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Report: Target Breach “Sophisticated”
January 17, 2014

The as-yet-unknown assailants behind the Target breach demonstrated a high level of sophistication in their attack. This is the conclusion of federal investigators who say that the evidence suggests foreign influence, as part of the malware code was written in Russian, the Wall Street Journal...

Report: 18% Annual Contactless-Payments Growth
January 15, 2014

Technological advancement and consumer adoption will lead to solid growth in contactless payments over the next four years, new research suggests. The contactless payments industry is set to grow by a compound annual growth rate of up to 18 percent before 2018, a new study...

Report: Payments Startups Raised $1.2B In 2013
January 10, 2014

Through some 193 deals, payments startups brought in $1.2 billion in new funding in 2013, according to analyst group CB Insights. Venture fundraising by payments startups climbed 5 percent between 2012 and 2013, Finextra reported on Jan. 10. New deals increased by 6 percent. Accel...

New Report: What’s Holding Back China’s Mobile-Money Market?
January 08, 2014

Despite a strong base of mobile phone users and an online payment system filled with friction, mobile payments have yet to take hold with Chinese consumers: And this reality isn’t set to change in 2014. That’s the finding of a new report from Maverick China...