January 20, 2011
The Time for EMV in the United States Is Now
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction In the past year, the topic of secure payments and secure payment cards (i.e., microprocessor-based EMV smart bank cards)...
January 18, 2011
Data Breaches and eCommerce: Is There Promise in New Prevention...
Click here to download this article as a PDF. Introduction Despite the recent economic crisis, lagging unemployment and lingering consumer doubts about the economy, one bright spot has persisted...
January 18, 2011
Behind the Scenes with Founder of one of the World’s...
Name: Joseph Iuso Title: CEO for UseMyServices Inc. What I’m working on… Expanding the business obviously. This includes online banking in the United States, Asia, and Europe, verticals such as...
December 21, 2010
Finovate Conferences
FinovateFall Recap: Are These Innovations “What’s Next” in Payments?FinovateFall was held at Pier 92/94 in New York City from September 20-21, 2011. Over 900 professionals attended the event. To meet...
December 17, 2010
Musing from “Cartes 2010”: Is the NFC glass half-full or...
The Cartes Conference just concluded in Paris. While the industry eagerly awaits the commercial roll-out of NFC, traditional card production remains its anchor. The Cartes trade show closed its doors...
December 13, 2010
Accelerating Deployment of Open NFC Mobile Commerce Applications
Introduction Driven by the convergence of standards, core technologies, devices and associated industry alliances, 2011 is poised to be the catalytic launch year for commercial Near Field Communication (NFC) handsets....
December 13, 2010
Is Now the Time for EMV Technology in the United...
EMV technology is already used to fight fraud in other countries around the world.Oberthur Technologies, the world’s second largest provider of smart card based solutions to financial institutions and government...
December 12, 2010
Is the PIN Mightier Than the Sword in Fighting Fraud?
Introduction Nothing is more important to the future of electronic payments than maintaining consumer trust and, in particular, consumer confidence that sensitive financial information will remain secure. To preserve that...
November 16, 2010
Driving Change in the Retail Payments Landscape
Name: Deborah J. Baxley Title: Principal Company: Capgemini What I’m working on now… Dramatically raising the level of innovation in the retail payments landscape. My crowning achievement is… Working with...