Aneace's Blog – Singapore retailers slow to offer customers the option of paying with contactless cardsOctober 26, 2009 – Aneace has always done a great job of emphasizing that payment modalities (in this case contactless) must achieve a balance between retailer and consumer preference. Branden Williams's Security Convergence Blog » blog – MasterCard/Visa Remove ReciprocityOctober [...]

Ben.geek.nz – Re-mystifying RFIDOctober 19, 2009 – Simply Beautiful! Method ~ of ~ failed by Tim Heuer – A plea to my developer brethren about designer/designersOctober 19, 2009 – An excellent post from Tim Heuer regarding the interaction between developers and designers. A telling quote: “Please stop using the word pretty and diminishing the role [...]

Anton Chuvakin Blog – "Security Warrior" – MUST Read on Walmart IntrusionOctober 14, 2009 – No commentary really necessary on this one…unfortunately. CloudAve – Your Business Cloud – Holy Grail Anyone?October 14, 2009 – It’s always good for me to see that there are cloud folk, in this case Ben Kepes, who can see the [...]

I’ve spoken in the past about merchants, in accordance with the Consumer Credit Protection Act and (typically) their agreement with their acquiring bank, being restricted from implementing a surcharge for customers choosing to pay with credit cards. It is a niggly issue that crops up periodically in discussions and one that is worth discussing in [...]

You may have noticed that I’ve been rather silent over the last 2 weeks…no blogging, little social media interaction, and (startlingly) very few e-mails sent. My wife and I spent the last 2 weeks in China with a group of folk from a non-profit organization where we volunteer. Since I also sit on their board [...]