Secure Payments news and trends

AI and Biometrics Give Sellers Confidence to Do Business Globally
Commerce // September 30, 2022

When businesses go global, they are often exposed to new risks such as exposure to cybercriminals seeking to exploit their lack of familiarity with the idiosyncrasies of regional payments processes. Key tasks like as ensuring that payment sources and payment recipients are legitimate can be...

REPORT: Consumer Finance Firms Face Harsh ‘Innovate or Die’ Reality
Consumer Finance // May 18, 2022

The digital payments revolution is raising consumers’ expectations when dealing with service providers. Seamless payment experiences from leaders in the tech sector like Amazon and Uber have contributed to consumers expecting easy, seamless digital experiences. In the consumer finance industry, companies that fail to provide...

Helping Money Make The World Go ‘Round
Today In Data // June 06, 2019

Money, as the song goes, makes the world go ‘round – and these days, there is a lot of money going all around the world. The question, for an increasing number of payment players, is how to get it there faster and make it easier...

Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
Retail // June 06, 2019

Near-field communication (NFC) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. However, the U.S. has been...

Interviews & Exclusives
AI and Biometrics Give Sellers Confidence to Do Business Globally

September 30, 2022
When businesses go global, they are often exposed to new risks such as exposure to cybercriminals seeking to exploit their lack of familiarity with the idiosyncrasies of regional payments processes. Key tasks like as ensuring that payment sources and payment recipients are legitimate can be difficult to accomplish for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and […]

REPORT: Consumer Finance Firms Face Harsh ‘Innovate or Die’ Reality

May 18, 2022
The digital payments revolution is raising consumers’ expectations when dealing with service providers. Seamless payment experiences from leaders in the tech sector like Amazon and Uber have contributed to consumers...

Becoming Our Money — And Other Tales From The POS World

June 20, 2018
Perhaps not since the adoption of chip and PIN payments has there existed so much potential for disruption in the point-of-sale market. The rise of mom-and-pop entrepreneurs, the coffee truck...

Quick Reads
Canary Technologies and Adyen Partner on Payment Solution for Hotels

March 15, 2024
Canary Technologies has partnered with Adyen to help hotels enable seamless and secure transactions for their guests. The collaboration features the integration of Canary Technologies’ global Guest Experience Platform with Adyen’s global financial technology platform, the companies said in a Wednesday (March 13) press release.  “This integration marks a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to providing our hotel partners with […]

FIS Taps Visa B2B Connect For X-Border Payments

April 25, 2019
Mired in paper and inefficient processes, B2B payments need an overhaul. That’s especially when done cross-border, because tracking fund flows between corporates becomes an onerous undertaking across time zones and currencies....

Eckoh Announces Secure Payments Via Live Chat

February 09, 2017
Eckoh has brought a customer’s ability to pay with ease to the next level with the announcement that it can now take a secure payment directly via live web chat...