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January 4, 2024
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Europe’s Payment System’s Big Bang: Inside the ISO 20022 Migration
International Banker
November 13, 2023
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Three Levels of ISO 20022 Usage: Steps to Harmonise Trade Finance Transactions
Trade Finance Global
October 16, 2023
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PCI DSS Version 4.0: Is Your Payment Card Data Security Program Ready?
CIO
International Standards and B2B Payments
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
October 5, 2023
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Standard Chartered [UK] at Sibos 2023 – ISO 20022 and the Push for Global Adoption [Video]
YouTube
September 18, 2023
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EMVCo Releases Draft EMV® Click to Pay Customer Experience Guidelines for Public Review
EMVCo
September 14, 2023
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EMVCo Exploring Support for Secure and Seamless Payments at Electric Vehicle Charge Points
EMVCo
March 1, 2023
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ISO 20022 Harmonisation Requirements for Enhancing Cross-Border Payments
BIS
January 12, 2023
On the web
PayPal’s Xoom Service Expands Debit Card Deposit Feature to Include Cross-Border Remittanceste Commerce Specifications For More Flexible Online Checkout
PayPal Newsroom
EMVCo Updates EMV® Secure Remote Commerce Specifications For More Flexible Online Checkout
EMVCo
November 17, 2022
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PCI SSC Publishes New Standard for Mobile Payment Solutions
PCI Security Standards Council
“Today the PCI Security Standards Council published a new standard designed to support the evolution of mobile payment acceptance solutions. PCI Mobile Payments on COTS (MPoC) builds on the existing PCI Software-based PIN Entry on COTS (SPoC) and PCI Contactless Payments on COTS (CPoC) Standards, which individually address security requirements for solutions that enable merchants to accept cardholder PINs or contactless payments using a smartphone or other commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) mobile device. The PCI MPoC Standard aims to provide increased flexibility not only in how payments are accepted, but in how COTS-based payment acceptance solutions can be developed, deployed, and maintained. PCI MPoC is a new, flexible mobile standard and program for payment solution development. It provides a modular, objective-based, security standard that supports various types of payment acceptance channels and consumer verification methods on COTS devices. PCI MPoC combines many of the aspects of the existing PCI SPoC and PCI CPoC standards, primarily by including the entry of both PIN and contactless cardholder data on the same COTS device.”
October 6, 2022
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EMVCo Publishes EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification
EMVCo
“Global technical body EMVCo has published a new specification to support the evolution of contactless and mobile payments and simplify global acceptance for merchants, solution providers and payment systems. Version 1 of the EMV® Contactless Kernel Specification* has been developed in collaboration with EMVCo Associates and approved for release by the EMVCo Board of Advisors. As contactless and mobile transactions rapidly increase around the world, the specification addresses industry demand for an EMV contactless kernel that can be used by all stakeholders globally for seamless and secure contactless acceptance. A kernel is software that enables payment acceptance devices (such as point-of-sale terminals and ATMs) to process transactions. The EMV Contactless Kernel Specification supports the development of an EMV contactless kernel that uses existing terminal architecture, co-exists with legacy kernels for transition, and is licensable under the same royalty-free conditions as the EMV Contact Chip Specification.”
September 19, 2022
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How to Prepare for New PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements
InformationWeek
“The upcoming changes to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) will affect every organization that stores, transmits, or processes cardholder data and/or sensitive authentication data. Effective starting in March 2024, the new standard, known as PCI DSS 4.0, spans dozens of changes in areas including risk assessment, how keys and certificates are managed, and what can be accessed remotely. The update will also impact identity and access management (IAM) and the technologies used for email filtering, anti-malware, multi-factor authentication (MFA), security information and event management (SIEM), as well as application development.”
June 22, 2022
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Amadis Unveils OLA Payment Processing Standard
Businesswire
“Amadis, a global payment software editor, today announced OLA (Open Level 2 API), a standard that enables standardized interface between EMV Level 2 stack and EMV Level 3 payment applications, independent of device, Operating System or geography. It precisely defines the interface between the EMV and Nexo domains. The open and universal attributes of OLA enable merchants and third-party providers to seamlessly add the L3 payment application on top of any EMV level 2 stack from any supplier, resulting in greater flexibility, lower costs, and accelerated production of large-scale payment applications.”
