Credit card users will be given the option of entering a PIN as an alternative to signing their name to authenticate a transaction under a banking industry initiative scheduled to start today.
Westpac Bank is set to improve its security credentials and tackle card swiping scams by issuing credit card holders with chip-embedded smartcards.
Retailers are being warned to expect an increase in online fraud as new initiatives to secure bricks-and-mortar transactions incent criminals to target other channels.
UK banks, as well as savings and loan associations, have been given the power to find out if the credit cards they've issued are being used to access illegal material online.
The five major credit card companies have teamed up in the interest of better security.
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The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.
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