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Case Study Apacs, the UK's payments association, has signed a contract with outsourced services company Attenda to bolster its disaster recovery plans. Sue Yoe, director of technology and facilities for Apacs, told... [08 Aug 2006]
Apacs IT chief steps down
News Apacs IT chief Sue Yoe has left the organisation following a management restructure at the payment industry body. According to an Apacs spokesman, Yoe decided to take voluntary redundancy as a result of... [28 Mar 2008]
Handheld credit card readers to cut fraud
News A new payments system aimed at reducing 'card not present' fraud is to be trialled by UK payments association Apacs. Apacs has developed the system, which uses a handheld card reader, from the global... [15 Feb 2007]
Online bank fraud doubles to £52.5m
News According to figures from payments industry association Apacs, online banking fraud reached £52.5m - an 132 per cent increase on 2007's figure of £22.6m. According to a spokeswoman for Apacs, the rise... [20 Mar 2009]
'Shoulder-surfing' chip and PIN fraud fear dismissed
News Fraud fears over the new chip and PIN credit and debit cards have been dismissed by APACS, the card payment body behind the programme. From 1 January 2005 European retailers using the new chip and PIN terminals will be... [08 Nov 2004]
Faster payments system hits new £26bn heights
News According to payments industry association Apacs, 3.9 million FPS payments were made on 1 December 2008 - a new daily record for the service. In the first six months of operation, 63 million payments worth £26bn were... [02 Jan 2009]
Shell's £1m chip and PIN fraud 'an inside job'
News A £1m chip and PIN fraud at a Shell petrol station was "an inside job", according to UK payments body Apacs. But a spokeswoman from Apacs told silicon.com criminals must have had easy access to PIN pads... [08 May 2006]
Phishing targets put up their guard
News The Association of Payment and Clearing Services (APACS) has claimed that banking customers are waking up to the threats of online fraud. Speaking to silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Wednesday, an... [24 Mar 2005]
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]
Christmas spend online to hit £5bn
News UK shoppers are forecast to spend more than £5bn online during December, according to UK payments association Apacs. There is also an Apacs website explaining how to sign up to security schemes such as... [30 Nov 2007]
UK phishing attacks shoot up 200 per cent
News Phishing email attacks on the UK have gone up by 200 per cent this year, the UK payments association Apacs has warned. Apacs said consumers must be vigilant after the number of reported incidents shot up... [16 Apr 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 year, due mainly to stolen UK... [12 Mar 2008]
Credit card firms to share debtors' data
News UK payments association Apacs has brokered a deal between its credit card issuing members for them to share a greater wealth of customer information. Apacs claims the move is in line with the revised... [24 Nov 2008]
Plastic for the people - cash ditched for cards
News According to figures from banking industry body Apacs, consumers spent a record level of £26.4bn per month via plastic cards in the first half of 2006. A spokesman for Apacs told silicon.com: "It's just... [01 Aug 2006]
North West leading the rise of online banking
News A survey by UK payments association Apacs has revealed that 55 per cent of adults in the North West use phone or internet banking compared to 46 per cent in Yorkshire, the Humber and Scotland where take-up is lowest. [18 Dec 2008]
