December 01, 2016
Ashley Madison Rebuilds Trust After Data Breach
Adultery on-demand site Ashley Madison has had a lot of cleaning up to do since a hack in July of last year. Last summer, hackers breached Ashley Madison and made off...
November 30, 2016
Chinese Companies Seeing Deluge Of Cyberattacks
The U.S. and Europe aren’t the only two areas that are seeing an increased amount of cyberattacks. According to a Reuters report, Chinese companies are seeing a deluge of attacks in...
November 30, 2016
Top Treasury Players Break Down The FinTech Disruption
Some of the top names in corporate banking and finance are teaming up to help treasurers make their way into the future. The shape of treasury management is changing today,...
November 28, 2016
BITAG’s Big Plan To Secure The IoT
Following October’s massive DDoS attack on Dyn, which knocked out internet service for millions of Americans, many in the industry have been scrambling to come up with ways to secure...
November 28, 2016
Hackers Won’t Hurt Consumers’ Cyber Monday Ambitions
Despite the growing threat of cyberthieves, shoppers still have their eyes on the prize when it comes to Cyber Monday. TransUnion Vice President Heather Battison recently joined PYMNTS to discuss...
November 25, 2016
Hackers Threaten Retailers From The Inside Out
Bad guys know retailers and businesses are working to stay one step ahead of their sophisticated and malicious attacks. To combat this, hackers are looking to gain access to sensitive...
November 24, 2016
Internet Society: Change Cybersecurity Stance
“Once bitten, twice shy” is the sentiment among many consumers when it comes to companies that were the subject to a data breach. A new report from the Internet Society...
November 23, 2016
Visa Says EU Proposal On Electronic Payments Could Hurt Online...
An EU plan to require passwords or codes to authenticate electronic payments is raising the ire of Visa, which said Tuesday (Nov. 22) the rules could hurt online shopping and...
November 23, 2016
Trade Groups Want To Standardize Cybersecurity Data Sharing
A new plan, titled “Sheltered Harbor,” was unveiled by the primary trade groups that represent the financial services sector to help standardize data storage for retail accounts and strengthen cybersecurity...
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.