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News But the UK payments association, Apacs, is encouraged as 62 per cent of those surveyed have checked their bank statements for any unusual transactions. Sandra Quinn, Apacs director of communications, said the survey indicates banks' customers haven... [29 Nov 2007]
Online banking fraud plummets
News Online banking fraud has fallen by 67 per cent during the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period last year, according to UK payments association Apacs. Apacs said the introduction of chip and PIN has made it harder for criminals to... [04 Oct 2007]
Chip and PIN security warning for retailers
News The UK payments association Apacs has produced the Transactions with your chip and PIN terminal guidelines to highlight how card-accepting businesses can more effectively protect themselves and their customers. [06 Sep 2007]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News Payments industry body Apacs estimates more than five million contactless cards will be issued by the end of 2008 in the UK and that they will be accepted by at least 100,000 retailers. MasterCard has launched its contactless payment tech in the UK. [04 Sep 2007]
Faster bank transfers delayed to next year
News A spokesman from payment trade association Apacs, which is overseeing the project, told silicon.com: "The priority really for the industry was to agree the earliest day we could launch a reliable service.silicon.com Financial Services [15 Aug 2007]
Faster payments plan slows down
News A spokesman for UK payment trade association, Apacs - which is involved in the project - told silicon.com: "It's not common sense to launch it if we don't have 100 per cent confidence in the reliability of it. [13 Jul 2007]
March away from cheques continues apace
News Cheques account for just under a tenth of non-cash payments in the UK, according to Apacs. Transport for London (TfL) has joined an increasingly long list of UK organisations no longer accepting cheques as a form of payment. [22 Jun 2007]
Techies "lack business and leadership skills"
News But Sue Yeo, Apacs director of technology, information and facilities, argued: "We shouldn't be so defeatist. Sue Yeo, director technology, information & facilities, Apacs Steve Gediking, head of IT at the Independent Police Complaints Commission... [13 Jun 2007]
Would you credit it? The debit card turns 20
News According to figures from industry group Apacs, 143 purchases are made with them every second, accounting for 6.8 billion transactions per year. The debit card is 20 years old this weekend. With the launch of the Barclays Connect debit card on 3... [01 Jun 2007]
Chip and PIN slaps face-to-face fraud
News But card fraud overall has only dipped by a few per cent according to payments industry organisation Apacs, with much of it migrating to card-not-present (CNP) fraud and overseas transactions. According to Apacs cards and fraud control manager of... [02 May 2007]
Online fraud warning signs revealed
News Card-not-present fraud grew by 41 per cent between 2004 and 2006 according to recent Apacs figures. Five tell-tale signs could alert online retailers to an attempted fraud in progress. Through its online forum used by fraud managers at online... [30 Apr 2007]
Database glitch delays salary payments
News UK payments association Apacs has guaranteed those affected - up to 400,000 people, or 1.6 per cent of today's Bacs payments - will receive their normal salary payments on Monday.silicon.com Financial Services [30 Mar 2007]
Online fraud up but card fraud down
News Total losses through card fraud fell by three per cent in 2006 - from £439.4m in 2005 to £428m - according to the UK payments industry body Apacs. An Apacs spokeswoman said this fall is mainly due to the introduction of chip and PIN payment tech in... [15 Mar 2007]
Cash still king - but contactless cards challenge
News Sandra Quinn, director of communications at payments industry body Apacs, which carried out the research, said despite the consumer's continuing love affair with cards, cash remains the first choice for small value payments. [13 Mar 2007]
Death of cash? Not yet, say retailers...
News Research from the UK's payments association Apacs predicts, by 2015, less than half of all worldwide payments will be by cash, with three-fifths of current payments using notes and coins. A spokeswoman from Apacs said predictions about future... [12 Mar 2007]
