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whitepaper Visa and MasterCard issued revised security standards applying to all "Components" of a network for companies engaging in financial transactions. These security standards are necessary for all companies needing practical solution to assess and...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper The Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard was created in 2004 by major credit card companies - American Express, Discover Financial, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide, and Visa International - to provide security and privacy of customers...
[11 May 2008]
whitepaper Since Visa mandated the Cardholder Information Security Program (CISP) in June 2001 and MasterCard International introduced its Site Data Protection (SDP) program in June 2004, many merchants, processors, and acquiring banks have been working...
[10 May 2008]
whitepaper In response, a federation of companies led by MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International set out to establish consistent data security measures for merchants, banks, and service providers. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise.
[10 May 2008]
whitepaper Visa's CISP and MasterCard's Site Data Protection standards merged into the PCI standard in December 2004. Compliance with PCI (Payment Card Industry) data security requirements is a key initiative for any company that processes credit cards.
[08 May 2008]
whitepaper The credit card associations Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Discover aligned their individual policy protection programs to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). This alignment in standards provided an industry...
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper In 2000, Visa USA and MasterCard International independently released data security programs. During the past several years, credit card associations have begun to make a concerted effort to raise the level of security within the industry.
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper Visa's CISP and MasterCard's Site Data Protection standards merged into the PCI standard in December 2004. Compliance with PCI (Payment Card Industry) data security requirements is a key initiative for any company that processes credit cards.
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper So therefore, one could be forgiven for believing that MasterCard and Visa assumed PCI would contain additional security requirements to sit on top of an already established Information Security Management System (ISMS).
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diner's Club, Discover, and JCB collaborated to create a new set of standards based on CISP (Cardholder Information Security Policy), and known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI).
[07 May 2008]
whitepaper Meanwhile, Visa and MasterCard collaborated to create the Payment Card Industry ("PCI") Data Security Standard. To protect cardholders, businesses and the payments card industry itself, regulations have been enacted that mandate changes in the way...
[06 May 2008]
whitepaper PREMIER Bankcard, LLC (PREMIER) one of the largest VISA and MasterCard credit providers in the United States, needed to enhance scalability and performance for its Business Intelligence (BI) data warehouse and OnLine Transaction Processing (OLTP...
[03 May 2008]
whitepaper In 2004, Visa USA, MasterCard International, American Express and Discover aligned their individual data protection programs to create the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS or PCI).
[28 Mar 2008]
News Mastercard, owner of Maestro, confirmed the problem with HSBC's system and said it impacted a number of cardholders and retail merchants. A MasterCard statement said: "MasterCard has investigated and can confirm that there were no issues with our...
[25 Feb 2008]
Photo Mastercard has trialled and implemented its PayPass system in 20 countries, allowing users with an NFC-equipped mobile phone to make payments by tapping their phone on a reader. The SMS is on the wall for crumpled notes and battered leather wallets...
[31 Jan 2008]
whitepaper The PCI standard is the result of a collaboration between Visa and MasterCard and is designed to create common industry security requirements, incorporating the CISP requirements. In 1999, Visa USA developed the Cardholder Information Security...
[08 Jan 2008]
News Mastercard launched such a card in September. As the year draws to a close, the UK's financial organisations are struggling to fend off economic downturn. This is after a major regulatory reform has been accomplished and plastic cards make more in...
[17 Dec 2007]
whitepaper A rapidly-growing financial services' organization based in the United States had become one of the world's largest providers of Visa and MasterCard-branded credit cards. As part of the consumer-lending products division, the card-issuing...
[12 Dec 2007]
News There is also an Apacs website explaining how to sign up to security schemes such as Verified by Visa and Mastercard SecureCode. And Monday 3 December is predicted to be the most popular day for online shopping on the record breaking run up to...
[30 Nov 2007]
News Another futuristic technology taking off is contactless payments, which received a boost this month with Mastercard and Maestro launching 'tap and go' payment cards in London. Futuristic technologies and data security really grabbed the attention...
[28 Sep 2007]
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