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12 Ways Mobile Payments Showed Off At MWC
February 25, 2016

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Cross Border Commerce
How To Chip Away At Boundaries Within The (Cross) Borders
February 25, 2016

As the world gets smaller, with more than 2 billion consumers worldwide connected to the Internet via smartphones, opportunities for merchants to increase their online sales continue to grow. Yet, merchants continue to disappoint those consumers and the latest PYMNTS.com X-Border Payments Optimization Index™, powered...

Enhancements In Store For Visa Checkout
February 25, 2016

Visa’s online payments service, Visa Checkout, has some new enhancements coming down the pipeline, which the company previewed at this year’s eTail West event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
FBI-Apple Spat Could Spur Mobile Security Push
February 25, 2016

Since the rise of the Internet, digital security firms have played on customers’ fears of hackers to sell as much software and hardware they could. Now, the mobile security industry might have a new boogeyman with which to spook the public into more sales. Get...

Security & Fraud
The $2B Cross-Border CEO Email Scam
February 25, 2016

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IRS-Backed Online Tax Services Flunk Cybersecurity Test
February 25, 2016

By now, consumers have become well-educated about the need of cybersecurity in their online and in-store transactions. But what about in their tax transactions with the U.S. government? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Regulation
UK Payments Regulator Pushes Big Banks To Open Up VocaLink
February 25, 2016

The U.K.’s VocaLink processes 90 percent of the nation’s salaries, 70 percent of household bills and nearly the entirety of state benefits — meaning there is basically no business or person in the entire country that didn’t use its technology in some capacity last year. All...

Security & Fraud
Are Fingerprint ‘Passwords’ As Safe As They Sound?
February 25, 2016

The big buzzword in payments security today is biometrics — specifically, the chatter around using fingerprints as passwords, as many mobile applications enable today. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
VCs Now Cold On Cybersecurity Startup Investments
February 25, 2016

Not all that long ago, cybersecurity investment was on fire. Now, it’s gathering cold moss, at least in terms of funding. As Reuters reported on Tuesday (Feb. 23), the industry itself is in the midst of an investment pullback as venture capitalists shy away. Get the...