September 24, 2015
Is The On-Demand Economy Creating More Security Threats?
With the startup-crazed world taking over today's headlines, there's two terms that get tossed around a lot. Sharing economy and on-demand services. There's just one major red flag of the...
September 24, 2015
Stolen IDs Go For Cheap In The Internet’s Underworld
You’re cheap, let’s face it. Or, rather, your stolen identity is cheap. CNET reported Wednesday (Sept. 23) that amid all the headlines that cross various media on a seemingly daily basis...
September 24, 2015
Google’s New Analyst Strategy
Google’s new Chief Financial Officer Ruth Porat is changing the company’s relationship with Wall Street. In a never-before-seen approach, the Internet giant is opening up to Wall Street analysts and...
September 24, 2015
Google Throws Its Weight Behind Cybersecurity Startup
Internet security company Zscaler announced yesterday (Sept. 23) that it closed a $25 million continuation of its oversubscribed Series D funding round from Google Capital, bringing the company’s total funding...
September 23, 2015
Cybersecurity Leads As China’s President Visits US Tech Hub
All eyes were on Seattle on Sept. 23 as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to deliver a speech to a group of Silicon Valley’s top executives. But many experts doubted...
September 23, 2015
Feds Invest Nearly $4M To Secure Digital Identities
In today’s cybercrime-ridden online environment, cybersecurity has skyrocketed to the top agendas of numerous government agencies. In the latest U.S. initiative to improve the security surrounding highly sensitive data, the...
September 23, 2015
The Secret Sauce To Fighting Cyber Attacks
As the war against cybercriminals and their devastating attacks wages on, a new weapon in the fight has emerged to help merchants better protect themselves and the privacy of their...
September 21, 2015
SEC Called To Take ‘Active Role’ In Cybersecurity
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission policymaker Kara Stein made some bold statements about the agency’s responsibility to help companies both prevent and recover from cyber attacks, the Financial Times reported over...
September 21, 2015
Looking Up, Looking Out And Looking Lost – Visa, Fraud...
Historically speaking, September 21 is an auspicious day for big beginnings. Benedict Arnold became synonymous with the word “traitor” on Sept. 21, 1780, when he handed the British the plans to...
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.