Why Prepaid Cards Appeal to Hackers
May 14, 2013 Prepaid cards have been at the heart of several data breaches in recent years because their traits can make them easier for...

Dutch Firm Ready to Push Chip-Card Migration for ATMs in U.S.
February 19, 2013 With the clock ticking for ATM owners to begin accepting EMV chip cards, BPC Banking Technologies plans to bring software to...

BlackBerry's Mobile-Pay Potential Advances with Visa Approval
January 16, 2013 Visa has approved Waterloo, Ontario-based RiM's secure element manager software for Near Field Communication mobile payments,...

U.S. Bank's iPhone Mobile Payment System Targets Travelers
January 11, 2013 Certain U.S. Bank customers will soon have an opportunity to try the bank's new Go Mobile payment system, which allows iPhone...

Card Networks Plan for a Post-Plastic World
December 31, 2012 As 2012 progressed, one thing became strikingly clear: the card networks do not want to be left behind as new digital payment...

EVO Payments Continues Int'l Push with Banco Popular Deal
December 28, 2012 EVO Payments International plans to move into the Spanish market with a proposed acquisition of Banco Popular's merchant...

McDonald's Ireland to Introduce Contactless Payments for Consumers
December 26, 2012 McDonald's is adding more tap-and-go acceptance at its payment terminals worldwide.

Google Wallet's Roller-Coaster 2012
December 26, 2012 2012 was not the kindest of years to Google's mobile wallet, starting as it did with a security breach and ending with...

ProPay Deal Would Vault TSYS into Small-Merchant Market
November 19, 2012 TSYS in Columbus, Ga., would be able to offer a rival to Square's mobile card reader and tap a new market of small merchants...

Fraudsters Target PIN Pads in Barnes & Noble Breach
October 24, 2012 Barnes & Noble bookstores has informed federal law enforcement authorities that "a sophisticated criminal effort" has...