March / April 2015
COVER STORY
SAFE MODE
Technologies and insights on the future of payment security.
FEATURES
TOKENIZATION’S STARRING ROLE
As merchant adoption of tokenization solutions grows, experts explain how it will transform customer experience, security, and ubiquity—and how the industry still needs to develop a comprehensive standard and integrate it into existing processing practices.
AT HOME OR IN THE CLOUD
As a backup security measure to Apple Pay, biometrics is getting attention. But opinion is divided on where to store the data. And, why has biometric authentication been slow to proliferate? Is some flaw holding it back, or is it an answer to a question no one is asking?
What’s new on the TRANSACT 15 tradeshow floor this year? A lot. From the Retail Technology Zone to the World of Bitcoin, this year’s exhibit hall features something for everyone in the payments business.
TRANSACTION TRENDS EXCLUSIVE CE SERIES:
BREACH RESPONSE FOR THE SMALL MERCHANT
While large retailers get more attention for breaches, small merchants are the most common targets. Study these nine guidelines for helping your merchant clients create a data breach response plan. Then, take the online quiz to earn two CE credits!
DEPARTMENTS
@ETA
Announcements and ideas from ETA’s CEO Jason Oxman
INTELLIGENCE
Vital facts and stats from the electronic payments world
POLITICS & POLICY
Timely political, economic, and advocacy updates affecting your business
COMMENTS
How to fill the communications gap between ISOs and processors
PEOPLE
Data security is a moving target, says Brian Sadowski, who leads information security for Apriva’s POS Gateway.
