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June 3, 2019
Quest Diagnostics, one of the nation's largest medical labs, said a data breach involving a collections firm exposed sensitive personal data, including a limited amount of payment information, of up to 11.9 million patients.
American Medical Collection Agency, on May 14th, informed Quest Diagnostics and Optum360, a Quest contractor that it provides collection services to, that an unauthorized user accessed its web page. In a May 31 update, AMCA informed the companies that the breach involved personal patient data, including social security numbers, medical information, but not lab results. AMCA provides billing collections service to Optum360, which is a Quest contractor, according to a Quest spokesperson.
AMCA has not yet provided complete data to Quest or Optum360, including which patients data were released by the breach. Quest has not yet been able to verify the accuracy of AMCA's claims. The company however is taking the incident very seriously and has suspended using AMCA for collections. Quest is working with Optum360 to notify patients.
"We are committed to keeping our patients, health care providers and all relevant parties informed as we learn more," the spokesperson Rachel Carr, said in the email.
Topics: Bill Payment, Security, Technology Providers
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June 3, 2019
ICC Solutions has become an accredited Discover Global Network Certification Services' Provider, following work carried out with Discover Global Network through its accreditation program, according to a company press release.
"Becoming an accredited Certification Service Provider for Discover Global Network allows us to continue our strong relationship with the Discover brand and provide greater services for merchants and acquirers within the EMV payment space," Paula Turner, chief technology officer at ICC Solutions, said in the release. "This is a welcome addition to our portfolio of services and well-deserved recognition for the team here at ICC Solutions."
The approval means that ICC Solutions is now authorized to deliver D-Payment Application Specification, D-PAS, end-to-end certification services for:
Contact and contactless POS (including Discover Debit, JCB and mPOS) Terminals for the Discover NetworkContact and contactless POS (including mPOS) for Diners Club International.Domestic and International contact ATM for Pulse Network.Contact POS PIN Debit for Pulse Network.Within this program, ICC Solutions is now a preferred Certification Vendor for Discover Global Network and can deliver:
Full certifications.Recertifications.Expansion certifications.Diners Club International and Discover Global Network provide global acceptance and enable millions of cardholder transactions each day, according to
Topics: ATMs, Card Brands, Mobile Payments, Transaction Processing
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June 3, 2019
Mastercard led a multi-million pound pre-Series A investment round in Konsentus, a regtech company that helps financial institutions become PSD2 open banking compliant.
“We see significant potential for the Kosentus service as Open Banking evolves both in Europe and globally,” Jim Wadsworth, senior vice president, open banking at Mastercard said in a company release from Konsentus.
Konsentus CEO Mike Woods told Mobile Payments Today that the investment will be used for an accelerated growth plan in Europe and that the company will pursue Series A financing in early 2020, as it plans to launch new products and international expansion later this year.
He noted that demand for the company’s services was strong and that 9,000 financial institutions needed to deliver PSD2 open banking.
In January, Mastercard selected Konsentus to deliver third-party provider and regulatory checking solutions as part of its suite of Open Banking services.
Topics: Card Brands, Mobile Banking, Region: EMEA
Companies: MasterCard
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Amazon Go plans to open its fourth store, in San Francisco, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The store will be in the financial district at the Three Embarcadero Center, a skyscraper. The company did not say when the store will open. The store will be the thirteenth Amazon Go store, according to the company's website.
The store will accept cash, as will eventually all Amazon Go stores.
The first store to accept cash is the one in Brookfield Place in New York City.
Topics: Contactless / NFC, Mobile Payments, Retail
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Walmart recently joined MediLedger, a consortium working on building a blockchain system for tracking pharmaceuticals, according to a report by Forbes. MediLedger is planning to launch its platform which will keep an immutable record of pharmaceutical transactions throughout the supply chain, according to the company's website.
Walmart's "health and wellness" sales accounted for 10% ($35 billion) of its total sales for the 2018 fiscal year. The company has worked on blockchain projects in the past, such as the IBM Food Trust, which tracked food across the supply chain.
MediLedger plans to kick off its pilot program alongside the FDA this month, according to the report.
Topics: Mobile Payments, Online Purchasing, Retail, Transaction Processing
Companies: Walmart
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