Security & Fraud

Fiserv Adds Visa To EMV Debit Agreements
March 18, 2014

Less than a week after striking a similar agreement with MasterCard, Fiserv on March 17 announced an agreement to make Visa’s common debit EMV solution available for the Accel debit network. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

U.S. State’s Lawmakers Considering Biometrics Data Bill
March 18, 2014

In what may be indicative of legislation to come on a broader range nationally, lawmakers in Wisconsin this week reportedly will take up a bill approved in committee that would prevent school district officials from collecting biological information including fingerprints and retinal images from students. ...

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New Feedzai Survey Puts The Blame Game Under Review
March 18, 2014

Experiencing a data breach is a bad enough situation, but how consumers view the event can be just as damaging. As such, prevention plays a key role in securing consumer confidence, and just more than half of consumers put that responsibility squarely on merchants, new...

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Mobile Tokenization Solves Payments Security Woes
March 18, 2014

LoopPay, founded in 2013, is a provider of a mobile wallet solution that currently works for most existing retail locations. LoopPay Chief Technologist George Wallner sat down with MPD CEO Karen Webster to  explain why he believes Loop is not only a technology breakthrough but...

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For Feedzai’s Sebastiao, Space Work Turns To Fraud Detection
March 17, 2014

In January, Feedzai launched in the U.S. a fraud-prevention solution available for omnichannel commerce. Founded by aerospace engineers and data scientists, the company provides a means by which merchants, processors and other organizations may use Big Data to anticipate and detect fraud earlier. Get the...

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Picking Sides In PIN Debit EMV Routing
March 17, 2014

MasterCard issuers will be able to choose and advance network relationships, and merchants will be able to continue to route transaction as desired without needing making significant technological upgrades, under a recent deal Fiserv Inc. struck with the card brand. Fiserv is making MasterCard’s U.S....

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New Security Group A Good Move, But Let’s Keep The Discussions Open
March 17, 2014

You know the problem is serious when Visa and MasterCard come together on something. And the recent spate of merchant data breaches and fraud is the latest example. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Chase Paymentech’s Charron: Fraud Battle Involves Addressing Entire Payments Ecosystem
March 17, 2014

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Underground Cybercrime Rings Responsible For Target Breach?
March 11, 2014

New evidence suggests that an underground cybercrime ring — or rings — may be involved in the merchant-data breaches taking place recently. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...