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Consumers Want Biometrics – How Will Payments Respond?
January 02, 2018

With the holiday shopping season behind us, most shoppers can probably say with confidence that the worst part of the whole experience was trying to remember passwords for the eCommerce sites they shopped. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Power Tool Pirates: How Fraudsters Are Targeting Their Favorite Industries
January 02, 2018

Fraud is rampant in the furniture, appliance and home improvement industries. The average mid-range chargeback for purchases between $100 and $500 is up from $288 to $336. In this episode of the Global Fraud Index podcast with Karen Webster, Sourabh Kothari, director of merchant advocacy...

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2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning
December 29, 2017

In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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How N26 Is Expanding And Onboarding, Securely
December 28, 2017

For German bank N26, Know Your Customer means knowing their payment habits so well that fraudulent imitators stand out like sore thumbs. In the December PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, N26 CEO Valentin Stalf explained the bank’s AI- and machine learning-infused approach to...

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China Online Finance Platform Qbao.com Head Surrenders To Police
December 28, 2017

Zhang Xiaolei, head of China-based online financial platform Qbao.com, and who has been under investigation, surrendered to local authorities on Thursday (Dec. 28). Citing state news agency Xinhua, the DailyMail.com reported Xiaolei surrendered himself to a police station earlier this week. Get the Full Story Complete...

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How To Lead The Charge On Chargeback Change
December 27, 2017

Beginning next year Visa is changing the way it handles chargeback resolutions. Time is of the essence as is data. The road may be a bumpy one for merchants and issuers, at least initially, as Ethoca SVP, Industry Solutions, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster.

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TRENDING: Fighting Fraud With Human Bodies And Machine Brains
December 27, 2017

It’s been a good year to be a bad actor. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

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Snowden Launches Security App
December 26, 2017

Edward Snowden wants to help protect your privacy with an app designed to transform any Android phone into a sensor for detecting intrusions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Jewelry Industry Vs. Fraudsters: A Diamond-Cut-Diamond Match
December 26, 2017

Jewelry and luxury watches remain some of the most attractive targets for fraudsters today — jewelry because it’s expensive and in-demand, and watches because they’re, well, not. In this episode of the Global Fraud Index podcast series, Karen Webster and Sourabh Kothari, director of Merchant...