July 17, 2019A security lapse at a hotel management startup has exposed hotel bookings and guests’ personal information.
Aavgo, a hospitality tech company based in San Francisco, secured a server it had left ...
July 16, 2019Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to a report by CNBC. Shares fell on the ...
July 16, 2019Facebook has launched a tool for U.K. users to report suspicious ads that they suspect of being scams.
The feature can be accessed by clicking the three dots in the top ...
July 16, 2019Days after admitting to a hack that caused the loss of $32 million in cryptocurrency, Bitpoint Japan, a cryptocurrency exchange operator run by Remixpoint, said on Sunday (July 14) it ...
July 16, 2019 Sharing economy platforms are opening up new opportunities for property owners and travelers. Homeowners can monetize spare rooms and visitors can secure accommodations before arriving in new cities. Car owners ...
July 16, 2019This week’s news of a security flaw in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram, first revealed by Symantec, marked the latest cybersecurity warning for users of high-profile technologies. In ...
July 16, 2019Criminals are not the only elements that can vex financial institutions when it comes to protecting against money laundering. False positives — instances of potential but uncertain fraud — can ...
July 16, 2019When people talk about omnichannel as a concept, they are usually referring to the classic retail use case: The customer buys something online and then goes and picks it up ...
July 15, 2019The cybersecurity company Symantec has found an exploit that can be breached by hackers using WhatsApp and Telegram media files, according to reports.
The exploit, which is being called Media File ...
July 15, 2019As computers become more and more powerful and start to utilize quantum technology, today’s security measures, like encryption, will increasingly be at risk, according to reports.
That’s why Dutch bank ABN ...
July 15, 2019Crypto thefts, scams and fraud cost more than $1.2 billion in Q1 2019 alone. Securing against these threats requires trading platforms to strategize against all eventualities, says Bitbuy President and ...
July 15, 2019Attacks on Australia’s government — including payments fraud — have been on the rise, scoring, cumulatively, tens of millions of dollars. Elsewhere, individual cases of BEC and tax fraud — ...
July 14, 2019The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created ...
July 12, 2019 Regulators are pushing for greater oversight of cryptocurrency, with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), recently releasing guidelines intended to make digital ...
July 11, 2019Identity verification solutions provider GIACT Systems has announced the launch of gOFAC Monitoring, a new Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance solution to eliminate false positives and boost compliance ...
July 11, 2019Consumers today want more from customer service than a long wait time and broad answers when getting through to a human agent by phone.
To better service a customer base that ...
July 9, 2019Blockchain company Hdac Technology, which is backed by Hyundai, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with startup CasperLabs to work together on research, as well as consensus ...
July 9, 2019The rise of artificial intelligence is not a single force or event — not like the tide rising in the distance. It is countless steps forward (or sideways), little bits of ...
July 9, 2019The questions that seem simplest tend to be the most complicated. The answers to such questions also usually end up having more significance than the answers to other inquiries.
Excuse the ...
July 8, 2019Google has suspended a fraudulent mobile app that claimed to offer system-level Android updates to smartphones.
While the app on the Google Play Store, called “Updates for Samsung,” did indeed redistribute ...
July 8, 2019Punjab National Bank revealed that it had been defrauded $556 million from a struggling borrower, Bhushan Power & Steel, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
This is the ...
July 7, 20197-Eleven Japan had to suspend the mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app due to a security flaw that affected around 900 people.
The payments feature, which was launched on July ...
July 5, 2019It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, ...
July 3, 2019The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a ban on retail cryptocurrency sales.
The FCA explained that the products are a risk to consumers because cryptos’ value and risks cannot ...
July 3, 2019Business process automation technology company ITESOFT is collaborating with business solutions integration company Prodware to connect its procure-to-pay solutions to Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central.
In a press release on Tuesday (July ...
July 3, 2019When it comes time to pay suppliers, most accounts payable (AP) professionals will use whichever payment method they need to get the job done — but most are unhappy with ...
July 2, 2019New data shows that illegal bitcoin purchases are expected to hit more than $1 billion this year, which will be a new record. According to a report by Chainalysis, around ...
July 1, 2019In payments fraud, it pays — literally — to change up the game a bit.
As noted in a report by FireEye, the bad guys are continuing to leverage a tactic ...
July 1, 2019 Mobile order-ahead apps are growing more popular by the day, and restaurants are clamoring to get on board. A QSR Magazine study found that 73 percent of diners have used ...
July 1, 2019The Payments Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced the launch of two new validation programs for payment software vendors.
The new programs, the Secure Software Lifecycle (Secure SLC) ...
July 1, 2019Haiti has seen a blockchain boom.
In agriculture, AgriLedger, founded by Haitian entrepreneur Genevieve Leveille, will launch this year to transform the food supply chain landscape. Another initiative, the Blockchain Cotton ...
June 28, 2019 Brick-and-mortar retailers must ensure smoother, easier in-store experiences to compete with the conveniences of eCommerce. There are numerous ways to accomplish this task, including speeding up checkouts, deploying vending machines ...
June 28, 2019Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the STEELIE brand, the eCommerce giant filed a ...
June 27, 2019New faster payment initiatives are popping up around the world, from Saudi Arabia to Brazil to Australia. In the U.S., accelerated transaction is gaining speed, too. According to the latest ...
