Visa officially announced an XML-based protocol that add an additional layer to online transaction authentication.
Visa updated their 3D Secure protocol to 3D Secure 1.0.2.
JCB launched their 3D Secure solution as a product named J/Secure, licensing Visa’s 3D Secure protocol.
Mastercard launched their 3D Secure solution as a product named SecureCode, licensing Visa’s 3D Secure protocol.
American Express launched their 3D Secure solution as a product named SafeKey, licensing Visa’s 3D Secure protocol.
To adapt the fast growing mobile commerce market and improve the performance of 3D Secure, EMVCo published 3D Secure 2 protocol.
Visa eliminated the use of static password authentication in their Verified by Visa service.
3D Secure 2 will be activated globally.