Capital One

99 results about this entity

Period: 08 Apr 2008 - 01 Mar 2024

US migration to EMV gathers momentum

More than 575 million US payments cards will feature EMV chip security by the end of next year, according to a trade body set up to push the migration from magstripe plastic.

Google 'pirate' Makoski joins Capital One

Google design whiz Dan Makoski is quitting the search giant's free-thinking Project Ara 'pirate' mobile development division to join Capital One as VP of design, with an initial focus on m-commerce and payments.

Capital One takes stake in ClearXchange

Capital One has taken a stake in ClearXchange, the US bank-backed clearing house for person-to-person online payments transfer via mobile or e-mail.

Visa and MasterCard to cut ties binding banks and telcos via Host Card Emulation

Visa and MasterCard have announced support for Host Card Emulation, a cloud-based mechanism for hosting NFC applications outside the Secure Element that effectively removes the need for bank reliance on telcos in implementing mobile payments.

Security and BYOD policy management key barriers to corporate mobile banking

Corporate treasurers cite security challenges and bring-your-own-device business policies as the key obstacles to wider uptake of mobile banking platforms for treasury activities.

Paying with the bulls: Capital One simplifies m-banking log-in

Capital One claims that its new mobile banking app log-in process is so easy to use that you can do it while being chased by a herd of one-ton bulls.

Capital One closes commemorative bitcoin coin maker's account

A Texas-based firm that makes privately minted medallions claims that Capital One shut down its merchant account after it began making commemorative bitcoin coins.

Fintech start-ups get chance to wow Wall Street

Financial technology start-ups have been showing off their wares to top executives from Wall Street at the third annual FinTech Innovation Lab 'Demo Day' in New York.

HSBC becomes latest bank DDoS victim

HSBC has become the latest bank to see its Web site knocked out by a group protesting the release of a film mocking the prophet Mohammed.

Capital One opens up APIs

Capital One has become the latest financial institution to open up its APIs to developers, inviting outsiders to help deliver deals and rewards to customers.

Google, carriers, banks and card schemes join mobile payments committee

All four major US carriers have joined with Google, Isis, the big card schemes and a subset of banks and payment processors to launch a 'Mobile Payments Committee', intended to smooth the way for the commercial application of new payment modes on the high street.

Isis signs Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard to mobile wallet

Isis, the mobile commerce joint venture created by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, has snagged deals with Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard to load their credit, debit and pre-paid cards onto the telco-controlled mobile wallet.

Another US firm sues bank after cyber-attack

A US title insurance firm that lost more than $200,000 after cybercrooks using the Zeus Trojan accessed its online account, is suing its bank, accusing it of lax security.

HSBC sells US card business to Capital One

HSBC has agreed the sale of its US card and retail services business to Capital One for a premium of approximately $2.6 billion.

Capital One agrees $9 billion deal for ING Direct USA

Dutch bank ING is to sell its profitable direct banking arm in the US to Capital One for $9 billion in a combination of cash and shares.

Financial services firms caught up in massive Epsilon breach

A massive data breach at US cloud marketing and communications outfit Epsilon may have exposed the customer e-mail addresses of some of the country's largest banks.

Prosper raises $1 million in debt financing

US P2P lending outfit Prosper has sold a convertible promissory note worth $1 million at 15% per annum interest to the venture capital firm run by Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris.

BoA, MasterCard, Visa sued over e-commerce payments patents

Actus, a recently formed US holding company, is suing 20 companies, including Bank of America, MasterCard, Obopay and Visa, accusing them of infringing four patents related to an electronic payments system for e-commerce.

Capital One cuts 750 UK jobs

US credit card firm Capital One is axing 750 jobs at its operations in the UK and shifting most of the roles to offshore locations.