Deadline for 3D Secure Implementation Looms in South Africa

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Due to the increase in Card not Present (CNP) fraud in South Africa, the Payment Association of South Africa (PASA) has made a decision to mandate the implementation of 3D Secure for all e-commerce merchants. The deadline for this implementation has been set at 28 February 2014. 3D Secure is the collective term used for

Credit Card Breach in South Africa – Summary of Bank and PASA Responses

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There was a massive breach in South Africa’s banks last week resulting in tens of millions of rands in losses. The breach was caused by a malicious malware called Dexter which was unknowingly installed on the POS terminals of a number of fast food chains. It is believed that the malware was implemented by an