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O2 Tube trial takes mobile payments underground
News Visa has already launched a contactless payment system known as payWave which is available in some areas of London and enables customers to wave a credit or debit card in front of a reader to pay for low value goods without needing to enter a PIN. [28 Nov 2007]
TK Maxx customers urged to check card statements
News Shoppers who have used their credit and debit cards in high street retailer TK Maxx are being urged to review their statements after it was revealed hackers may have stolen details of 45 million payment cards from the retailer's US parent company. [30 Mar 2007]
Chip and PIN rollout '95 per cent complete'
News Valentine's Day this year marked the day when retailers who accept payment by credit and debit card with a signature rather than a PIN number became liable for any loss if the transaction proves to be fraudulent. [27 Nov 2006]
ID theft 'threatens almost all UK homes'
News Nearly a third (30 per cent) of people had thrown away material with details of a whole credit or debit card number and nearly half (48 per cent) chucked away everything a fraudster needs in order to steal a person's ID, according to the research. [16 Oct 2006]
Leader: Banks may regret Oyster e-money fiasco
Leader Fears over cannibalising their debit card business and interchange fees have doubtless put the banking community off. Oyster cards are already in five million back pockets and the readers are in thousands of newsagents across the capital. [09 May 2006]
Government ID fraud claims - are they all they seem?
News The number equates to the simple theft of a credit or debit card as well as genuine ID fraud. He said the exercise is not about justifying the introduction of ID cards. We class it as a more serious crime that involves a great deal more hassle than... [02 Feb 2006]
Poor call-centre security poses ID theft risk
News This included requesting alternative data such as landline phone number for the account holder, mother's maiden name or recent direct debit details. The investigation was carried out by researchers holding current accounts and credit cards with... [25 Jan 2006]
Chip and PIN credited for £36m drop in card fraud
News Fraud on counterfeit and lost and stolen plastic debit and credit cards is down by almost a third from £126.6m in the first half of last year to £89.9m for the same period this year. Apacs is launching a four-month 'I love PIN' campaign to... [10 Oct 2005]
Building society banks on chip and PIN
Case Study Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) has kicked off the rollout of chip and PIN cards to replace magnetic strip debit cards for more than 100,000 account holders. We've got 105,000 debit cards [in circulation]," said Rippon, "so we've... [27 Sep 2005]
Gartner: $2.75bn lost to card fraud
News Avivah Litan, vice president and research director at Gartner, said in a statement: "Criminals sometimes counterfeit ATM and debit cards with just account numbers and PINs in hand, and they can use this stolen information at ATMs to withdraw cash... [03 Aug 2005]
Half of Brits don't have all chip and PIN cards
News Less than half of Britons have received chip and PIN replacements for all their credit and debit cards, according to new research which reveals the rollout of the technology is "slower than expected". [19 Jul 2005]
'Shoulder-surfing' chip and PIN fraud fear dismissed
News There is already evidence that fraudsters are targeting other weak links in the chain and Sandra Quinn, UK spokeswoman for APACS, said there has been a sudden spike in the number of cards stolen in the post due to the high volume of replacement... [08 Nov 2004]
US Secret Service rounds up ID thieves
News The group traded stolen credit card numbers and bank account information as well as counterfeit passports, drivers' licences, Social Security cards, credit cards, debit cards, birth certificates, college student ID cards, and health insurance... [29 Oct 2004]
Northampton's chip and PIN 'high street of the future'
News Chip and PIN is a scheme for credit and debit cards where cardholders are required to enter a PIN into a keypad instead of signing a receipt at the checkout of shops. Remembering PINs is also not proving to be a problem with just three per cent not... [16 Sep 2004]
Britons just not ready for chip and PIN
News Chip and PIN is a scheme for credit and debit cards whereby cardholders are required to enter a PIN into a keypad instead of signing when making purchases at shops or in restaurants. Shoppers must learn to change PINs periodically, to avoid obvious... [11 Aug 2004]
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