The five major credit card companies have teamed up in the interest of better security.
MasterCard has dismissed criticism its radio frequency identification-based (RFID) PayPass credit card may be susceptible to skimming and interference amid retailer trials of the technology.
Phishers and spammers are 'jumping on the bandwagon' following the MasterCard security breach.
A rise in credit card transactions via the Internet, phone and mail-order is prompting card heavyweights to promote tougher security standards for transaction data, according to MasterCard.
Two cards containing microprocessors that generate one-time passwords are being touted to Australian banks as possible replacements for tokens and passwords delivered by SMS and one is already being trialled by Visa.
An estimated 27,000 people have been affected by an identity theft ring that was discovered earlier this month, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that uncovered the operation.
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Nokia and MasterCard launch a US trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards.
Australian MasterCard executives are awaiting the results of a joint trial with Nokia in the United States of new technologies that allow individuals to use their mobile phones as credit cards before implementing any local program.
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