By Ralf Gladis, founding director, Computop
With regards to credit card payments, the possibility to transfer the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) from the issuer to the merchant via 3DS 2.0 will become a reality with version 2.2. The card-issuing bank can be confident that the…
(...) Payment processing company Computop recently announced a biometric authentication solution that merchants can utilize under SCA. The offering allows merchants to run 2FA checks during payments. Merchants that adopt the technology can authenticate consumers through a number of smartphone-based…
Ralf Gladis - September 3, 2019 -
Technical advances in identification and authentication are finally establishing an alternative to the alarmingly insecure username-password combo.
Owing to the increasing amount of digitization in all areas of life, secure identification and authentication are…
by Ralf Gladis, Computop - It’s clear that cryptocurrency has a momentum that cannot be ignored, but with regard to Libra, other factors are involved that make this specific cryptocurrency something that raises significant red flags. Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is positioned as a low-cost global…
By Ralf Gladis, CEO, Computop - Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency has been positioned as a low-cost global payments and financial services eco-system that will give people access to the “internet of money.” Twenty-eight of the world’s most prominent stakeholders in payments and commerce are involved…
By Ralf Gladis, founding director, Computop - By law payments are getting more complicated — at least in Europe. All EU countries decided to require more security for consumer payments. And increased security will take its toll on the customer's user experience. That doesn't sound like a good…
As the technologies are shaping consumer lifestyle and behaviour, there has been a cultural shift away from the conventional payment methods that have ruled the banking industry for a long time. (...) For instance, powered by cutting-edge technology, and an integrated payment process, Computop is on…
Chinese payment service provider ChinaPay has teamed up with Computop to offer global payment services. Under the partnership, ChinaPay will use the Computop Paygate platform in order to support Chinese merchant transactions for customers outside China...
Computop, the global payment processor, today announced that Europe’s leading online optician, Mister Spex, has selected the company’s highly secure POS terminals for the processing of all card payments across its national network of German stores. The CCV Pad card terminal from Computop is one of a…
So, given the benefits of wearables payments via NFC, how can you try to increase usage? At Computop, we've seen that it's important to check your PoS device to ensure it is using the newest technology, including CDVCM as a verification method, to support payments via wearables. Also, consider…
