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Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the...

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Biometrics’ Role In SCA Compliance
Biometrics’ Role In SCA Compliance
September 16, 2019  |  Regulation

Despite announcements last month that the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance will be extended, the original proposed deadline approaches next week. The U.S....

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Deep Dive: Biometrics And New Technologies In A Post-SCA World
Deep Dive: Biometrics And New Technologies In A Post-SCA World
September 16, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA in its simplest form requires that customers be identified through methods that fall into at least two of three categories: knowledge, possession or inherence....

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How SCA’s Deadline Is Impacting EU Merchants’ Authentication Approaches
How SCA’s Deadline Is Impacting EU Merchants’ Authentication Approaches
September 13, 2019  |  Regulation

The deadline to comply with SCA is Sept. 14, and European payment providers and merchants will have to either sink or swim. Unfortunately, the former...

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How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
How Merchants Can Brace For SCA’s Looming Deadline
September 12, 2019  |  Regulation

In only two days, banks, payment providers and merchants in the European Union will finally hit the controversial deadline for compliance with Strong Customer Authentication...

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The Need For Dynamic PII In The (Delayed) Dawning Of The Age Of SCA
The Need For Dynamic PII In The (Delayed) Dawning Of The Age Of SCA
August 15, 2019  |  Authentication

SCA may be facing a longer implementation period, but change is coming, of course. Ekata’s CEO Rob Eleveld tells Karen Webster that verification needs to...

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Ekata CEO On The SCA Delay And The Future Of Authentication
Ekata CEO On The SCA Delay And The Future Of Authentication
August 14, 2019  |  Authentication

You may have felt it earlier today – a sigh of relief originating from certain parts of the digital payments and commerce industry, a reaction...

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How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
How SCA Exemptions Are Affecting European eTailers
August 12, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA requirements take effect on Sept. 14, meaning banks, issuers and merchants have just over a month to become compliant. Noncompliance could have a serious...

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EuroCommerce On Why Merchant, Consumer Awareness Is Critical To SCA
EuroCommerce On Why Merchant, Consumer Awareness Is Critical To SCA
August 09, 2019  |  Regulation

Twenty-five percent of EU merchants are unaware of PSD2’s SCA requirement — and even more are unprepared. And come Sept. 14, exemptions and extensions aside,...

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