May 02, 2018
The Interoperability-Integration Debate: Where APIs Fit
New technology and solutions powered by APIs are hitting the financial services market every day, brought on by new innovations or industry regulations. But introducing tech to stay compliant with...
May 01, 2018
Living Up To The Hype (Or Not)
The hype is everywhere. It’s easy to get swept up in a world full of the “next big things.” Easy — but as Karen Webster pointed out in her commentary...
May 01, 2018
Facebook To Focus On Privacy And AR For F8 Conference
The F8 annual developer conference is set to kick off this week — and tech watchers worldwide are wondering what the mood at the event will be as Facebook is...
April 30, 2018
ICOs On US Lawmakers’ Radar, As Ban Mulled
Initial coin offerings, or ICOs, have been on the receiving end of much criticism and a growing amount of regulatory scrutiny. Now the trend may be broadening in the United...
April 30, 2018
Deep Dive: GDPR And The EU’s New Rules Of Data...
On May 25, 2018, the EU-wide mandate known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect. Once the law goes live, companies that operate in the EU can...
April 30, 2018
GDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
The deadlines for compliance with new European data regulations are right around the corner, and the impact of these changes won’t be limited to the European Union. According to Ethoca,...
April 27, 2018
The Results Are In
In its quarterly earnings call, PayPal was bullish on mobile, which was perhaps to be expected with the kinds of recruitment and use numbers the firm was sporting. But PayPal...
April 27, 2018
Mastercard Finds New Chief Privacy Officer In Caroline Louveaux
Mastercard announced that Caroline Louveaux is the company’s new chief privacy officer, overseeing a global team responsible for the company’s privacy strategy. “Just as our cardholders trust that the transaction...
April 26, 2018
GDPR’s Data Breach Notification Requirements Tripping Up Businesses
The U.K. is only weeks away from bringing its Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules into effect, and corporates are ill-prepared for the data security requirements, according to new research. Law firm...
The Merchants Guide To Navigating Global Payments Regulations, a PYMNTS and Ekata collaboration, is the go-to monthly resource for updates on the trends and changes regarding PSD2 as well as other privacy and data protection regulations.