February 02, 2017
Payments Fraud, Cybercrime Overwhelm Corporate Security Efforts
Combating cyberfraud is a “balancing act,” says Sift Science, a fraud detection software company. And the number of things corporations have to juggle to safeguard their data — from the...
February 01, 2017
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Trump’s Cybersecurity Executive Order
We’ve seen quite a flurry of activity in the new Trump administration over the past week and a half. The executive order on the table, which was signed on Jan....
February 01, 2017
Trump To Sign Cybersecurity Executive Order
Cybersecurity is a big issue in the U.S., and President Donald Trump is taking steps to increase the government’s role in combating it by signing an executive order Tuesday (Jan....
February 01, 2017
Google Boosts Enterprise App Security
Google is introducing new security features for enterprise users of its G Suite productivity apps, reports said Tuesday (Jan. 31). Administrators using these solutions now have greater control over the...
February 01, 2017
Banks Blind To Many Cyberattacks, Research Says
Many financial institutions are unable to detect a cyberattack, according to new research from Kaspersky Lab and B2B International. Reports Tuesday (Jan. 31) said the companies have released their joint...
January 30, 2017
APS Makes Mobile SME Banking Changes
APS financial is making changes to its mobile banking services. The U.K. banking technology firm announced last week that, following feedback from both its SME and consumer clients, APS introduced greater...
January 27, 2017
Hacker Tracker: Yahoo In Hot Water, Selfie Security Risks, US...
There are times when cyberthreats can come in places where you least expect them. That could mean a selfie app, an email inbox or even within health care and medical...
January 27, 2017
Blockchain Tracker: Bridging Gaps
One of blockchain technology’s earliest corporate supporters just recently completed testing for its blockchain-based proxy voting system. This week, American stock exchange Nasdaq announced that it has completed testing of...
January 27, 2017
Americans Don’t Trust Institutions To Protect Their Digital Security
According to new data released by the Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans have at this point been hacked or otherwise have had their data or identity stolen. The study...
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.