March 31, 2022
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Securing the Future of Payments: PCI SSC Publishes PCI Data Security Standard V4.0
“Today, the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global payment security forum, published version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS is a global standard that provides a baseline of technical and operational requirements designed to protect account data.”
March 14, 2022
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Online Retailers Warned of Lost Sales As SCA Comes Into Effect
Finextra Research
“Online retailers are being warned to be prepared for the introduction of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), the biggest change to payments since Chip & Pin rolled out 16 years ago. Initially scheduled for introduction on 14 September 2019, the rules – which demand a two-step verification process for all online purchases over €30 – come into effect today.”
March 4, 2022
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UK Merchants Warned to Get Ready for Imminent SCA
Finextra Research
“With the UK finally set to officially enforce Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules, vendor Forter is warning merchants that issuing banks are already issuing soft declines on transactions which have not been sent to 3DS and are not flagged as either exempt or out of scope. Initially scheduled for introduction on 14 September 2019, the rules – which demand a two-step verification process for all online purchases over EUR30 – will finally be introduced on 14 March.”
March 3, 2022
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ASC X9 Publishes ISO 20022 Remittance Content Market Guide
“The Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. ( X9 ) today announced the availability of the ISO 20022 Remittance Content Market Guide, which documents recommendations for remittance information content. The guide is intended to advance a major benefit of ISO 20022, which is to support straight-through processing of remittance data for business-to-business payments. It provides guidance on remittance content needed by payees to post payments and promotes the adoption of structured remittance data to enable automation. The new Informative Report is available for download at no charge.”
February 23, 2022
On the web
EMVCo Reveals Plans to Extend Specifications and Testing Programmes
NFCW
“EMVCo is to launch an initiative to evaluate the role of wireless technologies not yet covered in its specifications — including Wi-Fi, ultra wideband (UWB), Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and mobile data — in creating “flexible and convenient payment experiences”, the technical body’s annual report reveals.”
February 14, 2022
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Nacha Announces Updates to ISO 20022-to-ACH Mapping Guide & Tool | Nacha
“Today, Nacha announced updates to its ISO 20022-to-ACH Mapping Guide & Tool , which provides background, explanation and examples as well as detailed data mapping between the ISO 20022 messages and the corresponding ACH transactions. These updates include revisions to align with recent Nacha Rules changes, including the expansion of Same Day ACH, changes to return reason codes and adding the ability for an Originator to identify a recurring or single entry or an entry initiated as part of a standing authorization. In addition, the Mapping Guide & Tool now includes mapping for Notifications of Change.”
January 24, 2022
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Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Reports 28 Million Consumer Accounts Use FDX API for Open Finance and Open Banking
“The Financial Data Exchange (FDX) today reports 28 million consumer accounts now use its FDX API for open finance and open banking data sharing. Since the group’s last report, more than one million additional consumer accounts were transitioned to the FDX API per month, representing an increase of six million additional consumer accounts that use the FDX API. FDX also reports that FDX API calls increased to more than 2.2 billion per month – indicating an expansion of data usage in the FDX API.”
January 5, 2022
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ABA Supports Fed Single-Day Migration to New Message Format, Concerned About Lack of Detail | ABA Banking Journal
ABA Banking Journal
“The American Bankers Association told the Federal Reserve on Monday that it supports a plan to migrate to a new message format, ISO 20022, on a single day but said it has “serious concern” regarding the lack of detail about the plan. ABA requested that the Fed provide a detailed implementation plan as soon as possible to allow banks to develop their own internal teams and allocate resources. Specifically, the association asked for a “technology roadmap” that establishes a series of key dates and milestones related to the system requirements and testing procedures.”
November 9, 2021
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BNY Mellon Launches ISO 20022 Hub
Finextra Research
“BNY Mellon has launched an ISO 20022 Hub to help clients and other financial institutions to manage the transtion to the new payment standard. Set for introduction in November 2022, the ISO messaging standard promises to have significant and widespread impacts on financial institutions across the globe over the coming years.”
