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This Week In Credit Card News: Possible Apple Pay Security Flaws; Mastercard Enters Buy Now Pay Later Market

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This Week In Credit Card News: Possible Apple Pay Security Flaws; Mastercard Enters Buy Now Pay Later Market

Commuters who use Apple Pay to tap in and out of public transport could be at risk of having “unlimited” sums of money stolen from their Visa payment cards. Researchers from two British universities identified a vulnerability that occurs when an Apple Pay user sets a Visa credit or debit card as their “Express Transit” payment option in their iPhone’s wallet. In a video demonstrating the vulnerability, the researchers were able to take a £1,000 contactless payment from a locked iPhone. The researchers said the security flaw only occurred when using a combination of Apple Pay and Visa. Other combinations such as Apple Pay and Mastercard or Samsung Pay and Visa were not affected. [Euro News]

The buy now, pay later services that let shoppers settle up for their purchases in four interest-free installments have so far been the domain of start-ups. But now a traditional financial player is moving in with an option of its own: Mastercard. The company announced plans for a new pay-later offering that it said would enable banks, financial technology companies, digital wallets and other lenders to provide a variety of installment payment options to their customers, whether they are making purchases online or in a store. [The New York Times]

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