Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs)

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Period: 15 Sep 2004 - 24 Feb 2010

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Plastic card fraud to hit £500m

Plastic card fraud to hit £500m

Figures to be released by the UK's Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) next week are expected to show that fraud commited on plastic payment cards smashed through the £500m barrier for the first time in 2004.

Plastic card transactions hit record high in December - Apacs

Plastic card transactions hit record high in December - Apacs

The UK's payments association Apacs says debit and credit card transactions hit a record high in December, with an average of 220 transactions taking place per second.

HSBC hit by technical glitch

HSBC hit by technical glitch

HSBC is investigating a systems failure that brought much of its ATM and online banking network in the UK to a standstill yesterday, the height of the festive sales season.

Safety first warning as Brits turn to the Web for Christmas shopping

Safety first warning as Brits turn to the Web for Christmas shopping

Nearly half of all UK adults - 21 million people - will do their Christmas shopping on the Internet this year, according to industry body Card Watch, which is warning customers to protect their credit card details from fraudsters.

Cash machine crime is fastest growing category of card fraud - Apacs

Cash machine crime is fastest growing category of card fraud - Apacs

Cash machine fraud in the UK rose by 85% to £61 million in the year to June 2004, according to banking industry figures.

UK card fraud soars

UK card fraud soars

Fraud committed on UK credit and debit cards rose 18% to £478.8 million in the year to July 2004, with a sharp increase in crime involving cards that have been intercepted in the post, according to the latest figures from the Association of Payment Clearing Services (Apacs).

Apacs launches anti-phishing Web site

Apacs launches anti-phishing Web site

The UK's Association for Payment Clearing Services (Apacs) has launched a Web site offering advice to help Internet banking users protect against phishing scams.

Chip and PIN backfires as cards go astray in the post

Chip and PIN backfires as cards go astray in the post

The national roll out of chip and PIN technology in the UK is having unexpected consequences for fraud levels, as thousands of new chip cards and PINs issued by banks are being intercepted in the postal system.

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