Death of the Credit Card Number
I remember when I got my first credit card. It had raised numbers that were meant to be used with a little machine called a manual credit card imprinter. To use the machine, merchants would place the customer's card underneath a piece of carbon paper. A manual slider would then...
Payments Blog • 3 MIN READ
Are your Payments Systems a House of Cards?
Payments environments are complex; and while there's a fair amount of high level information available, we believe there's an opportunity to provide even more value through producing focused educational content. With that in mind, last week we launched an educational webinar...
Payments Blog • 1 MIN READ
Apple Pay: where to from here?
Apple Pay went off to a roaring start almost 18-months ago. In the first 72 hours there were more than a million cards activated with Apple Pay in the US. That's a huge uptake from a card enablement scheme. At that point they became the largest initiative launched in the US so...
Payments Blog • 4 MIN READ
Amazon Payments: The Now Big Thing
Amazon Payments is a great example of how dynamic the payments market can be. Amazon began its life as an online bookstore with one-click buying capabilities. They quickly expanded upon their selection of products and eventually decided to make their infrastructure available to...
Payments Blog • 3 MIN READ
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The Dark Side to Innovation [podcast]
FinTech is all about innovation, but does innovation have a dark side? In this FinTech Podcast John Dunne, IR Chief Solutions Officer, shares his thoughts on how innovation is also leading to an increased payments attack surface, opening up new fraud opportunities.
Payments Blog • 5 MIN READ
The Battle for your Virtual Wallet
PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Wallet are three behemoths vying to be the service you choose as your virtual wallet. What are the differences between each service, and which one is the most promising? Let's take a look.
Payments Blog • 3 MIN READ
Simplifying Multi-Party Transactions
Purchasing a new car should be a great experience. You get that shiny new car feel and wonderful new car smell. Years of trouble-free motoring, with the latest safety features to protect you and, if you're at that stage of life, your family. It should be a fantastic day when you...
Payments Blog • 4 MIN READ
Real time payment analytics: the linchpin of your payments..
The payments industry and financial market infrastructures today are increasingly driven by information and payments...
Payments Blog • 16 MIN READ
Payments Innovation and the Increasing Attack Surface..
It seems almost every other day there is a new innovation in payments, but do these innovations always lead to a great outcome? Sure, they may offer great flexibility to the end user, but in many instances it can open up a whole new 'attack surface' for the fraudsters. In this...
