COUNTING DOWN TOWARDS FULL PSD2 IMPLEMENTATION IN THE EU

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Netherlands, Nov 2020 – The world of online payments in the European Union is about to undergo a major change, bringing new functions and safer services.

PSD2 (European Payment Services Directive) and the SCA (Strong Customer Authentication) will comes into force across the EU on 1 January 2021, and in the UK on 14 September 2021.

These dates are already later than originally planned, and the European Banking Authority (EBA) has indicated there won’t be any further extensions.
We recommend that all constituents of the ecommerce payments ecosystem should work to these deadlines. 

PSD2 is designed to protect customers, merchants, and issuers by helping to prevent fraud on electronic payments. When SCA becomes effective, some payment transactions (when both issuer and acquirer are in the European Economic Area) will need two-factor authentication. If a transaction can’t be authenticated, the issuer may decline it.

It can be hard for merchants to navigate through the issuer landscape and ascertain the state of readiness. Merchants who’re struggling to navigate the issuer landscape can reach out to their payment platforms and acquirers to find out about an issuer’s state of readiness and the options available.

We at Digigamma will be fully ready and committed to deliver the best services and solutions to all our Merchants. Ensuring their business, a smooth and reliable transition towards this new era of secure payment in the EU zone, the PSD2.

VISA UPDATED POLICY FOR FREE TRIALS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

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Visa has enhanced policies for sellers who offer free trials or other introductory promotions as part of their subscription service for physical or digital goods, in which pricing changes from the initial trial period to the first bill may occur.

Visa’s changes are designed to enhance the customer experience by providing transparent agreement information. Given the increase in online and subscription payments with customers largely conducting purchases at home – there is a greater need for increased transparency for subscription transactions with a free trial offer.

Subscription sellers that utilize free trial promotional offers must document and provide their customer information on the initial engagement of service, as well as all subsequent transactions in a detailed transaction receipt.

Digigamma is there to help YOUR business going to the next level, staying ahead of the curve, offering your online consumer a flawless experience while using your portal.

PSD2 RULING NOW REPORTED

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August 14th
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed an 18-month delay to the introduction of Secure Customer Authentication (SCA) rules – one of the most important legislations affecting the financial and retail sectors – in a bid to give firms more time to prepare.
As part of the Second European Payment Services Directive (PSD2), the SCA requirement stipulates stronger payment security standards for higher value transactions based on multi factor authentication, increasing the security of electronic payments.

HANDELSBANKEN AS OF NOVEMBER 23RD WAS ACCEPTED AS A NEW IDEAL BANK

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On November 23, Handelsbanken was added as a new iDEAL bank. Handelsbanken, originally a Swedish bank now active in the Netherlands since 2013 and operating in the Netherlands as one of their home markets, is a full service bank for private individuals, entrepreneurs and companies. Within the Netherlands, the focus is mainly on the higher market segments.
Handelsbanken who was founded in 1871, after the crisis of the sixties, strongly decentralized its management model. This created local authorities with a local strategy. By offering iDEAL, Handelsbanken can now offer a better service to the Dutch consumers.

HYATT HOTELS SUFFERS 2ND CARD BREACH IN 2 YEARS

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Hyatt Corp. is alerting customers about another credit card breach at some hotels, the second major incident with the hospitality chain in as many years.
Hyatt said its cyber security team discovered signs of unauthorized access to payment card information from cards manually entered or swiped at the front desk of certain Hyatt-managed locations between March 18, 2017 and July 2, 2017

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DELL LOST CONTROL OF KEY CUSTOMER SUPPORT DOMAIN FOR A MONTH IN 2017

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A Web site set up by PC maker Dell Inc. to help customers recover from malicious software and other computer maladies may have been hijacked for a few weeks this summer by people who specialize in deploying said malware, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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2ND BREACH AT VERTICALSCOPE IMPACTS MILLIONS

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For the second time in as many years, hackers have compromised Verticalscope.com, a Canadian company that manages hundreds of popular Web discussion forums totaling more than 45 million user accounts. Evidence of the breach was discovered just before someone began using that illicit access as a commercial for a new paid search service that indexes consumer information exposed in corporate data breaches.

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SKYROCKETING BITCOIN FEES HIT CARDERS IN WALLET

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Critics of unregulated virtual currencies like Bitcoin have long argued that the core utility of these payment systems lies in facilitating illicit commerce, such as buying drugs or stolen credit cards and identities. But recent spikes in the price of Bitcoin — and the fees associated with moving funds into and out of it — have conspired to make Bitcoin a less useful and desirable payment method for many crooks engaged in these activities.

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BREACH AT SONIC DRIVE-IN MAY HAVE IMPACTED MILLIONS OF CREDIT, DEBIT CARDS

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Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in shadowy underground cybercrime stores, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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MASTERCARD APPLIES FRAUDSTERS’ LOGIC TO CARD THEFT DETECTION

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Mastercard is unveiling an anti-fraud tool that’s been in development for more than three years, bringing a new way to pinpoint cards and accounts at the highest risk of fraud following data breaches.

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