By Paul Prior, Senior Vice President Client Engagement As recently reported (BBC, CNBC), Mastercard have just released a payment card with an in-built fingerprint sensor. There is no question that the introduction of EMV has had a significant impact on driving down card-present fraud and while fingerprint scanners are not foolproof this type of biometric authentication […]
by Jason McWhirr, Information Security Consultant One of the most important (and underused) first steps for any business or service provider when undertaking PCI DSS is to understand how cardholder data is used within their organisation, its people, departments, and systems. Without first knowing this, it is impossible to know which parts of their organisation […]
Payment processing is often viewed as a commodity because in the majority of cases the service characteristics are undifferentiated. The technologies used and the services offered are often quite similar making it relatively easy for a merchant to move from one provider to the next. This can result in a scenario where merchants move from […]
