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Powerful solutions built on simplicity

Powerful solutions built on simplicity

Fri, Feb, 26 2010

Buying tickets for buses operated by UK public transport company Arriva has got easier thanks to the introduction of a mobile-phone ticketing solution from mBlox and Concept Data Technologies.

Banamex targets youth with Blink

Banamex targets youth with Blink

Fri, Feb, 26 2010

Aiming to capitalise on potential in Mexico’s young adult market, Mexican bank Banco Nacional de México (Banamex) has launched Blink, the country’s first stand-alone internet-only bank.

Signs of progress in moribund SEPA

Signs of progress in moribund SEPA

Fri, Feb, 26 2010

The Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA), hailed by its promoters as holding the potential to provide the eurozone’s GDP with a boost of up to 3 percent, crossed the two-year mark on 28 January 2010 since the introduction of SEPA credit transfers (SCT) in 2008. SEPA direct debits (SDD) followed in November last year.

Mobile phone NFC set for takeoff

Mobile phone NFC set for takeoff

Tue, Dec, 22 2009

VeriFone’s Tony Saunders provides insight into how near field communications looks set to transform mobile phones into handy contactless payment devices that open the way to rapid PoS payments – and also herald a new era of compelling and innovative loyalty and promotion applications for retailers.

Expect more Heartlands, warns expert

Expect more Heartlands, warns expert

Mon, Aug, 31 2009

With indictment of three conspirators accused of breaching Heartland Payment Systems’ security system, the internet’s inherent weaknesses have become more apparent than ever.

Open security door beckons criminals

Open security door beckons criminals

Mon, Aug, 31 2009

Data breaches that cause huge financial and reputational damage are rising at an alarmingly pace with, in many instances, slack data storage security the primary cause.

GrIDsure takes on the PIN stronghold

GrIDsure takes on the PIN stronghold

Mon, Aug, 31 2009

Though the PIN number has long been relied on as a key element in payment card security its effectiveness is now seriously in doubt.

Neovia bounces back in fine style

Neovia bounces back in fine style

Fri, Jul, 31 2009

Neovia has put a torrid time at the hands of US authorities behind it, and with an award-winning new product to its credit and an array of strong business units has repositioned itself for future growth.

Giving banks the edge in fighting fraud

Giving banks the edge in fighting fraud

Fri, Jul, 31 2009

In the war against fraud, Proactive Risk Manager, a solution combining technological expertise of ACI Worldwide and IBM, is swinging the odds in favour of banks.