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Investments
HYPR Raises $3 Million To Accelerate Biometric Authentication Suite
October 26, 2016

HYPR, the startup that developed cybersecurity technology to protect biometric data, announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) it raised $3 million in financing from RTP, Boldstart and Mesh Ventures to accelerate enterprise deployment of its biometric authentication suite. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Security & Fraud
Bluefin Payment Rolls Out Cloud-Based Decryptx PCI
October 26, 2016

Bluefin Payment Systems, a provider of PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solutions for retail, health care and higher education, announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) that it has introduced a cloud-based hosting option for its Decryptx PCI-validated P2PE product through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Get the Full Story...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Samsung Pay And Mastercard Announce Partnership At Money20/20
October 26, 2016

Samsung Pay debuted just a year ago, and now, the company announced plans to expand the platform and capabilities even further. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Payment Methods
Ingenico ePayments Launches TapHero For Online Payments Via Mobile
October 26, 2016

Ingenico ePayments, the online and mobile commerce division of Ingenico Group, and Ingenico Labs, its innovation department, announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) they have jointly developed a completely new way to make secure online payments on a mobile device, simply by tapping a payment card against it. Get...

Security & Fraud
Most Americans Think They Are Tech-Savvy But Habits Don’t Show That
October 26, 2016

A new consumer survey commissioned by Arbor Networks, the security unit of NETSCOUT, concluded that two-thirds of Americans believe themselves to be tech-savvy, although their actions with regard to online security indicate otherwise — with millennials being the worst offenders. Get the Full Story Complete...

Banking
Deposit Solutions Surpasses €1 Billion In Savings Deposits
October 26, 2016

Deposit Solutions, the European FinTech company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) it has surpassed €1 billion in savings deposits transmitted via the company’s consumer-facing site, ZINSPILOT, as the business prepares for further expansion in Europe in 2017. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Security & Fraud
Credit, Debit Card Fraud Losses Reached $21.84 Billion Last Year
October 26, 2016

Fraud losses incurred by banks and merchants on all credit, debit and prepaid general-purpose and private-label payment cards issued worldwide reached $21.84 billion last year when global card volume totaled $31.31 trillion, according to The Nilson Report. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Security & Fraud
White House Taking Steps In Wake Of Friday’s Web Hack
October 26, 2016

The White House earlier this week sought to calm Americans who were worried about last week’s cyberattack that took down Twitter, Spotify, Netflix and a host of other websites, saying it is taking steps to counter the attacks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
With Mobile, Fostering Cross-Border In B2B Transactions
October 26, 2016

Mobile devices are, of course, ubiquitous in payments. For B2B transactions, mobile can mean better management of vendor relationships (and time and cost savings), according to Corinne MacMillan, CTO of Cambridge Global Payments.