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Report: Data Breaches Reach Nearly Half of All Financial Accounts
Report: Data Breaches Reach Nearly Half of All Financial Accounts
March 27, 2014  |  News

Financial institutions have been substantially impacted by the recent data breaches, according to recent survey data released by ACI Worldwide.

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Circle Internet Raises $17 Million In Series B Funding
Circle Internet Raises $17 Million In Series B Funding
March 27, 2014  |  News

Digital currency company Circle Internet Financial says it has raised $17 million in funding from new investor Oak Investment Partners along with Breyer Capital, Accel...

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Most B2B Suppliers Intend To Invest In Analytics: Survey
Most B2B Suppliers Intend To Invest In Analytics: Survey
March 27, 2014  |  News

Almost 80 percent of supply chain business representatives view analytics as either being very or moderately important, with most intending to increase investment in the...

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Virtual Currencies Leave An Impression On Europe’s Central Bank
Virtual Currencies Leave An Impression On Europe’s Central Bank
March 27, 2014  |  News

Virtual currencies were a topic of discussion at the European Central Bank/Banca d’Italia Workshop on Interchange Fees earlier this week.

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BKM and Redsys Form mWallet Partnership
BKM and Redsys Form mWallet Partnership
March 27, 2014  |  News

BKM and Redsys have signed an agreement to work together for interoperability of the iupay and BKM Express digital wallets, the companies announced March 25.

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New Payments Processor CurvePay Emerges
New Payments Processor CurvePay Emerges
March 27, 2014  |  News

A team of payments industry veterans on March 26 announced the creation of CurvePay, a vertically integrated processing platform for merchants and resellers.

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Retailers Take Security Concerns to Congress
Retailers Take Security Concerns to Congress
March 27, 2014  |  News

Retailers on March 26 lobbied the Senate for a more secure credit and debit card system, including one that requires PINs for credit card transactions.

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Trustwave Named In Target Breach Litigation
Trustwave Named In Target Breach Litigation
March 27, 2014  |  Breach Round Up

Trustwave, the company responsible for ensuring Target’s PCI Data-Security Standard compliance, allegedly failed to detect obvious signs of weakness preceding the breach reported in December,...

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Anonymous Ukraine Posts 7 Million Card Numbers Online
Anonymous Ukraine Posts 7 Million Card Numbers Online
March 27, 2014  |  News

Hacktivist group Anonymous Ukraine was reportedly posted more than 7 million credit card numbers online.

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