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Personix Selected to Provide Edge-to-Edge Photo Capabilities for PAYjr® Cards
Personix, a business unit of Fiserv, Inc., and PAYjr today announced they are delivering edge-to-edge photo design options to financial institutions for teen prepaid cards. This advanced customization allows the user to have a one-of-a-kind card that is unique to his or her lifestyle by allowing a personal digital photo printed on the card. This is a key feature of the new PAYjr Visa Buxx Cards, which are now available through a partnership announced last week. The PAYjr Visa Buxx Card is issued by BankFirst, Sioux Falls, SD, pursuant to a license with Visa U.S.A. Inc.

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Hypercom CEO Departs
Payment terminal maker Hypercom Corp. said today its CEO, William Keiper, is stepping down after two years at the helm and will resign from the company's board of directors, effective Aug. 15.

Philippe Tartavull, named Hypercom president in February, added the chief operating officer role to his position effective immediately, according to the company announcement.

Keiper has served as the company's CEO since 2005. Daniel Diethelm, Hypercom chairman, will lead the search for a new CEO. Until Keiper's successor is named, Diethelm, Tartavull and chief financial officer Thomas Liguori will take over executive responsibilities.

ATM Group Renews Security Push
The ATM Industry Association’s Debit Council says it is renewing its push for better security best practices at POS terminals, as criminals continue to compromise cardholder information by targeting out-of-date or improperly configured POS hardware and software.

According to Fair Isaac, more than 90 percent of card and PIN compromises in 2006 took place either inside outdated POS terminals or through improperly configured POS software coupled with poor key management practices.

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Fed Eliminates Another Receipt Requirement
The Federal Reserve has released a final rule that eliminates the need to provide consumers with receipts for electronic fund transfers (EFT) less than $15.  This includes debit card and automated clearinghouse (ACH) transactions.

Under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and the implementing regulations known as Reg. E, receipts must be made available at the time a consumer initiates an EFT.  The new rule modifies that requirement. The change is expected to promote greater adoption of payment card usage at small dollar applications such as vending machines, parking meters and public transit systems over the next few years.  The regulation will become effective sometime around August 1.

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Visa Requires Level 4 Merchant PCI Compliance Plans by July 31
Visa will give aquirers with Level 4 merchants until July 31 to have PCI compliance plans in place. Level 4 merchants handle less than a third of transactions in the Visa system but represent more than 99 percent of the merchants that accept Visa cards. Because the group is so large and relatively less sophisticated, it represents more potential for cardholder data compromises than Level 1, 2, and 3 merchants combined.

The Visa CISP Bulletin—“Level 4 Merchant Compliance Program Requirements”—issued May 14, 2007, provides an outline of what is expected from each acquirer and illustrative guidance on developing a plan.  Each compliance plan “must include: (1) a timeline of critical events; (2) a risk-profiling strategy; (3) a merchant education strategy; (4) a compliance strategy; and (5) compliance reporting.”

Many acquires may have already submitted Level 4 compliance plans as part of the PCI Compliance Acceleration Program (CAP); however, those that do not meet the July 31 deadline will be subject to costly risk control measures.

CyberSource to Buy Authorize.net
E-payment and risk management firm CyberSource Corporation is to acquire IP-based payment provider Authorize.Net Holdings.

The stock and cash transaction is valued at approximately US$565 million, as of the close of the Nasdaq Global Market System on 15 June.

CyberSource, with approximately 20,000 customers, has traditionally focused on managing payments for mid-sized and enterprise customers. Authorize.Net, with more than 175,000 customers, has specialized in small businesses.

 

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