chip-and-pin in comment and analysis
Leader: Chip and PIN won't solve the fraud problem
Leader It's great news that chip and PIN is stopping fraud on the high street, as shown by the latest figures. Of course it makes sense for UK banks to wait until we have a standard based on... [08 Nov 2005]
Leader: Should we now doubt chip and PIN?
Leader This week we've heard that chip and PIN payments at Shell petrol stations across the UK have been stopped. Cue doom and gloom from the doubters who've said all along... [09 May 2006]
Devil's Advocate: The problem with chip-and-PIN
Comment New chip-and-PIN cards require you to punch in numeric codes rather than sign your name. The banks have started to send me chip-and-PIN... [15 Jun 2004]
Leader: Ready or not, here comes chip and PIN
Leader Chip and PIN has received a fair share of controversy. To this end, consultants are calling for better education of consumers by banks and retailers,... [11 Aug 2004]
Devil's Advocate: The thing that could save chip-and-PIN
Comment One downside to chip-and-PIN technology is having to remember a PIN number each time you make a purchase. Yesterday, I thought I had met my... [27 Jul 2004]
Leader: Keep ahead of the fraudsters
Leader The introduction of chip and PIN technology has made it tougher to use stolen or faked cards to buy things on the high street. The flip side of that, of course, is that in countries that... [07 Feb 2006]
Leader: UK still playing catch-up
Leader Take chip and PIN. The Australians and the French had chip and PIN long before the UK, where it's still thought of as... [11 Oct 2005]
Devil's Advocate: Can we trust banks?
Comment In fact, the banks stand to get a good return on the investment in chip-and-PIN regardless of how much it may improve security. A reader of last week's article on... [03 Aug 2004]
Leader: Don't wait too long for online security
Leader And despite the odd hiccup, the rollout of chip and PIN must be rated as one of the most successful IT projects of the last few years, especially considering how big the... [27 Sep 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 10.02.06
Round-Up That's right, chip and PIN is going to become compulsory. The team marketing the move to compulsory chip and PIN appear to have seized... [10 Feb 2006]
Leader: Today's big deals
Leader The subject we're referring to is the rollout of chip-and-PIN for card payments. These pages hear frequent criticism of chip-and-PIN.... [18 Apr 2005]
Dear silicon.com... data guardians, not so "killer" mobile apps, Vista on sale…
Comment Tamper-proof' chip and PIN terminals hacked Pin hackers Screens are too small and surfing is too clumsy. Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our... [06 Mar 2008]
Smartcards - a smart move by Europe?
Comment Facilitating easier payment for goods over the internet is also a priority, and smartcards that slot into a PC, linked to a pin number typed from a keyboard, may well be the future for online transactions. [07 Nov 2000]
Leader: Toughen up financial services
Leader Then separately, we carry the news that only just over half of readers answering our poll on chip and PIN regard that card technology as making their transactions more secure, while... [29 Mar 2005]
Banks aiming to alleviate online banking fears
Comment After chip and PIN was introduced in 2005, fraud in the high street fell but clearly migrated to other areas, such as phone, mail and online transactions. With the... [28 Mar 2006]
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