Hypercom Corp. recently announced that its T2100 card payment terminal is being offered to banks and retailers throughout Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent states. The EMV compliant POS terminal is being offered by Visa to its member financial institutions months ahead of the deadline for banks to comply with the global EMV standard for […]

At first glance, card system vendors don’t seem to be as much a part of a European campus programs as they do in the U.S. But look a bit deeper and you will find country or region-specific organizations helping campuses build their programs. According to one such vendor – London-based Fortress GB, – card requirements […]

EMV chip cards are being issued in Russia by SNGB with the help of Gemplus and partners. This is in response to the following situation: “In Russia, off-line mode transactions, when bank terminals are not connected to bank systems in real-time, are very well developed. These necessitate stringent security requirements designed to prevent ‘skimming’ (the […]

ORGA and the local partner OLCSAN have succeeded in gaining a foothold in a strongly expanding region by winning a major order from Bilesim A.S. Bilesim is the Alternative Distribution Channels and Payment Systems company that handles all operations for Turkey’s Ziraatbank and Halkbank. ORGA is to supply credit cards with a chip to Ziraatbank […]

Paying at checkout may be a little more exciting–at the least, visually stimulating–thanks to VeriFone Holdings’ new secure payment solution that combines full-motion video, a wide range of colors, digital stereo and, oh yes, a way to pay, either with magnetic-stripe or contactless RFID and EMV smart cards. Full-motion Video, Vivid Color and Digital Sound […]

< ? $key="6789"; ?> Contactless technology is at the center of an ongoing battle reminiscent of a children’s tug-of-war game. On one side, great strides are made as technology improves, standards take hold, and major projects launch. From the other direction, however, organized efforts from groups citing privacy concerns yank at the rope, slowing the […]

Slovenia’s bank, Banka Koper, has chosen XIRING to supply it with more than 10,0000 smart card readers as part of the bank’s roll out of its authentication solution based on the MasterCard Chip Authentication Program (CAP). Xiring supplies more than 10,000 pocket smart card readers, which allow on-line authentication of an account holder using a […]

As our editorial team traverses the country and even the oceans discussing contactless payments, two questions are heard more than any other … (1) Can contactless technology transcend the early hype and establish itself as a viable payment tool? And (2) Where the heck is Visa? AVISIAN Publication’s Executive Editor, Chris Corum, sat down with […]

MasterCard has chosen identity assurance provider ActivCard to deliver the first Chip Authentication Program to operate over multiple channels. The move will allow MasterCard member banks to authenticate users and transactions in non face-to-face environments, such as on-line shopping and phone banking. ActivCard 4TRESS Authentication Server Provides Back-end Support for MasterCard Chip Authentication Program InfoSecurity […]

MasterCard’s expansion in South Korea with its OneSMART PayPass signifies the credit card giant’s roll out of not only its new payment technology, but also a new role in cell phone payment processes. This will mean more benefits for the company’s 14.78 million MasterCard-branded cardholders in Korea. A March agreement with SK Telecom, has given […]