March 23, 2014
6 Reasons to Call an EMV ‘Time Out’
Richard Clarke's assessment of the state of cybercrime in the U.S. started quite the conversation at The Innovation Project. So much of one, that it got MPD CEO Karen Webster...
March 20, 2014
IP 2014 Think-A-Thon Awards: Insiders’ Solutions To Industry’s Difficult Problems
Brilliant minds came together over the past few weeks to address three complicated industry problems, and on March 20 we learned which were winners of this year’s Innovative Payments Think-A-Thon.
March 20, 2014
Breach Defenses At Work, But For How Long?
Hackers seems to be taking a break (OK, we know they’re not). But there were no major merchant data breaches to report again this week. Perhaps the plenty of activity...
March 19, 2014
Rise In Cash Use Brings Need To Optimize Processing Policies
Many consumers have returned to using cash, driven by fear of using payment cards that merchants might let get compromised with insufficient protections. As the amount of cash they handle...
March 19, 2014
BlueSnap: Giving Merchants An Edge Up On International Sales
Helping merchants find the best, low-cost option when accepting payments from oversees travelers is a core offering behind BlueSnap’s platform. But as CEO Ralph Dangelmaier explained in a recent podcast...
March 18, 2014
P2PE PCI Validation Gives Bluefin A Leg Up
Secure payment-technology provider Bluefin announced today it became the first company in the U.S. to receive PCI validation for a point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solution. While the PCI Security Standards Council,...
March 18, 2014
Who Hacks the Hackers?
Even hackers get hacked sometimes. Unknown culprits on Monday shut down websites known to host credit card data stolen in the December data breach. “Hi subhumans and miscreants, your fraud...
March 18, 2014
Are Retailers Repelling Isis With Flick Of A Switch?
Retailers participating in the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) reportedly are pushing out the telco-based mobile wallet Isis? At least Isis’ chief technology believes so. In an interview with Computerworld, Scott Mulloy accused several...
March 18, 2014
New Feedzai Survey Puts The Blame Game Under Review
Experiencing a data breach is a bad enough situation, but how consumers view the event can be just as damaging. As such, prevention plays a key role in securing consumer...
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.