The EMV Standard and Payment Security In the UK, the migration to EMV technology has reduced fraud with payment security in face-to-face transactions since EMV adoption in 2003. The EMV standard operates with EMV-compliant cards (which have embedded chips instead of magnetic stripes) and EMV-compliant POS terminals. The chips require a PIN entry for a […]
Data Protection
Social Sharing Networks and Data Protection
Social sharing networks meet the credit card industry – in a new way this time. Although, I’m sure a recent new venture would have preferred a more favorable type of news release. Blippy, a new social sharing network site which allows users to share their credit card purchases, unintentionally exposed the financial information of some […]