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HCE mobile payment PIN strategies

HCE

What Are the PIN Strategies in HCE?

There are three types of PIN strategy in HCE (Host Card Emulation): No PIN, Card PIN and Wallet PIN or customer biometric data. Each balances user experience and security differently.

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Credit Card

What is a Dynamic Card Security Code (CSC)?

It is a CVV2/CVC2 code that changes every few minutes instead of the static code printed on the back of a credit card, aimed at reducing fraud risk in CNP (Card Not Present) transactions.

Diagram comparing the 3D, 3D Pay, and 3D Pay Hosting payment models

Payment Systems

What are the 3D Secure Payment Models?

In card payment transactions made via a physical POS device, entering the card's PIN keeps the transaction secure, while in virtual POS transactions, security is provided through the 3D Secure flow. Are 3D Secure payment methods standardized? There are 3 different 3D Secure models.

Illustration of the internal cash tower unit inside an ATM

Payment Systems

What is a tower?

In payment systems, the tower is the section inside an ATM where cash is physically stored. It contains cassettes holding different banknote denominations, a mix cassette for mismatched notes, and various security mechanisms protecting the cash.

Contactless card payment at an overseas POS terminal that prompts for a PIN after a limit is exceeded

Payment Systems

Visa Overseas Contactless Transactions – After Code 70 (Part 2)

After switching to response code 70 for contactless limit-exceeded cases, we found that some overseas POS devices and acquirers did not handle it as expected. This post covers why the problem lies in the ecosystem and how to address it.

Contactless card payment on a POS terminal abroad

Credit Card

On the Issue with Visa Contactless Transactions Abroad...

From the outside, Visa contactless looks simple, but once the limit is exceeded and PIN comes into play it gets deeper. Why do response codes 65 and 70 behave so differently on POS devices in different countries, such as the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia?

ATM jackpotting attack illustration

ATM

What Is Jackpotting?

Jackpotting describes a method criminals use to steal money from ATMs. With physical access to the machine, they take control of it and make it dispense all of its cash.

Illustration representing credit information sharing among institutions in the Credit Reference System (KRS)

Credit Card

What Is KRS (Credit Reference System)?

The Credit Reference System (KRS) is an information sharing system that, using modern methods, enables detailed information about individual credit product customers to be shared among KKB member institutions, in order to determine the risk factor…