December 28, 2015
The Naughty And Nice Of Holiday Return Policies
Right after the Christmas season comes, of course, the season of returns. With unwanted items accounting for as much as 15 percent of all holiday sales, retailers are now in...
December 28, 2015
Five From ’15: The 2016 Payments Pacesetters
There are four more days until we say “bye-bye” to 2015 and “hello” to a whole new year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
December 28, 2015
For Payments, Nirvana After Risk Enlightenment
It’s the Holy Grail – or Nirvana – of payments. Mobile transactions that sail through smoothly even amid the rising threat of CNP fraud, keeping issuers, merchants and customers happy....
December 28, 2015
Target Loves mPay, CFPB Loves Money Transfers (Not), 10 Million...
Congratulations! If you’re reading this, you’ve survived another Christmas. The gifts have all been opened, and the only thing left to do is finish off the short week at work...
December 28, 2015
Sweden Puts The Kibosh On Cash
In Sweden, the movement to a cashless society is gathering speed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
December 24, 2015
Amazon And eBay In Trouble In The UK
In the past, retailers only had to worry about obeying the financial and commercial laws of their country of origin. Today, sprawling online marketplaces that sell to a global consumer...
December 24, 2015
How Banks In NYC Leave The Unbanked Behind
In the year since the municipal identification card debuted in New York City, more than 670,000 people have signed up, with at least one of the program’s goals being that many...
December 24, 2015
Who Needs EMV Anyway?
Why are merchants that are disregarding EMV getting such a bad rap? TSYS helpfully provides the contrary perspective on EMV compliance, offering 5 key points that show how all that’s...
December 23, 2015
Security Flaw Found In German Banks’ Retail Payment Systems
Cybersecurity researcher Karsten Nohl discovered a critical vulnerability in the retail payment systems of several German financial institutions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
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.