Category: PSD2

Read and learn about PSD2 security with the following articles and posts by Ekata, a Mastercard company.

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PSD2 Rollout Update: A game of whack-a-mole or a strategic play?

Ekata team shares research and perspectives from acquirers, issuers, merchants Throughout 2020, Ekata conducted surveys across the payments ecosystem to investigate the readiness of players to meet the new requirements of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2). PSD2 is a European regulation that was put into effect in September, 2019 and mandates Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), […]

5.6.2021

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PSD2 Q&A with Peter Bayley

In December of 2020, we spoke to Peter Bayley, former Global Head of Ecosystem Risk Oversight and Strategy for Visa and current senior associate at Allyiz (former STRATgranat) about his insights on PSD2. We want to share some of the Q&A here: Let’s start with an easy question: Is PSD2 a good thing? The […]

2.26.2021

The Merchant Payment Ecosystem and the Challenges It Faces

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Online Payments Ecosystem and the Challenges It Faces

When Amazon announced the creation of Amazon Prime in 2005, it was the turning point in a new era of consumer expectations and the online payments ecosystem. Customers could get nearly anything they wanted with one click, within two days. Online commerce companies around the world joined the arms race to provide the most seamless […]

9.15.2019

The Conflicting Pressures of the Evolving Payments Ecosystem

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The Evolving Payments Ecosystem's Conflicting Pressures

From the customers who make the transactions to the merchants, payment service providers, and card issuers who facilitate those transactions, the payments ecosystem is made up of a number of distinct players with individual needs. This has always been the case. But as the payments ecosystem evolves through the addition of new technologies, more sophisticated […]

8.28.2019

What is Strong Customer Authentication (PSD2 SCA)?

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What is Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and What is its Effect on Transactions?

What are Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) Requirements? PSD2 regulations affect eCommerce businesses that are operating in the European Economic Area (EEA). One of the major requirements when PSD2 went into effect was for merchants to build more stringent Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) protocols into checkout flows for online transactions originating in Europe. SCA requires authentication […]

6.11.2019

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Pre-authorization Decisioning in the Blink of an Eye

It’s no secret that PSD2 is going to effected merchants when it went into effect. Ekata spent a lot of time thinking about how to help customers meet requirements while still providing a fantastic experience for their customers. One of the big aspects merchants have to think about is at what point in their transaction […]

5.2.2019

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GDPR and PSD2: The Balancing Act of Data Sharing and Privacy

GDPR and PSD2: The Balancing Act of Data Sharing and Privacy Fresh from last year’s scramble to understand and meet GDPR requirements, companies are starting to turn their attention to the EU’s new Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and its September 2019 compliance deadline. There’s a lot of overlap between GDPR and PSD2, but at first […]

2.15.2019

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GDPR, PSD2, and Creating the Best Experience for Customers

At Ekata we’ve been talking a lot about how big regulatory changes, like GDPR and PSD2, are going to affect long-term change in the payment industry. In light of these complicated regulations, the central challenge for companies remains how to be compliant while still offering a relatively frictionless experience for consumers. Karen Webster, the CEO […]

1.31.2019

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Money20/20 US - Major Trends in GDPR, KYC, & PSD2

The Ekata team headed to Las Vegas for Money20/20 and meet professionals in the Payments industry, attended sessions to learn about topics such as PSD2 and KYC, and reconnected with customers. Each year, over 12,000 people attend Money20/20’s flagship conference in Vegas. It’s easy to get lost in the shuffle, but if you keep your […]

11.15.2018