Tencent’s WeChat, Baidu and Weibo were all fined the maximum penalties by China’s cyber regulators for allowing content that was banned by the government. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Following increased regulation and a removal of its license to operate, Uber’s newest CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, apologized to London consumers and vowed to make changes so that it can renew its ridesharing services in the city. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Already facing so many questions about a breach that sent much of the U.S. adult population’s personal information into the hands of hackers worldwide, Equifax now gets to answer a whole new set of questions about why exactly it bought an identification protection service called ID...
Big Four accountancy firm Deloitte is the latest target of a high-profile data breach, one some analysts are calling an “embarrassment” for a company known for its corporate cybersecurity expertise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The Fair Isaac Corporation — better known as FICO — has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a system designed to detect unusual and potentially fraudulent transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Peer-to-peer payments show the value and consumer demand for payments pushed directly to accounts. And now the banking industry is ready for its close-up, too. Get ready for a change in business banking for firms large and small, as Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards weighs...
Commerce interrupted is a terrible thing. Consumers miss out and merchants miss a sale. The familiar friction points – typing in 16-digit card numbers, especially when on a mobile device – is a pain point that the entire payments industry has been focused on now for...
Neither a borrower nor a lender be, the saying goes. Although in a perfect world that might be the way to live life, we live in a world far from that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Ever since Apple added a fingerprint scanner to the iPhone 5S in 2013, consumers have become increasingly used to interacting with biometric authentication technology. But now, less than five years later, can companies around the electronics and authentication spaces push consumers to adopt the next...
