January 25, 2016
An Eye On SMEs: Cash Flow Challenges, Innovation Adoption And...
Small businesses are the lifeblood of the economy. This week, the stats are all about SMEs across the U.S., U.K., Asia and Australia. The figures uncover the globalization of SMEs,...
January 22, 2016
US-Linked Hacker Pleads Guilty To Credit Card Data Theft
Federal prosecutors confirmed a Ukrainian hacker, who has previously been accused of trying to frame a well-known U.S. cybersecurity expert, pled guilty to committing cybercrimes that took place from Sept....
January 22, 2016
IoT Security Firm Locks In Unicorn Valuation
It’s almost an accepted inevitability that the Internet of Things will one day rule the world — or, at the very least, retail. With such promise behind it, it’s almost shocking...
January 21, 2016
Inside FireEye’s $200M Cybersecurity Firm Buy
FireEye announced Wednesday (Jan. 20) the acquisition of global threat intelligence company iSIGHT Partners, the purchase of which closed on Jan. 14 and came to approximately $200 million in cash....
January 21, 2016
Hacked Uber Accounts Trump Credit Cards On Dark Web
Stolen Uber accounts are now more valuable on the Dark Web than credit card numbers. New data from Trend Micro shows the going rate for stolen Uber account info is about...
January 20, 2016
Risk-Averse CFOs A Natural Fit For Cybersecurity
The roles of corporate treasurers, chief financial officers and money managers are hustling to keep up with changing times. That means CFOs have a lot more on their plate than...
January 20, 2016
Are Two-Thirds Of Android Phones At Serious Risk Of Being...
Bad news for Android phone owners and enthusiasts, according to recent reports. A flaw in the OS’ Linux kernel has the potential to be the backdoor through which cyberattackers could...
January 20, 2016
The Cloud Factor(ing)
Factoring – or the financing based on receivable debt – is a fairly ancient idea that has existed as a method of financing commerce for almost as long as buyers,...
January 19, 2016
In Corporate Cybercrime, It’s Time To Fight Fire With Fire
Every year brings technological innovation more disruptive and impressive than the last. Unfortunately, every year also brings cybercriminals more sophisticated than ever before, and in today’s market, corporations are failing...
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.