Bitcoin to have 'profound' impact on trust-based markets - Wedbush analysts
May 30, 2014 - Bitcoin may currently be going through an "adoption chasm" but the crypto-currency will have a profound societal effect, shaking up payments markets and other industries over the next few years, analysts from Wedbush Securities have predicted.
Nepal's Nabil Bank gets ready for EMV with Fime
May 27, 2014 - Fime has announced the completion of a period of consultancy and testing to validate Nabil Bank's point of sale (POS) terminals and host acquirer platform infrastructure to UnionPay, MasterCard and Visa specifications.
Sipay Plus payment gateway gets PCI DSS 3.0 certification
May 29, 2014 - The Spanish company Sipay Plus, is the first European payment gateway with this certification, in its new version 3.0 level 1, for card payment data security standard PCI DSS.
MasterCard ups security for US cardholders
May 28, 2014 - MasterCard today announced enhancements to its industry leading security efforts, providing U.S. cardholders with greater protection from fraud and identity theft.
EBay tells users to change passwords after database hack
May 21, 2014 - EBay is asking users to change their passwords because of a cyber-attack that compromised a database containing user data. But the online auction house says that there is no evidence that PayPal accounts have been compromised.
CyberArk Simplifies Meeting PCI DSS 3.0 Compliance to Protect ‘Keys to IT Kingdom’
May 21, 2014 - In the face of increasing cyber-attacks on the retail industry, including recent attacks on Michaels Stores, Neiman Marcus, and others, CyberArk has released a new white paper demonstrating how retailers can comply with the latest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) regulations.
LifeLock pulls Wallet app over PCI compliance fears
May 20, 2014 - LifeLock has been forced to pull the mobile wallet it acquired for more than $40 million last year from app stores and delete all user data from its servers after deciding the technology might not be PCI compliant.
MPOS uptake in Europe set to boom - Visa
May 13, 2014 - According to a study into the acceptance of new payment solutions published by Visa Europe today, mPOS (mobile point of sale) usage by small businesses (SMEs) in Europe will take off dramatically in 2014.
