Galvanized by President Barack Obama’s comments on cyberattacks in this week’s State of the Union address, PCI Security Standards Council general manager Stephen W. Orfei has declared 2015 to be “a defining year for cybersecurity protection.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
A month after U.S. President Obama announced that the U.S. would ease up on restrictions on Cuba trade and travel, MasterCard announced today that it is removing the current block on U.S.-issued card transactions in Cuba, starting on March 1 of this year. The action...
Last year saw a number of high-profile hacks make the news, such as the publishing of naked pictures of celebrities and the massive data grabs from retail giants Target and Home Depot. While everybody was quick to point fingers at malicious hackers, the Online Trust...
At the 2014 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon were the only ones to speak about cryptocurrency, and that was to attack the “incredulity” of it in world finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Just as Uber was able to use mobile technology and ease of access to revolutionize the taxicab industry, Customers Bank CEO Jay Sidhu is hoping that his newly launched BankMobile can cause an equal or greater disruption in the banking industry. Get the Full Story...
Amid the fervor of the net neutrality debates in Washington, Blackberry CEO John Chen wants to add app neutrality to the mix, claiming that it isn’t fair that mobile operating systems get to have exclusive content. Or as his critics interpret it: Why is Blackberry...
Global payments provider TSYS, along with Ingenico Group, recently announced a new agreement to offer merchants a seamless and secure solution for accepting all payment types, according to a TSYS release. These payment types include magnetic stripe, EMV, NFC and Apple Pay.
Amazon has agreed to buy Annapurna Labs, a secretive Israeli chip developer — but what’s not certain yet is what’s in the deal for Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency whose supporters like to think of it as anything but ordinary, may have just gained its best chance at widespread acceptance — by being just one of the boys. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
