Tag: Contactless
Chip and PIN cards remain consumers’ first choice over contactless
Online research from Equifax, shows that using a debit or credit card with a PIN number is still the preferred method of payment for...
Success of contactless peaks as shoppers demand wearable payments
One quarter (26%) of British shoppers expect to start using contactless payments with a smartwatch, bracelet, keyring or other forms of wearable payments, according...
PCI council publishes security requirements for software-based PIN entry on devices
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced a new PCI Security Standard for software-based PIN entry on commercial off-the-shelf devices (COTS), such...
Mobile payments soar 300% as part of the contactless revolution
As the recently launched iPhone X makes mobile payments even easier with Face ID, MoneySuperMarket reveals that a quarter (23%) of Generation Z predicts physical cards...
UK contactless spend tops £370 million in H1 2017
Mobile contactless transactions topped £370 million in the first six months of 2017, a 336% year on year rise in spending, according to the...
Contactless payments drive doubling of UK Card payments in 10 years
The number of purchases using debit and credit cards has more than doubled in the past 10 years, as contactless payments and online retail...
UK payments market: Contactless cards set to overtake cash in 2018
Rapid growth in the use of contactless cards means cash will be overtaken as Britain’s most frequently used payment method by the end of...
Samsung introduce Contactless Companion Platform to enable “Digital Cash for Everyone”
Samsung has announced the launch of the Contactless Companion Platform (CCP) together with its ecosystem partners, Smartlink and Ingenico, built with its dual interface...
Contactless cards: A comparative view between two markets
A comparison of the UK and the Czech Republic illustrates that contactless cards can be a strong catalyst for growth in a variety of...
Europeans tap contactless 3 billion times in the last 12 months
Contactless payments in Europe passed a major milestone as Visa Europe announced 3 billion contactless transactions were made in the last 12 months – nearly...
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Payment industry history with first AES DUKPT key management implementation
Verifone says it has implemented AES DUKPT with its end-to-end encryption solution, VeriShield Total Protect, its Engage family of payment devices, and Carbon 8 & 10.
Co-designed by Verifone, AES DUKPT...
