March 04, 2016
As The FBI Fights Apple, The DOD Schmoozes Silicon Valley
“It would be better to work this out than have a law written.” That was the message from Defense Secretary Ash Carter when he and a contingent of officials from...
March 04, 2016
Amazon Nixes Device Encryption Support
Encryption is most certainly having a moment, though not in the way its proponents might expect. While Apple is fighting a legal battle in support of it, another major retailer...
March 04, 2016
Multichannel Authentication Goes Invisible
Whether it’s on mobile or an online browser, users are switching their digital activities between channels more than ever before. But can authentication keep up? Paul Miller, CEO and cofounder...
March 04, 2016
Study Says UK Businesses Need Cyberattack Reality Check
A new report is calling out U.K. businesses for their reluctance to report cyberattacks, warning that they need to “get real” about the subsequent damages that result from cybercrime, The...
March 03, 2016
Fidelity Cuts Corporate Tech Holding Valuations
Investment valuation is a tricky thing — mercurial and temperamental, depending on who is doing the valuing. In recent weeks, tech stocks, most notably those of startups, have been volatile....
March 03, 2016
Alphabet’s Eric Schmidt Joins Pentagon’s Tech-Savvy Mission
The Pentagon is putting together a new advisory board to bridge the gap between the tech innovation of Silicon Valley and the best practices of the U.S. military, and it’s...
March 03, 2016
Credit Unions Get Burnt By Wendy’s Data Breach
Earlier this year, it was reported that Wendy’s, America’s third-largest burger chain, was investigating a possible data breach impacting locations in the midwestern United States, as well as some on...
March 02, 2016
Is The Cybersecurity Market Facing A Downturn?
For the last couple of years, cybersecurity has stood out as one of the strongest segments of the tech sector, but some new reports show the market may be cooling...
March 01, 2016
Ex-Amazon Security Chief Joins Capital One Board
In a nod to just how important cybersecurity is becoming to larger firms within the financial space, Capital One said on Monday (Feb. 29) that it has brought on board...
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.