Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if someone gets a hold of, that’s how fraudsters compromise accounts and steal your money,” Pablo Fourez, chief digital officer at...
The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used them for decades, augmented by security questions drawing upon moms’ maiden names, the color of...
Now that the B2B Payments: Outlook 2030 event has been recorded, published and analyzed, it’s time to review its content and revisit some of its high points. You’ll find both in the eBook that follows. If we had to sound a theme from the month-long sessions...
The loyalty industry is changing due to the integration of blockchain technology. According to a PYMNTS Intelligence report, “From Transaction to Transformation: Blockchain’s Loyalty Proposition,” in collaboration with Solana, the loyalty market is projected to exceed $24 billion in revenue within the next five years,...
December 19, 2024
The stakes for fraud prevention and data security are rising with innovation across digital payments. Trust remains the cornerstone of today’s dynamic ecosystem, but it is increasingly tested by a web of risks, including fraud and security vulnerabilities, compliance demands, counterparty reliability, payment failures and more. “These threats aren’t just financial; they strike at the […]
December 19, 2024
Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if someone gets a hold of,...
December 09, 2024
The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used...
December 02, 2024
Now that the B2B Payments: Outlook 2030 event has been recorded, published and analyzed, it’s time to review its content and revisit some of its high points. You’ll find both in...
November 22, 2024
The U.S. is working to keep the dollar as the dominant currency in global usage at a time when new cross-border payment arrangements are emerging, Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary for International Finance Brent Neiman said Tuesday (Nov. 19). In remarks prepared for delivery at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Neiman said the […]
November 14, 2024
Mastercard is giving cardholders a new way to enjoy live music beginning early next year. The company is expanding its live music experiences for cardholders to several concert venues across...
November 13, 2024
Mastercard plans to phase out the need to enter card numbers, static passwords and one-time codes when making online purchases by 2030. The company aims to make the change globally,...
November 08, 2024
Visa and Tencent partnered to launch a pay-by-palm solution, first in Singapore and then in other markets. The collaboration brings together Tencent’s palm recognition technology and Visa’s payment token and...
