Dumb debit and credit cards that can be easily replicated by hackers after stealing the data in their magnetic strips — which is what happened with card data stolen in cyber attacks hitting Target,… Source: bgr.com

http://www.undergroundworldnews.com Scientists testing for card fraud on new contactless microchip debit and credit cards have found a critical flaw that could allow a criminal to steal up… Source: http://www.youtube.com

As companies get increasingly nervous about data security on B2B transactions, the PCI Council is offering some guidance about the need for merchants to better train employees and increase awareness about security protocols. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

While there’s been an overflow of Apple Pay chatter in the industry, the 7,500-plus attendees at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas and 20,000-plus attendees at CARTES SECURE CONNECTIONS event in Paris showed there’s plenty of interest from industry CEOS… Source: http://www.pymnts.com

A new, flashy and powerful competitor entering any arena can have any number of effects on the gladiators already slugging it out, a situation that the announcement and launch of Apple Pay has illustrated in real-time in payments over the…

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American Express has rolled out its tokenization service designed specifically for online commerce and mobile device, the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. 3). Source: http://www.pymnts.com

After devaluating its currency in February and bracing for the fallout from Russia’s economic sanctions, Kazakhstan is now faced with declining global oil prices. Source: http://www.neurope.eu

The contractor tasked with securing supplies of Azerbaijani gasoline to Kazakhstan has not yet confirmed its readiness to carry out the mission. Source: http://www.azernews.az

Tethys Petroleum (TSX:TPL LON:TPL) has extended the deadline for completion of the sale of half of its Kazakhstan business to Chinese investment firm HanHong. The longstop date for completion has now been extended until 1 May 2015. Source: http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk