Payment Security

Mastercard Buys Ethoca To Boost Fraud-Fighting Chops

Mastercard Buys Ethoca To Boost Fraud-Fighting Chops
Mastercard Buys Ethoca To Boost Fraud-Fighting Chops
March 12, 2019  |  Partnerships

Mastercard announced Tuesday (March 12) that it has inked a deal to acquire Ethoca, a global provider of technology to identify and resolve fraud in...

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PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
PSD2 Creates Turbulence For Travel Operators
January 25, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

With PSD2 in full swing in the European Union (EU), any merchant dealing with the payment data of EU citizens must upgrade their payment protocols...

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RBI Releases Guidelines For Electronic Card Payments
RBI Releases Guidelines For Electronic Card Payments
January 08, 2019  |  Cybersecurity

The Reserve Bank of India has released guidelines for what it calls the “tokenization” of debit and credit card transactions, according to reports. Tokenization will...

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Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
November 13, 2018  |  Real-Time Payments

A group of payment players announced Tuesday (Nov. 13) that they created a new organization, dubbed U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), aimed at working toward...

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Spain’s BBVA, Partners Complete First Blockchain Syndicated Loan
Spain’s BBVA, Partners Complete First Blockchain Syndicated Loan
November 12, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Spain’s BBVA — along with partner banks MUFG of Japan and BNP Paribas of France — completed the first syndicated loan on the blockchain. Last week,...

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Visa Announces Continued Support For EMV Secure Remote Commerce Specification
Visa Announces Continued Support For EMV Secure Remote Commerce Specification
October 23, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 23) that it continues to support the draft of the EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specifications. In a...

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Five At Five: Facebook Wants To Buy More Cybersecurity
Five At Five: Facebook Wants To Buy More Cybersecurity
October 22, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest way that Facebook could boost...

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In UK, Name Checks To Accompany Bank Payments
In UK, Name Checks To Accompany Bank Payments
October 19, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

With an eye on fraud prevention, banks in the United Kingdom are slated to debut name checks to accompany bank transfers. The directive comes from...

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