March 22, 2016
Startup Raises $5M To Combat Blockchain Crime
Investors may be flocking to blockchain technology startups that are seeking out new ways to use the tool, but one startup just secured investment for making sure that the businesses...
March 22, 2016
Ex-NSA Director: ‘Cyberthreats As Bad As Ever’
“The threats in cyberspace are as bad as it’s ever been.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
March 22, 2016
Ex-State Department Employee Sentenced For Cyberhacking Scheme
The Justice Department reported Monday (March 21) that a former State Department employee was sentenced to 57 months in prison, punishment for an international email phishing, hacking and cyberstalking scheme...
March 22, 2016
Cayan Kicks Off Payments Hackathon
One of the most enduring myths about Google is that its early employees were encouraged to spend a good chuck of time — legends say about 20 percent — devoting...
March 22, 2016
NCR Payments Application Secures First Data EMV Certification
NCR Corporation announced Monday (March 21) that its Epsilon payments application has received EMV certification from First Data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
March 21, 2016
CFPB Wins $173M Illegal Debt Relief Scheme Case
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Friday (March 18) that, at the agency’s request, a federal district court has entered a final judgment against Morgan Drexen, a debt relief company, with...
March 21, 2016
Security Fails, Amazon Takes A Selfie And Visa Checkout ‘Swipes’
For fans of digital data security, last week might not have been the best week to recruit new members to the fan club. In fact, it was a really bad...
March 18, 2016
It’s A Wrap: Innovation Project 2016 Recap
“If you don’t disrupt yourself, someone else will.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
March 18, 2016
Oberthur Research Finds 80% Want This Credit Card Security Feature
Embedded digital security company Oberthur Technologies released on Thursday (March 17) the results of a survey showing that 80 percent of respondents would be more likely to use a MOTION CODE-enabled...
With rising FinTech fraud and convincing deepfakes threatening their bottom lines, more than two in three FinTechs plan to expand their budgets to deploy tech that can detect true human liveness, as discussed in the latest PYMNTS “FinTech Tracker®,” a collaboration with Sezzle.
Companies think their identity systems are working—until the numbers prove otherwise. “The Hidden Costs of ‘Good Enough’: Identity Verification in the Age of Bots and Agents,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Trulioo collaboration, reveals how “good enough” identity verification quietly drains $95 billion in revenue due to fraud and missed opportunities each year. In the age of bots and agents, complacency isn’t just risky—it’s expensive.