Idealinvent integrates Prime Factors BCSS into ConnectCore banking platform
July 2, 2014 - Idealinvent, provider of Next Generation banking systems, and Prime Factors, provider of cryptographic data protection platforms, today announced a strategic partnership to introduce the latter's Bank Card Security System (BCSS) and its Card Security and Personalization capabilities into the former's ConnectCore - Card Management offering.
ID Tech launches payment terminal
June 30, 2014 - ID Tech, a leading manufacturer of automated data entry, mobile payment, point of sale, and secure payment devices, has released its PCI 3.x SRED certified key pad and MagStripe reader, the SREDKey.
US banks going full-tilt for EMV in wake of Target breach
June 26, 2014 - Spurred on by the fall-out from last year's Target data breach, 86% of US financial institutions plan to begin issuing EMV-based chip cards within the next two years, according to the annual debit issuer report from Pulse.
Aeon Bank first in Japan to install EMV-compliant ATMs
June 26, 2014 - MasterCard today announced that it has certified AEON Bank, Ltd., a subsidiary of AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd., as the first financial institution in Japan to deploy ATMs that support EMV chip card transactions.
Cybercrooks steal EUR500,000 from European bank
June 25, 2014 - Cybercrooks used a Trojan to steal more than EUR500,000 in just one week from the customers of a European bank, says security firm Kaspersky Lab.
RisePay to integrate Spindle payment aggregation technology into gateway platform
June 23, 2014 - Spindle, Inc., (OTCQB: SPDL), a leading provider of mobile commerce solutions, announced it has signed a strategic agreement with RisePay, a developer of payment gateway systems for small businesses, service providers and mobile vendors.
Ditch legal tender to unleash bitcoin - think tank
June 18, 2014 - The concept of legal tender should be abolished and private money should enjoy a level playing field that enables the likes of bitcoin to compete with state-backed currencies, a new think tank report suggests.
UK payments industry prepares for new watchdog
June 16, 2014 - The UK will get a new payments regulator next year, while the industry is busy working on its own 'roadmap'. Finextra spoke to key players from both sides about how they will work with each other.
