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RSS chip and pinOnline banking fraud rockets as fraudsters get smarter
News The introduction of chip and PIN in UK stores has played an important role in this reduction, with over-the-counter losses down by 26 per cent year-on-year. The group suggests that the... [07 Oct 2009]
Chip and PIN and the PCI Data Security Standard
White Paper Chip and PIN is a British government-backed initiative to implement the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) standard for credit cards with a built-in Integrated Circuit... [02 Sep 2009]
Kerching! London Poundland stores pilot contactless payments
News New contactless convert Poundland installed chip and PIN payment two years ago and hopes to build on an increase in overall customer spending following that deployment... [12 Aug 2009]
PIN-stealing malware hits ATMs
News It records the account information that is stored on the magnetic stripes on cards inserted into the machine and the encrypted PIN blocks that are generated when someone types in their number, Percoco said. [05 Jun 2009]
Deloitte banking on PIN sharp security
News The card can still be used for authenticating ATM and Chip and PIN transactions and is swipe-card-reader compatible. The card has an embedded keypad... [13 May 2009]
Manchester public will get first UK ID cards
News This phased approach will ensure that card coverage occurs hand-in-hand with development of supporting technology such as chip and PIN readers. Manchester will be the first place in the... [06 May 2009]
Naked CIO: It's time compliance quit crippling SMEs
Comment Then the arrival of chip and PIN switched the burden of accountability for credit card fraud from the banks to the businesses. This included the banks making millions through charging... [05 May 2009]
Inbox: Chip and PIN latest big IDea - and still no readers
Comment Chip and PIN is cheap ID cards: still with unreadable chips but with added chip and PIN? On the lighter side, as chip... [20 Apr 2009]
Chip and PIN for ID cards: Not such a sharp idea?
News The government has proposed adding chip and PIN capabilities to ID cards but questions remain over whether such a move would be beneficial - or even possible - at this late stage in the... [15 Apr 2009]
Torex tech treats Thorntons to quicker sales
Case Study Chocolate chain Thorntons has speeded up transactions and slashed customer queuing times by rolling out a new chip and PIN-friendly point of sale (POS) system. But the... [06 Apr 2009]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News Owners will still be able to use the debit cards for chip and PIN transactions and for bank machine withdrawals. Cambridge University researchers have said they have... [03 Mar 2009]
Photos: Windows 7, supercomputers, Google Labs, iPill
Photo The cardholder punches in their PIN and the card randomly generates a one-time-only code that can be used to authenticate a purchase. This is a Visa plastic chip card with a twist. The... [27 Nov 2008]
Photos: Visa predicts the future of paying
Photo Here a cardholder can punch in your PIN, just as they would on a PIN pad in a shop. The advantage of this is the ability to shield the PIN from potential shoulder surfers more... [10 Nov 2008]
Brits lose £120m to foreign card fraud
News While the three years since the introduction of chip and PIN has seen a cut in the UK's card fraud rate, criminals in European countries - where the technology has yet to be rolled out -... [01 Oct 2008]
Barclays contactless: More cards, more retailers
News He added: "It would be naïve to say it will be a replacement for cash… We're very confident it will as ubiquitous as chip and PIN. Barclays is preparing to expand its range of 'wave... [08 Sep 2008]
