A new remittance service being rolled out by MasterCard, Western Union, bKash and BRAC aims to open up financial inclusion to 22 million Bangladeshis. Barb King, MasterCard’s SVP of P2P segment, tells PYMNTS how it works, and what might lie in the future.
While Apple engineers don’t consider the U.S. government part of their “primary threat model,” they seem to have handily evaded the government’s attempts to gain access to one of the phones of the San Bernardino shooters (thereby giving it a doorway to access the millions...
Too bad for Andrew Jackson that the musical about his life wasn’t nearly as popular as the one about Alexander Hamilton. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
Chinese Internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. is raising about $2 billion in a syndicated loan for expanding its business in financial services and powering new acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
According to Eugene Kaspersky — the founder of Kaspersky Lab and an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity — cars connected to the Web will represent a desirable target for hackers in the coming decade. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
A Republican lawmaker is calling for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to step down. 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....
For Verizon customers who also have an Android Pay-friendly smartphone, there’s now a way to gain some extra data for free. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
A hybrid Trojan malware is on the loose and has been used in attacks against more than 24 different U.S. and Canadian banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Ransom may seem like a concept from a bygone era: Rich heiresses held for a bag of money. An outdated concept that happens infrequently today, right? Wrong. The reality is ransom has gone high-tech, and it’s more lucrative than ever. The new targets? Businesses, organizations,...
