Payment Security

Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
Fed Launches New US Faster Payments Council
November 13, 2018  |  Faster 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  |  VISA

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  |  Security & Fraud

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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EMVCo Releases Draft EMV Secure Remote Commerce Specs
EMVCo Releases Draft EMV Secure Remote Commerce Specs
October 19, 2018  |  EMV

To open its EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specification for public comment for a 45-day period, secure payments enabler EMVCo has issued a draft version...

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eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
October 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

To steal a phrase from the movie Network, eBay is mad as hell, and is not going to take it anymore. The target of eBay’s ire...

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Mastercard Ditches Signatures Completely
Mastercard Ditches Signatures Completely
October 18, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard, the payments company, announced on Thursday (Oct. 18) that cardholder signatures will now be optional for the back of credit cards and receipts. In...

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Mastercard Digital Commerce Suite To Make Every Card ‘Token Ready’
Mastercard Digital Commerce Suite To Make Every Card ‘Token Ready’
October 18, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard said Wednesday (Oct. 17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite...

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