Bringing the contactless back to… well… contactless
Contactless has taken a front seat in the card present payment space in the last few years. As the technology and the framework gains more trust, the security and fraud detection of the ecosystem it lives in grow more robust, and the demands of a new generation of consumers grow, contactless is no longer a […]
Retail Payments + Crypto Currencies: They go together like PB&J
Sometimes, it can be like the bad lunch trade I had in grade school. I ended up with sugar-free homemade apricot jelly, a less-than-desirable combination with peanut butter. In this transaction, I gave up a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos, which I quickly realized was a bad deal for me. I didn’t eat past the […]
PCI® PTS vs. SPoC: What’s best for your environment?
Most retail environments focus on 3 main factors for their payment hardware and infrastructure: time, cost, and future scalability. Having the right security posture quickly becomes a 4th focus as organizations weigh different payment devices and solutions in the market. With the recent introduction of the Software PIN on COTS (SPoC) standard by the PCI […]
