November 9, 2012
While EMV domestically has stirred a great deal of excitement, one primary fault that continues to be discussed is that once EMV is implemented, fraud simply migrates to online transactions. Continue reading
Understanding the Impact of Recent Card Brand Billing Changes
March 13, 2012
As predicted by many in the card processing community, a set of unforeseen consequences is occurring in relation to the implementation of the Durbin Amendment. In this latest round, the card brands are significantly Continue reading
For Credit Card Security, Chips Beat Strips
March 6, 2012
Recently, Erik Vlugt, VeriFone VP Product Marketing, sat down with David Evans from PYMNTS.com to talk about EMV from a security perspective.
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PINs on Phones
February 16, 2012
Here it is folks, a demonstration of why using a PIN on a cellphone is not such a good idea. Google Wallet PINs can be retrieved. Now, everyone reading will say, “But that wasn’t a debit PIN…it was just the password to the Google Wallet.” Continue reading
EMV in the U.S. – VeriFone’s Response to MasterCard’s EMV Roadmap
February 1, 2012
On January 30, MasterCard publicly released its roadmap for EMV adoption in the U.S.--following a similar announcement from Visa in 2011. Below is VeriFone's official statement regarding MasterCard's announcement and EMV in general. We welcome your comments.
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