Apple's iCloud Keychain Presents a Potential PCI Issue
6/17/2013
During Apple’s recent Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple didn’t reveal Near Field Communication capability on its next iPhone version, but it did announce something seemingly similar to a digital wallet, with a password manager to boot.The iCloud Keychain Apple announced is...
Starbucks Adds Contactless Payments in the UK
6/17/2013
Starbucks Monday announced it is the latest major merchant in the United Kingdom to begin a widespread deployment of contactless terminals in its stores, which follows Marks and Spencer (M&S), the Co Op and Boots. Working with Barclaycard Global Payment...
Is MCX What Consumers Want?
6/13/2013
Is the noise around mobile wallets drowning out the eventual winner? That’s the position this writer takes in presenting the Merchant Customer Exchange as the dark horse in the mobile wallet race. MCX is the retailer payment network strategy being...
UK Banks Promise to Make Changing Accounts Easier
6/13/2013
The UK Payments Council recently said the banking industry will provide “hassle free” account switching to consumers starting in September following a £750 million campaign on infrastructure changes and a national advertising blitz. As part of the UK payments and...
Visa Integrates Ethoca’s Fraud Alerts with CyberSource
6/13/2013
E commerce merchants using CyberSource for payment gateway and risk management solutions now have another tool in their antifraud toolkits an alert service that helps identify fraudulent transactions prior to order fulfillment. Additionally, Ethoca’s merchant base (whether using the CyberSource...