In her commentary column in the March 24 PYMNTS newsletter, Market Platform Dynamics’ CEO Karen Webster asked whether now is the time to hit the pause button on EMV. She’s not alone in sharing that view, as more payments-industry insiders are wondering whether the push for...
In the latest of the string of data breaches that have accompanied the beginning of 2014, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has reportedly been the latest target of cyber-criminals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Richard Clarke's assessment of the state of cybercrime in the U.S. started quite the conversation at The Innovation Project. So much of one, that it got MPD CEO Karen Webster to thinking about EMV's future as a "must-have" security protocol for card fraud. She's come...
Hackers seems to be taking a break (OK, we know they’re not). But there were no major merchant data breaches to report again this week. Perhaps the plenty of activity around creating and introducing defense mechanisms is having an affect.
Secure payment-technology provider Bluefin announced today it became the first company in the U.S. to receive PCI validation for a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution. While the PCI Security Standards Council, which provided the validation, has been around for some time, no other company has achieved...
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A 44-year-old man reportedly was in jail late last week accused of bilking more than 100 alleged victims in a fraudulent ATM-investment scheme. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
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...
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. ...
