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Paul Love - ACI Worldwide - Watford | 05/04/2013 | 1173 views

"Lets shake on it" - A handshake has always been the way to seal a deal. It is a human interaction, based on trust and relies on the honor and integrity of the parties involved. Last week an article in the Telegraph "Cash or card? Soon we'll be paying by handshake" suggested that customers may also be able to "pay by handshake" with data transmitt... Tags: Payments, InnovationGroup: Innovation in Financial Services

Paul Love - ACI Worldwide - Watford | 22/03/2013 | 1227 views

In cash we trust !

When the going gets tough ... The cash gets goingOne item of news that stood out about the citizens of Cyprus struggling to come to terms with their predicament, was that the British government have effectively underpinned Cash as the default payment method in a time of crisis, as "Britain flies out cash for troops". While the banks in Cyprus rema... Tags: Payments, Innovation

Paul Love - ACI Worldwide - Watford | 14/12/2011 | 2039 views | 1 comment

Card fraud arrest 'too expensive'?!

The concern with stories like the recent one in the Telegraph about it being too expensive for the police to arrest a fraudster - so there are no consequences for the card fraud criminal - is that they erode confidence in the entire payments system. We often talk about fraudsters going for the weakest link, but we don't often think the police will ... Tags: Security, Payments

Paul Love - ACI Worldwide - Watford | 29/09/2011 | 2912 views

Innovation meets old fashioned banking at EFMA

What better way to spend a glorious late summer's day in Paris, than to be locked in the basement of the Marriott hotel for EFMA Cards & Payments 2011. But I can honestly say the day was lit up with some impressively juxtaposed sessions and interactive controversy.Visa's Peter Ayliffe and PayPal's Laurent Le Moat warmed up the audience with imp... Tags: Cards, Payments

Paul Love - ACI Worldwide - Watford | 20/09/2010 | 2142 views

EFMA day three. Understanding, agreement and opportunities

The presenters and panellists on day three of EFMA will surely have felt the pressure to deliver after the fantastic first two days of the conference, and I must say that the sessions I attended lived up to expectations. In the first session of the day, Gerard Hartsink, provided a clear overview on the progress of SEPA, the SEPA Cards Framework and... Tags: Cards, Payments