February 21, 2017
The Overlooked Corporate Data Breach
When a company is hit with a data breach that leads to the leak of consumer information, the event will make headlines. Not so much, however, when a breach results...
February 17, 2017
Blockchain Tracker: Blockchain Technology’s Impact On Global Transactions
From PayPal to Venmo, Google Wallet, Amazon Payments and more, there are a myriad of ways money is processed during transactions around the world. One of the most trusted and...
February 17, 2017
SWIFT Says Bunch Of Banks Are Using Its gpi
SWIFT announced Thursday (Feb. 16) that global transaction banks are using SWIFT’s new global payments service, which went live in January. In a press release, SWIFT said ABN AMRO, Bank of China,...
February 17, 2017
Billtrust Targets Key Virtual Card Pain Point
While virtual cards provide greater security and digitization than physical cards, critics of the tool have pointed to one key pain point: Often, businesses that accept virtual cards as payment...
February 16, 2017
Cyberattacks Cost Businesses Big Time
Cyberattacks are costing businesses more than ever before. According to the 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR) report from Cisco, companies that suffer a data breach are expected to have customer,...
February 15, 2017
Microsoft Wants Digital Geneva Convention
Just recently, tech giant Microsoft proposed a new initiative that would work to protect world citizens from political cyberattacks originating from nation-states. Speaking at the RSA Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday,...
February 15, 2017
Enterprise Security Industry Isn’t Doing Its Job, Says Centrify
A new report from enterprise security company Centrify says the industry isn’t making progress in the fight against corporate cyberattacks. The company said Tuesday (Feb. 14) that two-thirds of businesses...
February 14, 2017
BigCommerce + Symantec Secure eCommerce
BigCommerce, a leading cloud-based ecommerce platform provider for SMBs and enterprise businesses, yesterday announced a partnership with world cybersecurity leader Symantec. The partnership will enable BigCommerce to deliver Symantec’s Encryption...
February 14, 2017
‘Cyber Confusion’ Takes Ahold Of American Consumers
According to the results of the Hacking America: Cybersecurity Perception study, American consumers are at risk of “cyber confusion” in both the workplace and at home. The research, from Kaspersky...
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.