One day — maybe one that has already happened for some PYMNTS readers — we might look back with fondness and nostalgia on that time when chargebacks stood as the main worry merchants and other organizations faced when it came to fraud and risk. Chargebacks are...
Get ready for even more fake grandchildren when it comes to payments fraud. That’s one of the sad facts of life as more consumers hit senior citizen status, and criminals gain more expertise in conning people into giving over their money. Get the Full Story...
Here’s a test: What’s fraud? Also, what’s a simple and legitimate matter of credit risk? 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,...
We all remember cramming — all that coffee and/or soda, all those books, notes and ink stains. Not to mention, all those late nights desperately striving to absorb all the information we should have learned over the course of weeks instead of hours, had we the...
Let’s get a few things straight, a couple of points that might go against what every payments and commerce professional knows, but which will be important for the rest of the story. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Well, let’s start with the bad news first, even at the risk of robbing some of the joy and optimism that comes with the new year. As bad as one might think the risks of cybercrime are (fraud, hacking, data breaches, customer and revenue loss,...
Comic books (along with their more sophisticated cousins, graphic novels) are treated not only as literature these days by fans and many scholars, but they also have a firm place in U.S. culture, in that sweet spot where “low” and “high” art meet. As well,...
It’s been six months since the General Data Protection became law of the land, at least in the European Union, and yet the majority of companies that must be in compliance with that mandate are woefully unprepared. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Computing power is dirt cheap, thanks to cloud infrastructure. Jurisdiction is always a few steps behind, though — who is really going to bust down the door at a server farm in Russia to arrest the operator? There exists a bounty of consumer ID and...
