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Canadian debit card fraud uncovered - report

Crooks in Canada have compromised thousands of cards after installing debit machines that recorded PIN numbers in stores, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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BNP Paribas and Oberthur to turn Nice into NFC city

BNP Paribas is teaming with Oberthur Technologies on a contactless mobile payment project designed to turn Nice into France's "NFC city".

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HSBC to pilot combined debit and credit card

HSBC is collaborating with Visa on a six-month internal pilot of a combined multi-application credit and debit card.

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Oberthur and Banca Popolare di Sondrio team on contactless card for students

Oberthur Technologies has teamed with Banca Popolare di Sondrio on a pre-paid contactless Visa card that can also be used for ID and access control by students and staff at two Milanese universities.

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Plastic fantastic goes on display at Cartes

Improvements in online banking security, prototypes for 'ultra-mobile' m-payments, contactless and eco card initiatives are among the new technologies on show at the annual Cartes & IDentification event in Paris which opens Monday.

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Reserve Bank of India sets out blueprint for overhaul of national payments system

The Reserve Bank of India has set out aspirations for a top-to-toe overhaul of the country's payment systems, including plans for a new domestic card scheme, the creation of a mobile money network, and the introduction of a UK-styled Faster Payments system.

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Contactless acceptance market set to boom

The number of locations that accept contactless payments is set to increase by over 12.5 million by the end of 2013, according to a study by IMS Research

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Westpac and Hypercom ink $50m payment terminal contract

Australia's Westpac has signed a five year, US$50 million contract with Hypercom for the provision and maintenance of thousands of payment terminals.

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Oberthur ships light-emitting contactless card

Oberthur Technologies has launched a contactless payments card that lights up when placed in the field of a terminal reader to let the user know that their transaction is taking place.

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Rio public transport network goes contactless

MasterCard has launched Latin America's first combined contactless transit and payments system in Rio de Janeiro.

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VeriFone and Heartland legal spat escalates

An increasingly bitter battle between VeriFone and Heartland Payment Systems that has seen both file lawsuits in recent weeks, was stepped up today when VeriFone confirmed that it will terminate technical support relationships, and will instead offer free services to mutual merchant customers.

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Visa Australia to phase out signature cards by 2013

Visa has stepped up its migration to chip and PIN cards in Australia and will ban signature transactions by April 2013.

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European Vending Association makes contactless payments push

The European Vending Association (EVA) has published a position paper and set of contactless technical specifications in an effort to break down the barriers to the use of cash-free payments in vending machines.

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National Bank of Kuwait launches contactless m-payments trial

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Visa, telco Zain and fintech vendor ViVOtech have teamed on a six month long near field communication-based mobile payments pilot.

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Fraudsters compromise Perth retailer terminals

Police in Perth are warning consumers to check their financial transactions after uncovering a network of compromised point-of-sale terminals at major retailers in the Western Australian city.

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UK online banking losses continue to climb

The UK financial services industry experienced a 55% spike in losses from online banking fraud in the six months to June 2009 as cybercrooks adopted more sophisticated tactics to dupe consumers.

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Ingenico buys easycash for EUR290m

French eftpos outfit Ingenico has acquired Germany's easycash from private equity house Warburg Pincus for an enterprise value of EUR290 million.

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NAB and Visa in contactless payments push

National Australia Bank (NAB) and Visa have embarked on a major roll-out of contactless payments readers that will see 2500 delivered to merchants by Christmas.

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Gemalto wins Belgian contactless transport deal

The firm running Brussels' public transport system has selected technology from Dutch vendor Gemalto for a contactless card programme covering the city's subway, buses and trams.

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UK government sets guidelines to combat contactless m-payments fraud

The UK government has laid down guidelines designed to tackle fraud associated with mobile phone-based contactless payments.