November 3, 2021
On the web
EMVCo Adds Support for Elliptic Curve Cryptography
NFCW
“EMVCo has issued a new specification bulletin that adds support for elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) to its EMV contact chip specifications to enable ‘robust EMV contact chip security long term as payment technologies evolve.'”
November 1, 2021
On the wires
Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Adds 26 New Members
“The Financial Data Exchange (FDX) has welcomed 26 new members since May 2021, bringing its total membership to 208 organizations. FDX members include financial institutions, financial data aggregators, fintechs, payment networks, consumer groups, financial industry groups and utilities and other stakeholders. FDX works through its members to define and promote adoption of its common, interoperable, and royalty-free FDX API standard for financial data sharing.”
October 21, 2021
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Financial Data Exchange Releases FDX API 5.0
“The Financial Data Exchange (FDX) today announced a major update of its common open finance standards via the release of FDX API version 5.0. The new version of the FDX API significantly increases market standardization of financial data sharing around consent, user control and consumer dashboards, and aligns with other global standards like the Open ID Foundation’s Financial-grade API (FAPI) security standard and the insurance industry’s ACORD annuity standards to promote greater interoperability and industry adoption.”
October 6, 2021
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EMVCo Publishes EMV® 3-D Secure 2.3 to Support More Secure and Convenient E-Commerce Authentication – EMVCo
“Global technical body EMVCo has enhanced the EMV® 3-D Secure (3DS) Specifications to improve the consumer experience and fraud fighting capabilities for issuers, acquirers and merchants across e-commerce channels and devices. The latest version, EMV 3DS 2.3, has been published following approval of its release by EMVCo’s Board of Advisors. EMV 3DS 2.3 introduces enhancements to increase flexibility for optimising EMV 3DS implementation across multiple channels and devices, help issuers identify fraudulent transactions more quickly and accurately, and streamline the authentication process for consumers to improve the overall payment experience.”
September 16, 2021
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EMVCo Publishes Guidance for EMV® 3-D Secure Transactions to Utilise EMV Payment Token Data – EMVCo
“Global technical body EMVCo has published new resources to help card issuers and merchants to optimise the EMV® 3-D Secure (EMV 3DS) authentication experience for online shoppers when EMV Payment Tokens are in use, enhancing the fraud-prevention benefits that EMV 3DS provides. EMV Payment Tokens are used across the payments ecosystem to increase the security of card-based transactions by replacing the primary account number (PAN) with a unique alternative value. Industry feedback identified an opportunity to improve the EMV 3DS authentication process by making Payment Tokens and related data available as part of the 3DS Authentication Request to improve issuer decision making and the consumer experience.”
September 1, 2021
On the wires
Financial Data Exchange (FDX) Reports 22 Million Consumer Accounts on FDX API
“The Financial Data Exchange (FDX) today reports that 22 million consumer accounts are now using its FDX API for open finance data sharing. Since FDX’s last report in April 2021, over 1 million additional consumer accounts per month were transitioned to the FDX API, representing an increase of 6 million more consumer accounts using the FDX API today since this spring. FDX also reports that API calls have surged to just shy of 2 billion per month which illustrates the expansion of data usage in the FDX API.”
August 23, 2021
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EMVCo Publishes EMV® 3-D Secure UI/UX Guidelines – EMVCo
“Global technical body EMVCo has published EMV® 3-D Secure (EMV 3DS) UI/UX Design Guidelines to help card issuers, banks, merchants and solution providers optimise the EMV 3DS payment authentication experience for e-commerce consumers. The guidelines are publicly available on the EMVCo website in an easy-to-use interactive format. In e-commerce purchases where EMV 3DS solutions are used, EMV 3DS user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design refers to the look and feel of the screen that consumers interact with on their device during authentication with their card issuer. This includes how visual components (e.g., logo, colour, iconography, etc.) are displayed in various device layouts, and how information is presented and communicated to guide them through the steps for verifying that they are the legitimate cardholder.”
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