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Understanding POS Security: Protecting Your Business and Customer Data

VISTA InfoSec

Work with PCI DSS Compliant Vendors While the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is not a legal requirement, it is a sign that an organization or a product is up to par when it comes to combating common cyber threats.

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Verizon: PCI DSS Compliance Down For First Time In Six Years

PYMNTS

25) from Verizon Communications, full compliance with the PCI DSS (short for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) dropped last year, the first decline seen in six years. percent of firms in the Asia Pacific region were fully PCI compliant, far outpacing the 46.4 A case of complacency on compliance?

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What Is Debit Card Processing & How Does It Work?

Payment Savvy

Tokenization helps minimize the risk of data breaches, as even if a token is compromised, it holds no value without the corresponding debit card information. PCI DSS Compliance This is the cornerstone of debit card security. Faster transaction processing can improve your cash flow and financial management.

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Challenges in the card payment industry—Navigating a rapidly changing landscape

The Payments Association

While technologies like EMV chip cards (chip & pin), tokenisation, and biometrics have been developed to enhance security, fraudsters continue to adapt. Card-not-present (CNP) transactions, where the physical card is not involved (as in e-commerce), are particularly susceptible to fraud.

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Worldpay Launches Worldpay Total In The US

PYMNTS

The pre-certified payments clients enable EMV chip card acceptance in days, not months. Additional security options within Worldpay Total, including vaulting, tokenization and point-to-point encryption, reduce PCI DSS scope and help minimize compliance burden.

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Mobile Credit Card Processing Explained: What Business Owners Need to Know

Stax

This technology enables merchants to conduct transactions on the go, typically with both mobile wallet solutions like iOS’ Apple Pay, as well as tap-to-pay, magstripe, and chip cards like American Express, Visa, and Mastercard.

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How Much Do Credit Card Companies Charge Merchants?

EBizCharge

For instance, integrating a payment gateway that optimizes interchange fees or software that automatically updates credit card information can lower costs. Up-to-date terminals that accept EMV chip cards and contactless payments can also help merchants mitigate or avoid higher fees associated with manually keyed transactions.