Acquirer Systems features at the 2014 Smart Card Alliance Payments Summit
January 29, 2014 - Acquirer Systems, the market leader in enterprise test and validation solutions for the payments industry, today announced that Ed Mastrangelo, Head of Business Development, North America, will be participating as a panellist at the Smart Card Alliance 2014 Payments Summit during the keynote session, "What Retailers Want and Want to Avoid with EMV and NFC".
Survey reveals 61% of Americans worried about online shopping security
January 28, 2014 - The recent data breach suffered by major retailer Target has had a significant impact on US consumers, according to a new report.
Fintech firms ready to challenge big bank technology
January 28, 2014 - Innovative start-up fintech firms are working on a range of new technologies that will require major banking institutions to change the way they operate.
GFG Group partners with fraud prevention experts ReD to provide advanced payments and card fraud risk management offering for issuers and processors
January 28, 2014 - International payments software solutions company GFG Group and world-leading fraud prevention provider ReD have formed a strategic alliance to provide an integrated fraud and payment processing solution to clients.
Oxygen8 unveils multi-channel card payment system
January 28, 2014 - Oxygen8 today announces the launch of Oxygen8PAY, a PCI compliant e-commerce, mobile and IVR card payment solution designed to simplify merchants' card payment operations through a range of communication channels.
FIS Continues its Leadership Role in U.S. EMV Smart Card Transition
January 28, 2014 - FIS™ (NYSE: FIS), the world's largest provider of banking and payments technology, continues to lead the way in EMV production and transitions across the United States. Having launched EMV programs for more than 50 financial institutions over the last 12 months, FIS provides implementation and issuance programs for providers looking to upgrade to the EMV standard used across most of the world. FIS also issues EMV-enabled cards in Canada, Aruba, Brazil, Mexico and the U.K.
Lloyds Bank Group IT system crashes in UK
January 27, 2014 - Lloyds Bank and its Halifax, Bank of Scotland and 'arms-length' TSB unit, which was spun off last year but still relies on its former parent group's IT system, suffered a major outage of its retail banking systems in the UK yesterday with customers unable to withdraw money from cashpoints or pay for in-store goods with their debit cards.
Celent reveals US banks' IT spending to rise 4.5% in 2014
January 24, 2014 - Tech spending by North American banks is expected to hit nearly $60 billion in 2014, marking a return to confidence in the sector after years of underinvestment.
