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8 May 2025

ACT parent company Bira has welcomed the Bank of England's decision to reduce interest rates from 4.5% to 4.25%, calling it a "much-needed boost" for the retail sector, including for cycling...

8 May 2025

ACT parent company Bira has responded to the news that the 144-year-old Beales department store is staging a "Rachel Reeves Closing Down Sale" in its final weeks of trading, with giant yellow...

2 May 2025

Could the UK cycling industry be showing signs of renewed momentum? Following a challenging period marked by falling sales and overstocked inventories, overall trends and sales figures from...

2 May 2025

The Netherlands is set to legalise electric scooters and other light electric vehicles on public roads from July 2025, provided they are registered and display a license plate.

30 Apr 2025

The ACT has welcomed the announcement of a parliamentary inquiry into e-bike products not meeting safety regulations, which has been launched “in context of dangerous low-quality e-bike...

29 Apr 2025

Edinburgh has been named the UK’s top city for bike commuting, with 10.00% of its workforce choosing to cycle to work, according to new research.

28 Apr 2025

The Labour Government’s new Employment Rights Bill is set to be in force this year and the new regulations will impact high street retailers up and down the country.

25 Apr 2025

ACT parent company Bira welcomes the Chancellor's announcement of plans to create a level playing field for British businesses against unfair international trade practices.

15 Apr 2025

Retail Crime Remains Alarming - Bira's Latest Survey Reveals Urgent Need for Action

11 Apr 2025

Bira has cautiously welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement this week on plans to put 'thousands of Bobbies back on the Beat' with a new neighbourhood policing guarantee.

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Strong Customer Authentication UK Finance webinar

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

Witwebinarh the recent extension to the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) enforcement date to 14th March 2022, this webinar is aimed at eMerchants to help them understand the industry approach to SCA ramp up in the UK.

The industry will be commencing SCA ramp up from 1stJune 2021 to ensure the additional time is used to ensure a smooth transition of SCA across all e-commerce transactions.

Date: 1 July 2021
Time: 10am
Duration: 1 Hour

The SCA PMO will highlight the key elements of the UK ramp up plan (Authentication and Authorisation) and principles that issuers will be working towards to achieve compliance. The SCA PMO will also touch on key items that eMerchants should consider, ensuring that they are ready for their customers when Ramp Up commences.

Key Objectives of this webinar:

  1.  Understanding what impact the UK SCA Ramp Up plan will have on transactions and the approaches being taken by card issuers from 1st June 2021
  2. Key items that eMerchants need to have considered to ensure readiness from 1st June 2021
  3. Approach taken by SCA PMO to ensure a controlled Ramp Up period with the heightened monitoring ability to respond to any issues arising
 
To find out more about ​Strong Customer Authentication please watch the Global Payments video here.

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