July 14, 2016
Behavox Grabs Series A To Keep FinServ Employees Compliant
As businesses take cybersecurity to task, research has shown that the biggest threat to corporate data may come from within. Last year, the First Advantage Cybersecurity Survey found that firms...
July 13, 2016
eProcurement At The Starting Line Of The Digital Enterprise
Spend management and digital procurement go hand-in-hand, but with the advent of more sophisticated eProcurement solutions, sourcing and corporate purchasing are no longer only about saving money. SciQuest‘s newest solution...
July 13, 2016
Congress Hears Of SMEs’ Inflated Cybercrime Risks
The Federal Reserve has taken cybersecurity to task with its latest efforts to consider safeguards for the financial services sector, but the Fed isn’t the only U.S. government entity looking...
July 12, 2016
Obama States US Must Step Up Cybersecurity Efforts
President Barack Obama is calling for the U.S. government to improve its cybersecurity in order to keep pace with advancing technologies. “I am concerned about it. I don’t think we...
July 11, 2016
SWIFT Seeks Outside Guidance On Improving Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity firm BAE System and Fox-It are working with SWIFT to shore up the interbank messaging system that has recently become the target of hackers worldwide. The jointly created Forensics and...
July 11, 2016
Fed May Enhance Bank Cyberattack Safeguards
The onslaught of global cyberattacks targeted towards financial institutions may be pushing U.S. regulators to consider increased safeguards to protect the banking industry. The Federal Reserve’s effort to draw up...
July 08, 2016
European mPOS Player Sees US Opportunity Too Good To Pass...
The land of mPOS opportunity? Since last October’s EMV liability shift, the U.S. market has captured the attention of several global mPOS providers, including several that once thought the U.S....
July 07, 2016
Hummingbad Malware Infects 10M Android Phones
Because what the world needed was more bad news about cybersecurity, it seems that 10 million phones have been infected with the preciously named Hummingbad malware. Once in residence, the...
July 07, 2016
EU Requests $2B Public-Private Cybersecurity Investment
The European Union wants to work with private companies to fund cybersecurity research. According to Computerworld, the EU has already put up €450 million ($500 million) for the cause but...
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.