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30 Jan How your business can gain from the EMV Chip and Pin liability shift

Posted at 22:22h in Banks & Fees, Business, Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Mobile Payments, New Technology, Our Merchants, Payments Security, Point of Sale, Sustainability by Eric

Globally, the majority of other countries have already migrated to EMV Chip and Pin technology. This made the US an easy target for credit card fraud activity. The EMV liability shift is helping address credit card fraud security vulnerabilities related to the poor payment processing...

25 Dec Hotel Chain, Hyatt gets its payment system hacked

Posted at 12:49h in Business, Credit Cards, News, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Point of Sale by kubera_access

Hyatt Hotels, the chain that owns over 600 properties around the world recently found malware on their payment processing systems. They are the latest hotel chain to be breached in the past few months. Last month both Starwood and rival hotel chain the Hilton announced...

09 Dec ISACA Vancouver: PCI Compliance vs. Risk

Posted at 20:23h in Credit Cards, Ecommerce, Inspiration, New Technology, Payments Security, PCI Compliance, Recommended Events, Tips and Tricks by Eric

This coming Tuesday, on December 15th, 2015 at ISACA Vancouver's December Education Session, Ryan Wilson will be teaching us and exploring the difference between PCI compliance and PCI risk Management. At this event, expect to learn about PCI Compliance, practical methods for risk qualification based on...

19 Nov How big was cybercrime in Canada last year?

Posted at 23:19h in Credit Cards, Payments Security by Eric

With the rise ubiquitous technology, cybercrime is soaring across the globe. The 2016 Norton Cybersecurity Insights Report demonstrates the rise in online fraud and explains its impact on consumers. Consumers worldwide felt the danger of cyber crime last year, with over 594 Million consumers affected globally....

31 Oct Why merchants need a robust online fraud plan

Posted at 21:09h in Payments Security, PCI Compliance by Eric

With the EMV liability shift now in effect, merchants in the United States are now liable for card-present fraud if they are not EMV chip & PIN compliant. While fraudsters will take advantage of the lag for all merchants to get setup with increased EMV security,...

18 Oct Cyber Security Month & Say Goodbye To Swiping Your Card

Posted at 21:06h in Contactless Payments, Credit Cards, Mobile Payments, News, Tips and Tricks by Eric

Obama has proclaimed October 2015 to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month. In conjunction with the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance, Obama promoted events focused on cyber security and training cyber professionals. In this post we will gloss over EMV and...

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