details payment card industry in news
Brits lose £120m to foreign card fraud
News In the meantime, Apacs recommends consumers sign up to secure online payment services such as Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode, which currently have around 25 million users in the UK. In contrast, £121m was... [01 Oct 2008]
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News This type of fraud increased by 77 per cent last year to £207.6m, according to figures from UK payment industry body Apacs. Criminal gangs are hacking chip and PIN terminals to steal customer... [14 Aug 2008]
Police chief: Cyber crime is everywhere
News Her warning came as payment clearing industry body Apacs released figures showing that £532.2m was lost to card fraud in 2007 - a 25 per cent rise since 2006. She said: "We are talking... [19 Mar 2008]
Card fraud up by a quarter to £535m
News Card fraud rose by 25 per cent in 2007, according to the latest figures from payment clearing industry body Apacs. Apacs said £535.2m was lost to card fraud overall last... [12 Mar 2008]
'Tap and go' plastic arrives in London
News In a similar vein to London Underground's Oyster Card, contactless cards transmit payment details wirelessly between the PayPass card and a retailer's terminal. The... [04 Sep 2007]
Plastic fantastic - the future of credit cards
News But with contactless payment projects from the likes of MasterCard and Visa, and Transport for London - which uses the Oyster smartcard ticketing system - looking to move into contactless payments, could it spell the end... [04 Jul 2006]
MasterCard data breach: Lawsuit demands damages
News A class action lawsuit filed after millions of credit card accounts were compromised by a data breach at payment processor CardSystems Solutions now also demands unspecified monetary damages for... [07 Jul 2005]
Google, Yahoo! could link up with DVR pioneer TiVo
News TiVo would collect a share of the fees from either customer payment or from advertising-supported video. A credit card number might also be required, if the video had an associated fee. Though... [19 Apr 2005]
£3m anti-fraud payment wins UK banks £65m back
News Since the Unit's creation, it has seen 171 arrests and 36,000 stolen cards and card details recovered. A two-year pilot project designed to tackle credit card fraud has proved so... [13 Aug 2004]
Ten more tips for safe xmas e-tail
News Only give your payment card details over a secure connection, and never by email: never disclose your PIN to anyone, and NEVER send it over the internet EU law protects you against... [02 Dec 2002]
Two slots are better than one for Nokia
News The phone will feature two separate slots for the operator's SIM card and an m-payment card issued by the bank. The dual chip concept is compatible with the recently announced preferred... [23 May 2002]
Corporate secrecy hampering fight against cybercrime
News In addition to concerns that owning up to being a victim of fraud can damage consumers confidence, e-tailers are also reluctant to report the crimes because of the way the payment system is set up. Cyber Source's Arnold... [13 Nov 2001]
Credit card fraud plans labelled 'incomplete'
News Research by the Commission attributes a large proportion of that increase to transactions via the internet and phone and firmly places the responsibility for tackling fraud with the payment systems... [20 Feb 2001]
Deutsche Telekom considers e-cash
News He added: "We believe any development in electronic payment services will remain account-based. But it has received a great deal of interest from European telcos who may want to take advantage of the lucrative... [27 Jul 2000]
Keep updated for stories matching details payment card industry in news via RSS