August 08, 2017
Today in Data: Mobile Features and Launches
Mobile has essentially become one of the major backbones of the retail industry over the last few years. With 44 percent of the world’s population owning a smartphone and a...
August 08, 2017
Apple’s iPhone 8 Will Scan For Facial Recognition On Flat...
New details about the Apple iPhone 8’s facial recognition capabilities have emerged, revealing the next version of the smartphone will include enhanced biometrics and cybersecurity functions. The news reports come on...
August 07, 2017
Apple’s iPhone 8 May Be Its Shot At Growth In...
Apple has been having a tough go of it in China, but with the upcoming launch of the iPhone 8, there are hopes that it may be able to boost...
August 07, 2017
UK Regulators Crack Down On Car Hacking
The U.K. government released new regulation guidelines on Sunday (August 6) that call on makers of internet-connected cars and trucks to place more stringent cybersecurity protections in the vehicles to...
August 04, 2017
The Buyers: Consumers, Post-Hacking
Cyberattacks, ransomware attacks and more have taken businesses and people’s personal information and turned it upside-down over the past few decades. While a great source for information sharing, the online...
August 04, 2017
Alt-Lending Enjoys Sudden Investment Revival
Alternative lending was the golden child among investors around 2015, but lately, the industry seems to have fallen out of favor thanks to regulatory uncertainty and questions over the viability...
August 04, 2017
BlueteamGlobal Grabs $125M in Funding
The cybersecurity arena is getting a bit more cash As reported, BlueteamGlobal, which has ties to Morgan Stanley, has raised $125 million to offer both cyber threat intelligence and security...
August 04, 2017
U.K. Based Computer Researcher Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties...
A British-based cybersecurity researcher has been arrested by U.S. authorities on charges that he conspired to advertise and sell Kronos banking malware. Reuters reported on the news, which came from...
August 04, 2017
WannaCry Hackers Laundering Ill-Gotten Gains Via ShapeShift
The hackers behind the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread around the globe are reportedly starting to money launder the $143,000 in bitcoin they secured using a Swiss virtual currency exchange....
Digital bill pay, while routine for most consumers, poses challenges such as fraud, friction and limited payment options — particularly in the utilities sector, where consumer trust is low. This edition of the “Money Mobility Tracker®,” a collaboration with Ingo Payments, examines how billers and financial institutions can earn trust among consumers.
There’s no shame in asking for help. Eighty-two percent of merchants experienced a cyber or data breach in the last year, and PYMNTS Intelligence’s latest study of 300 eCommerce executives, “Fraud Management in Online Transactions,” a collaboration with Nuvei, details merchants’ thoughts about fraud prevention, finding that outsourced methods correlate with fewer failed payments.