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July 2009 Issue
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Cover: Compliant & Secure |
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After several years of high-profile data security breaches, electronic payments professionals are reminding any less-vigilant peers that risk management is an ongoing process. Becoming PCI compliant is only the first step in an everevolving challenge.
The focus going forward should be a more broad focus on data security, not just PCI compliance, says Phil Neray, vice president for strategy at Guardium in Waltham, Massachusetts. “You can be compliant but not secure. The PCI specs are pretty detailed, but they can’t cover everything, Download the full PDF. |
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Feature: Pin Debit Online |
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The question of when—and if—online PIN debit will come to fruition has long been a subject of industry debate. Solutions first surfaced in the mid-1990s, only to be stymied by the need for expensive desktop hardware and adoption hurdles. Over the years, stringent card-not-present transaction rules rendered it difficult, if not impossible, for EFT networks to move ahead with online PIN debit. But now, new online PIN debit software pilots, along with development on the hardware front, are bringing online PIN debit closer to reality. Download the full PDF. |
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Feature: How the Best of the Best Get Better |
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Until 1954, most people believed that a human being was incapable of running a mile in less than four minutes. But that very year, English miler Roger Bannister proved them wrong.“Doctors and scientists said that breaking the four-minute mile was impossible, that one would die in the attempt,” Bannister is reported to have said afterward.“Thus, when I got up from the track after collapsing at the finish line, I figured I was dead.” Which goes to show that in sports, as in business, the main obstacle to achieving “the impossible” may be a self-limiting mind-set.
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Vertical Markets: Maximizing SEPA |
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As the march to full implementation of the Single Euro Payment Area (SEPA) drags on, ISOs should be preparing for the opportunities. SEPA, which makes all electronic transactions—credit, debit, and ACH transactions—uniform in cost and processing infrastructure, will abolish some old practices and bring unity to payment processing in Europe.
As SEPA slowly becomes the standard, the key for ISOs looking at European expansion is to pay attention to the technical standards and ensure the solutions they are selling will fill a merchant’s needs. Download the full PDF |
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ISO Corner: A New Lease on Profits |
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Leasing credit card terminals and other equipment continues to be an important avenue for expanding business in a tough competitive and economic environment. Some merchants will find leasing to be an attractive option that enables them to free up cash flow, enjoy a tax advantage, and deploy state-of-the-art technology they may not be able to afford otherwise. Download the full PDF. |
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