PwC to FIs: To Succeed in the Mobile Payments Ecosystem, You Need to Act Like...
May 22, 2012

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20130402 – Prime Factors Helps Issuers Keep EMV Data In-House
May 22, 2012

As the U.S. EMV deadlines loom, the temptation issuers face to send their EMV data prep to a third party bureau is great. Prime Factors today is helping put an end to that practice, announcing the release of their new EMV data prep module for...

Credit, Debit Fraud in Ireland Up 24% in 2011
May 21, 2012

Credit and debit card fraud increased by 24 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to The Paypers, citing research from online media outlet rte.ie. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Visa’s CyberSource Acquires First Russian Merchant Partner, Viaplay
May 21, 2012

Viaplay, a media-streaming merchant located in Russia, is the nation’s first merchant to utilize CyberSource’s eCommerce payment management platform, the Visa company announced this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Bango Raises $4.7M, Announces Partnerships with Microsoft, Google
May 21, 2012

Bango, the mobile payment facilitator based in London, raised £3 million ($4.7 million) through a private placement with institutional investors, and provided updates on its relationships with several key payments players this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

HSBC’s U.K. Customers Experience Payment Card Outage
May 21, 2012

HSBC Bank accountholders in the U.K. were temporarily unable to use their cards to make payments or withdraw cash from ATMs, the bank’s social media presence confirms. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

MasterCard Puts TSYS on EMV Cross-Industry Advisory Group
May 21, 2012

In an effort to help move EMV implementation forward in the U.S., MasterCard says it is forming a cross-industry group “designed to foster collaboration and alignment between networks, issuers, merchants, acquirers, processors, terminal manufacturers, card manufacturers and other groups.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

GAO Prods at CFPB’s Budget, Cites “Control Issues”
May 21, 2012

The U.S. Government Accountability Office made 10 recommendations for changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s “internal controls and accounting procedures,” through an official report issued today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Analyst: Apple Ready to Sell iPhone in Developing Markets
May 21, 2012

Peter Misek, an analyst at Jeffries, says Apple has signed an agreement “with a major global distributor” to deliver iPhones to a new set of consumers, including those in developing markets, according to Forbes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...