Chip and PIN
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News Criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer card transaction and PIN details. When police raided the premises they found stolen... [14 Aug 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News The bank chose PINsentry because of its similarity to chip and PIN, rolled out in 2006 across UK retailers. Barclays began distributing the authentication devices in the second half of... [18 Jul 2008]
Dunelm Mill signs Epos maintenance deal
News The tills' chip and PIN systems have also been replaced recently. Value home furnishings retailer Dunelm Mill has signed an electronic point of sale maintenance contract to support its... [16 Jul 2008]
Phishing, malware and online fraud is booming
News It also warns of bank accounts being taken over by fraudsters tricking call centre workers, a 37 per cent rise in the cost of phone, internet and mail order fraud and the threat from... [06 Jun 2008]
Whitbread serves up £1m saving on card payments
News The system - supplied by Fidelity National Information services, IBM, Smart Technology solutions and VeriFone - is an integrated mobile chip and PIN payments system that... [07 May 2008]
White Stuff settles on secure EPOS network
News The network replaces in part the retailer's existing system provided by Prologic, which was originally brought in to handle Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) data, one of the components needed to receive Chip... [02 Apr 2008]
Card fraud up by a quarter to £535m
News Apacs said £535.2m was lost to card fraud overall last year, due mainly to stolen UK card details used in countries yet to upgrade to chip and PIN - a 77 per cent rise on the year... [12 Mar 2008]
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Comment Tamper-proof' chip and PIN terminals hacked Pin hackers Screens are too small and surfing is too clumsy. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our... [06 Mar 2008]
'Tamper-proof' chip and PIN terminals hacked
News Researchers from Cambridge University have succeeded in capturing both PIN numbers and card details from supposedly tamper-proof PIN terminals. Saar Drimer and Steven... [27 Feb 2008]
HSBC computer fault denies customers account access
News Shoppers across the UK trying to use their HSBC Maestro debit cards were unable to withdraw cash from ATMs or had their chip and PIN cards rejected by retailers. Problems began at... [25 Feb 2008]
Photos: Passenger's eye view of Heathrow Terminal 5
Photo The bag drop points are equipped with these digital signature devices which can be used by passengers from countries where chip and PIN isn't currently the norm. Here is one of the... [13 Feb 2008]
Locking down financial security
Comment This year, banks including Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland group gave customers their own chip-and-pin card readers to validate internet transactions. How many... [24 Dec 2007]
Fortnum & Mason replaces LAN
News Wi-fi also supports the chip and PIN pads used by staff in the restaurants at the store, which was founded in 1707 and is the oldest department store in London. The... [19 Nov 2007]
Online banking fraud plummets
News Apacs said the introduction of chip and PIN has made it harder for criminals to commit card fraud in the UK, forcing them to go abroad where the tech is not in place. But Apacs predicts... [04 Oct 2007]
Government Gateway 2.0 looks to fatter future
News The company added that it is looking at using strong authentication, such as chip and PIN, for services that require a higher level of security - such as accessing sensitive information... [03 Oct 2007]
