What is Point-to-Point Encryption?
An Introduction to P2PE Credit and debit cards are becoming increasingly popular methods of payment in South Africa, with consumers of all income levels finding them easier and more convenient than carrying cash. According to Euromonitor there are currently over 47 million debit and credit cards in circulation in South Africa, with an expectation of
FIME To Deliver D-PAS Terminal Certification Services for Discover
Visa Opens its First Innovation Center in Asia
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160427006871/en/ This builds off the success of Visa’s flagship innovation center,One Market Center, which was opened in July 2014, and is located at the company’s headquarter in San Francisco. Additional innovation centers will be opened in other regions later this year, and in 2017. Accessible to both local and global clients, the new Singaporeinnovation center
M/Chip Fast From MasterCard Speeds EMV Transactions and Shoppers Through Checkout
adoption of chip technology in the United States since the liability shift went into effect in October 2015. Today, more than two-thirds – 67 percent – of U.S.-issued MasterCard-branded consumer credit cards feature chips. This represents a 51 percent increase in a six-month window. Consumers can use their chip cards in more places, as 1.2 million
MasterCard Incorporated Reports First-Quarter 2016 Financial Results
An increase in processed transactions of 14%, to 12.6 billion; A 13% increase in gross dollar volume, on a local currency basis, to $1.1 trillion; and An increase in cross-border volumes of 12%. These factors were partially offset by an increase in rebates and incentives, primarily due to new and renewed agreements and increased volumes.
UnionPay International Cooperates with Cuallix in Issuing the First UnionPay Card in Mexico
Wirecard Becomes First Non-financial Institution to Issue Visa Prepaid Cards in Singapore
CardFree Cash From Fiserv Enables Cardless Access to Cash at the ATM
Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the launch of CardFree Cash, ushering in the evolution of access to cash in the digital age by delivering an immediate, cardless way to withdraw funds at thousands of ATM locations nationwide. Patent-pending and already award-winning CardFree Cash changes the way cardholders access
Visa Speeds Up Checkout Times
Faster Checkouts: Quick Chip-enhanced terminals will prompt the cardholder to dip the chip card briefly in the reader and then remove it, reducing the card’s interaction with the terminal to about two seconds. Streamlined Processing: Quick Chip-enhanced terminals can also allow the payment card to be inserted and removed while the shopping cart is still

