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November 21, 2024
European Regulators Target Amazon’s Marketplace Practices

Amazon could soon find itself under the scrutiny of Europe’s antitrust regulators as an investigation is likely to be launched next year into whether the retail giant unfairly favors its...


November 20, 2024
Bitcoin Reaches Record High Near $95K Amid Trump Interest in...

Bitcoin and the global cryptocurrency market reportedly hit record highs Wednesday (Nov. 20). Bitcoin hit a record high of $94,982.37 before dipping to $93,709, a figure that was still up...


November 18, 2024
AI Video Tool Scams Target Content Creators

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign using fake AI video generation software to steal sensitive data from Windows and Mac users, highlighting new risks as businesses rush to...


November 14, 2024
Apple to ‘Vigorously’ Defend Against UK Consumer Group Class Action

Apple said Thursday (Nov. 14) that it will “vigorously” defend against a class action filed by U.K. consumer group Which? Which? said in a Thursday press release that it filed...


November 13, 2024
Grocery Giant Ahold Delhaize’s Cyber Incident Signals Wider Digital Achilles’...

Digital infrastructures now sit at the heart of almost every business operation. While this interconnectedness has introduced efficiencies, it has also created new vulnerabilities. A cybersecurity issue led to outages...


November 12, 2024
CISO’s Role in Payments Starts With Risk Mitigation

Risk management has been a longstanding principle in payments and commerce. Identifying risks, and being able to avoid them, is key to accelerating growth. And as businesses rely on digital...


November 11, 2024
AI Turns Small Business Compliance From Cost Center to Strategic...

The goal of innovation is to help businesses better tackle challenges that can feel daunting due to limited resources. And with the news Monday (Nov. 11) that identity and compliance platform Palm...


November 07, 2024
India Raids Amazon, Flipkart Seller Offices in Foreign Investment Probe

India’s financial crime agency has conducted raids at offices of select sellers associated with Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart, investigating potential breaches of the country’s foreign investment regulations. According to government...


November 06, 2024
Report: EU Questions Retailers in Visa and Mastercard Fee Controversy

The European Commission has reportedly launched a probe into whether Mastercard and Visa’s fees are hurting merchants. The commission sent out questionnaires to retailers and payment service providers about both Visa...


Authenticated Payments
Single Sign-On Bridges The Authentication Gap Customer authentication walks a tightrope between seamlessness and security, but single sign-on (SSO) systems can bridge this gap using a single password administered by third parties like Facebook or Google. In this month’s “Authenticated Payments Report,” a PYMNTS and LoginID collaboration, Clay McDaniel, CEO of Ripl, outlines how SSO solutions can safeguard the payments process while sparing users from managing countless usernames and passwords.