawmakers form payments technology caucus
March 20, 2015 - A bipartisan group of US House of Representatives members have formed a caucus to investigate payment technologies.
Visa launches educational tour showcasing EMV technology
March 13, 2015 - Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) today launched its 20-city tour to educate small businesses and consumers about payment card chip technology (also known as EMV technology).
80 Percent of Businesses Fail Interim PCI Compliance Assessment
March 12, 2015 - Verizon's 2015 PCI Report Indicates Organizations Should Treat PCI Compliance as an Ongoing Focus; Lack of Compliance Linked to Data Breaches.
Campaign pushes for US adoption of chip and PIN
March 9, 2015 - A campaign designed to put pressure on US card issuers to embrace chip and PIN, rather than just chip and signature, technology has been launched.
Visa and MasterCard report strong bank uptake for HCE-based mobile payments
February 27, 2015 - Banco do Brazil, PNC Bank and US Bank are set to join the growing band of finacial services firms working with Visa to offer their customers HCE-based contactless mobile payments.
Visa brings tokenisation to Europe; preps P2P/social media payments service
February 24, 2015 - Visa Europe is to launch a tokenisation service customised for the European marketplace in mid-April in a move which would pave the way for the roll out of Apple Pay across the continent.
