By Natasja Bolton, Senior Acquirer Support QSA Our article of February 2016, discussed upcoming EU requirements for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). At the time, the European Banking Authority (EBA) had not yet released the implementation requirements for SCA: the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS). Now, with the revised EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2) having come […]
Businesses, in particular small to medium ones, often do not consider that they could be targeted by cybercrime. Unfortunately, the reality is that many small to medium businesses are now very much being targeted by cyber-criminals. The vast majority of criminals are opportunists, meaning that they will look to take advantage of any businesses that are […]
Online commerce has created incredible new opportunities for businesses to market and sell services globally. Many businesses, in particular small to medium ones, often do not consider that they could be targeted by cyber crime. The reality, unfortunately is that small to medium businesses are now very much being targeted by cyber criminals as many are […]
There’s no doubt about it, attrition costs and it’s certainly not an easy pill to swallow. In the U.S. acquirers suffer on average attrition rates of 22% and at the high end it can even reach 36%. The cost of attrition to the industry is substantial, in fact some reports have stated that on […]
by Patrick Condren Ph.D. CIO at Sysnet Global Solutions Bet the headline got your attention, maybe even raised your blood pressure a bit! This is a blog that I thought would NEVER need writing, maybe 20 years ago, but not today. Not in our times. From old movies, folklore and old books, we have all heard […]
