January 10, 2019
Kaspersky Doubles Down On Enterprise Cybersecurity In Asia
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab announced plans to grow its enterprise cybersecurity position in Asia through a partnership with MSI-ECS Philippines, according to BusinessWorld reports this week. Get the Full...
January 09, 2019
Vietnam Goes After Facebook Over ‘Slanderous’ Content
Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
January 09, 2019
Faster Payments, Open Banking Should Keep Treasurers On High Alert
While financial services (FinServ) innovations often emerge with built-in security measures, new market trends — including faster payments and open banking — are introducing new security threats to corporate treasury departments, according to...
January 09, 2019
German Student Admits To Angela Merkel Hack
A German student has taken responsibility for one of the country’s biggest data breaches. According to Reuters, the unidentified 20-year-old accessed and leaked the personal data and documents of about 1,000...
January 08, 2019
Comcast Launches AI-Powered Cybersecurity Service
Comcast is releasing an artificial intelligence-powered service that will monitor, block and tell customers about online threats to devices connected to home networks, the company announced on Tuesday (Jan. 8)....
January 08, 2019
China Tech Firms U.S. Patent Awards Increased In 2018
The number of tech patents that China was awarded in the U.S. increased in 2018, marking the only country to see an uptick in the number of U.S. patents granted....
January 08, 2019
How Neiman Marcus Uses AI to Fight Fraudsters
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January 07, 2019
Data Dive, Supersize Edition: Warby Parker, Whole Foods And WhatsApp
Just a few days into the new year, early indications are that 2019 could shape up to be a “more is more” kind of a year. Here are a few notable stories that have left...
January 04, 2019
Retail Pulse: Zola Opens NYC Store; Kleinfeld Shop ‘Pops Up’...
Digitally native retailers are opening stores to bring their virtual experiences into the real world, and Zola is one of the latest merchants to test out the brick-and-mortar waters. The...
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.
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.