April 04, 2014
New Insights Into How Merchants Use Mobile
A major shift is underway in how merchants position mobile payments as a source of revenue, according to new research from fraud-prevention specialist Kount. Some 2,000 folks responded to Kount’s...
April 02, 2014
Security Series
This series is designed to provide insight, analysis and points of view about the issues and options related to security and risk in a digital/mobile environment. From the networks’ recent...
April 01, 2014
Neiman Marcus Heading To New York?
Upscale Dallas-based department store Neiman Marcus reportedly is coming to New York. The New York Post reports the company is nearing a deal to open a flagship store at Hudson...
April 01, 2014
The Ten Hottest Trends in Payments
Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues and market changes also are...
March 31, 2014
Target Faces Of With U.S. Senate’s Rockefeller
During a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing last week, U.S. Sen. John Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) questioned Target's chief financial officer, John Mulligan, about the preventative measures the company could...
March 29, 2014
Target Breach Litigation And A DMV Attack Cap Off Week
More fallout this week from the Target breach, as a lawsuit filed by two banks implicated Trustwave, the company responsible for ensuring Target’s PCI Data Security Standard compliance, as allegedly...
March 27, 2014
Report: Data Breaches Reach Nearly Half of All Financial Accounts
Financial institutions have been substantially impacted by the recent data breaches, according to recent survey data released by ACI Worldwide.
March 27, 2014
Trustwave Named In Target Breach Litigation
Trustwave, the company responsible for ensuring Target’s PCI Data-Security Standard compliance, allegedly failed to detect obvious signs of weakness preceding the breach reported in December, according to a lawsuit filed...
March 24, 2014
California DMV Faces Potential Data Breach
In the latest of the string of data breaches that have accompanied the beginning of 2014, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has reportedly been the latest target of...
Cryptocurrency exchanges are grappling with the EU’s PSD2 as they look to craft seamless experiences for their global customer bases. In the “Authenticated Payments Report,” a PYMNTS and LoginID collaboration, Marcus Hughes, of crypto exchange Coinbase, explains how platforms must build authentication measures that satisfy consumers and evolving regulations.