June 21, 2017
SoftBank Drops $100M Into Cybereason Software
SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. “Too much of the cybersecurity industry focuses on building walls, but you can’t build a...
June 20, 2017
NTechLab’s FindFace Facial Recognition Technology Has Applications In Retail, Public...
FindFace started as a futuristic social technology for identifying strangers by scanning their faces with a smartphone camera. Two years later, the facial recognition technology is the best in the world...
June 20, 2017
Treasurers Trust Big Data For Real-Time Risk Assessment
Risk management is complex territory for many businesses, especially those with complex partnerships, vast supply chains and global footprints. But Big Data lands new capabilities in the hands of corporate treasurers...
June 20, 2017
Accenture And Microsoft Working Toward Digital IDs Via Blockchain
Providing physical of identity (IDs) may soon become a thing of the past. While it’s not entirely possible to have the correct identification within reach at all times, there may...
June 20, 2017
When Cyber-Risk Becomes A Legal Nightmare
Hitting the ground running with the next big thing in services or products or payments can be a thrill, but for startups with blinders on, ignoring cyber risk can be...
June 19, 2017
Aviva Will Start Insuring SMEs Against Cyberattacks
As corporates become increasingly concerned about cybersecurity, a U.K. insurance company is looking to safeguard small businesses from the threat. Aviva said it will launch a new insurance product for...
June 19, 2017
Universities Adding Blockchain To The Curriculum
Blockchain, the technology behind digital currencies like bitcoin, is growing in popularity — which means engineers in this area are hard to find, prompting universities to start offering courses in the...
June 16, 2017
A Spam Botnet Is Being Used To Promote Adult Dating...
A spam botnet that has been used for promoting adult dating sites is being researched by cybersecurity website KrebsOnSecurity.com but has hit a firewall and published its research to find...
June 16, 2017
NEW REPORT: How Airbnb Does Payments
It can be a long road from startup to unicorn, with more than a few speed bumps on the way. But when the road to business empire is paved with...
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.