Aussie retailers get prepped for PIN-only purchasing
Heads up Aussie retailers: beginning 1 August 2014, the PIN will be the main form of card payment authorisation in Australia.
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Heads up Aussie retailers: beginning 1 August 2014, the PIN will be the main form of card payment authorisation in Australia.
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Don’t give your corporate data away along with your old hardware.