July 07, 2016
Darktrace Cybersecurity Firm Now Worth $400M
Cybersecurity firm Darktrace has garnered $65 million in equity funding through a consortium of investors led by private equity giant KKR and Co. Reuters reported that the newest funding round...
July 07, 2016
EMV As mPOS Competitive Advantage
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 05, 2016
Big Gains Among Some Small Names
U.S. stocks returned from their holiday weekend with fireworks of their own, though decidedly not the kind bulls like. As of the time of this writing equities opened down and the...
July 04, 2016
MasterCard Mentors Brazilian FinTechs
MasterCard is partnering with Brazilian banking giant Itaú and Redpoint eVentures to foster local tech startups. Through Cubo, a startup initiative supported by Itaú and Redpoint eVentures, MasterCard executives from...
July 04, 2016
Treasurers, CFOs Raising Their Payments Expectations
Corporate treasurers and chief financial officers are on the hunt for a better way to make payments, especially internationally. That’s according to corporate software firm FIS, which published the findings...
July 04, 2016
Around The World In FinTech Innovation
Just two months ago PYMNTS launched its Weekly Tech Center Roundup to get an up close and personal look at some of the most influential tech ecosystems around the world....
July 01, 2016
Treading Lightly Among the Unicorns
A few IPOs may or may not be coming into play. Big firms may or may not be looking to buy unicorns. As summer sluggishness sets in, the fence looks...
July 01, 2016
How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’
Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. The country’s technology ecosystem is setting the foundation...
July 01, 2016
SEC’s International Corporate Finance Head Says Goodbye
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced this week that its head of international corporate finance will be departing the agency. According to an SEC announcement, Chief of the Office of International...
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.