Digital crowdfunding has gone viral among individuals – a World Bank-commissioned study predicted that P2P crowdfunding could hit $96 billion by 2025, with funds pouring in for ventures ranging from commercial 3-D printing technology development, to video games and movies, to one man raising nearly...
Small business alternative lender Biz2Credit has added Fortis Payments to its roster of payment partners. 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,...
A new study shows that even when real names and other personal information are stripped from customer data, it’s often possible to use just a few pieces of the information to identify a specific person, the New York Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete...
Another online airport parking reservation service has apparently been hit by a payment card breach — and once again the breach has links to the massive card thefts from Target and Home Depot, according to Krebs on Security. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Just four days after Visa CEO Charles Scharf told analysts that he had nothing to report about Visa’s search for a new CFO, the company announced on Monday (Feb. 2) that NBCUniversal CFO Vasant M. Prabhu will be moving into the Visa post as of...
Prepaid card giant Green Dot plans to begin offering credit lines to its customers. It’s a move the company has tried before — but the new version likely foreshadows how new regulations will reshape the prepaid card industry, according to American Banker. Get the Full...
On Friday (Jan. 30), Google posted a “Year in Review, Year in Preview” report on its Security Rewards Programs. 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...
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In what may be one of a few legal battles regarding financial liabilities of data breaches, the United States District Court ruled that supermarket chain Schnuck Markets is only liable for the first $500,000 in damages resulted from a series of data hacks between 2012...
