Tracy Kitten

Former Director of Global Events Content and Executive Editor, BankInfoSecurity & CUInfoSecurity

Kitten was director of global events content and an executive editor at ISMG. A veteran journalist with more than 20 years of experience, she covered the financial sector for over 10 years. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2010, she covered the financial self-service industry as the senior editor of ATMmarketplace, part of Networld Media. Kitten has been a regular speaker at domestic and international conferences, and was the keynote at ATMIA's U.S. and Canadian conferences in 2009. She has been quoted by CNN.com, ABC News, Bankrate.com and MSN Money.

Bank of America Tests Mobile Payments

Tracy Kitten • October 12, 2010

Bank of America is extending its mobile financial services, giving contactless chip-based payments another shot in the U.S.

Mobile Banking Forum: Security is No. 1

Tracy Kitten • October 11, 2010

With so much buzz about mobile banking and mobile payments, BITS is hosting a two-day event to address security concerns for the industry and consumers.

Mobile Forum Tackles Security

Tracy Kitten • October 10, 2010

Remote deposit capture, regulatory compliance and authentication are expected be hot topics on the agenda at this week's Mobile Financial Services Forum in Arlington, Va.

Mobile Banking: Guidance on the Way

Tracy Kitten • October 8, 2010

Within the next 12 months, banks can expect new guidance from federal regulators regarding mobile transactions.

PCI: New Guidance for EMV, Encryption

Tracy Kitten • October 5, 2010

The PCI Security Standards Council today released guidance on two emerging technologies - EMV and point-to-point encryption

The Achilles Heel of PCI Compliance

Tracy Kitten • October 4, 2010

Verizon's new Payment Card Industry Compliance Report finds that most organizations are breached because they've allowed PCI DSS compliance to slip.

PCI Details Expected in October

Tracy Kitten • September 28, 2010

Merchants, financial institutions and any other provider in the payments chain can expect to take more responsibility for complying with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

The Bridge to Chip and PIN

Tracy Kitten • September 24, 2010

Mobile technology will play a dominant role in future U.S. payments and could bridge the gap between magnetic-stripe cards and EMV chip and PIN.

PCI: Emerging Technology Needs Standardization

Tracy Kitten • September 24, 2010

Emerging payments technologies, such as tokenization, are already being deployed in the marketplace, but standardization, as it relates to the security of some of these emerging solutions, is lacking.

BankInfoSecurity.com Week In Review for Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

Tracy Kitten • September 24, 2010

This week's top news and views: The arrest of 53 suspects charged with a sophisticated identity theft and fraud scheme gets the attention of federal agents, and the message from the PCI Security Standards Council's annual North American Community Meeting: "Stolen Credit Card Information Is a Commodity That Has Worth."