Security & Fraud

Company Spotlight
Meet The New Kids On The (US EMV) Block
January 09, 2015

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Europe
Euro Lawmakers Concerned About SWIFT Payments Data Sharing With The US
January 09, 2015

European policymakers are fighting over how financial messaging information from the SWIFT network can be used to fight terrorism, and who gets to use it, EU Observer reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
Luxury Resorts Hit By Payments Breach
January 09, 2015

A data breach at hotel management company AMResorts may have exposed payment card data and personal information of people who booked their vacations at the company’s luxury resorts, SC Magazine reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

The Top 10 Technologies For Stopping Fraud
January 08, 2015

Payments experts expect security budgets to increase this year – as well as the breaches. Forrester predicts that 60 percent of enterprises will discover a breach in 2015. But as fraud prevention solutions become obsolete by the day, says Brighterion, more efficient technologies that use...

New Year, Better Ways To Hack ATMs
January 08, 2015

Never let it be said that the world’s cyberthieving population isn’t always on the hunt for better and more efficient ways to use technology to separate individuals from their money. With the new year comes a new variation on the ATM skimming attack that started...

News
IBM: Fewer Retailer Cyberattacks, More Data Stolen
January 08, 2015

The number of cyberattacks against retailers has dropped by 50 percent over the last two years, but thieves are getting much more data from a typical attack, according to new data from IBM — and much of it is coming directly through flawed e-commerce websites,...

B2B Payments
More Red Tape Coming For Cross-Border Payments
January 08, 2015

Regulators around the world are stepping up anti-money-laundering (AML) efforts, and, as a result, lenders are tightening the screws on cross-border payments, according to Corporate Treasurer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Bluefin Receives PCI Validation For Mobile P2PE
January 06, 2015

Bluefin Payment Systems, provider of secure payment technology for enterprises, financial institutions and small to medium-sized businesses, today announced that its PayConex PCI-validated Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) Solution is certified for mobile payments, according to a company release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

News
Will the U.S. EMV Migration Be Secure Enough?
January 05, 2015

In the wake of the nearly 800 breaches that marked the year 2014, it is no surprise that the U.S. is moving full speed ahead toward converting all cards from the traditional magnetic stripe to the more secure EMV.  In 2015 over a half-billion new...