June 27, 2019Digital fraud prevention company Kount has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solution to enhance payments fraud prevention.
The company said this latest solution creates the closest simulation of the decision ...
June 27, 2019One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware.
Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville, forked over hundreds of thousands of ...
June 27, 2019 Mobile ordering is more popular than ever. The volume of food and beverage orders placed via mobile apps grew by 130 percent between 2016 and 2018, while 60 percent of ...
June 27, 2019 As consumers rely on digital channels to fill more complex financial needs, identity verification is crucial in the world of banking.
Fraudsters are finding new ways to slip past technological defenses, ...
June 26, 2019Citi is rolling out its Payment Outlier Detection solution for corporate treasurers to automate the detection of outliers and combat fraud.
The financial institution announced in a press release on Wednesday ...
June 26, 2019Cybersecurity investments are soaring: Venture capitalists placed a record level of funding toward cybersecurity startups last year, Strategic Cyber Ventures said in a January report. Earlier this month, analysts at ...
A security lapse at a hotel management startup has exposed hotel bookings and guests’ personal information.
Aavgo, a hospitality tech company based in San Francisco, secured a server it had left ...
Regional banking firm KeyCorp disclosed a massive instance of fraud on Tuesday (July 16) that could potentially cost $90 million, according to a report by CNBC. Shares fell on the ...
Facebook has launched a tool for U.K. users to report suspicious ads that they suspect of being scams.
The feature can be accessed by clicking the three dots in the top ...
Days after admitting to a hack that caused the loss of $32 million in cryptocurrency, Bitpoint Japan, a cryptocurrency exchange operator run by Remixpoint, said on Sunday (July 14) it ...
Sharing economy platforms are opening up new opportunities for property owners and travelers. Homeowners can monetize spare rooms and visitors can secure accommodations before arriving in new cities. Car owners ...
This week’s news of a security flaw in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram, first revealed by Symantec, marked the latest cybersecurity warning for users of high-profile technologies. In ...
Criminals are not the only elements that can vex financial institutions when it comes to protecting against money laundering. False positives — instances of potential but uncertain fraud — can ...
When people talk about omnichannel as a concept, they are usually referring to the classic retail use case: The customer buys something online and then goes and picks it up ...
The cybersecurity company Symantec has found an exploit that can be breached by hackers using WhatsApp and Telegram media files, according to reports.
The exploit, which is being called Media File ...
As computers become more and more powerful and start to utilize quantum technology, today’s security measures, like encryption, will increasingly be at risk, according to reports.
That’s why Dutch bank ABN ...
Crypto thefts, scams and fraud cost more than $1.2 billion in Q1 2019 alone. Securing against these threats requires trading platforms to strategize against all eventualities, says Bitbuy President and ...
Attacks on Australia’s government — including payments fraud — have been on the rise, scoring, cumulatively, tens of millions of dollars. Elsewhere, individual cases of BEC and tax fraud — ...
The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created ...
Regulators are pushing for greater oversight of cryptocurrency, with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CTF) watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), recently releasing guidelines intended to make digital ...
Identity verification solutions provider GIACT Systems has announced the launch of gOFAC Monitoring, a new Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) compliance solution to eliminate false positives and boost compliance ...
Consumers today want more from customer service than a long wait time and broad answers when getting through to a human agent by phone.
To better service a customer base that ...
Blockchain company Hdac Technology, which is backed by Hyundai, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with startup CasperLabs to work together on research, as well as consensus ...
The rise of artificial intelligence is not a single force or event — not like the tide rising in the distance. It is countless steps forward (or sideways), little bits of ...
The questions that seem simplest tend to be the most complicated. The answers to such questions also usually end up having more significance than the answers to other inquiries.
Excuse the ...
Google has suspended a fraudulent mobile app that claimed to offer system-level Android updates to smartphones.
While the app on the Google Play Store, called “Updates for Samsung,” did indeed redistribute ...
Punjab National Bank revealed that it had been defrauded $556 million from a struggling borrower, Bhushan Power & Steel, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
This is the ...
7-Eleven Japan had to suspend the mobile payments feature on its 7Pay app due to a security flaw that affected around 900 people.
The payments feature, which was launched on July ...
It can be difficult these days to remember the almost idyllic promise of social media when it first entered the general consumer consciousness. That’s not to tempt one into nostalgia, ...
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has proposed a ban on retail cryptocurrency sales.
The FCA explained that the products are a risk to consumers because cryptos’ value and risks cannot ...
Business process automation technology company ITESOFT is collaborating with business solutions integration company Prodware to connect its procure-to-pay solutions to Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Business Central.
In a press release on Tuesday (July ...
When it comes time to pay suppliers, most accounts payable (AP) professionals will use whichever payment method they need to get the job done — but most are unhappy with ...
In payments fraud, it pays — literally — to change up the game a bit.
As noted in a report by FireEye, the bad guys are continuing to leverage a tactic ...
Mobile order-ahead apps are growing more popular by the day, and restaurants are clamoring to get on board. A QSR Magazine study found that 73 percent of diners have used ...
The Payments Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has announced the launch of two new validation programs for payment software vendors.
The new programs, the Secure Software Lifecycle (Secure SLC) ...
Haiti has seen a blockchain boom.
In agriculture, AgriLedger, founded by Haitian entrepreneur Genevieve Leveille, will launch this year to transform the food supply chain landscape. Another initiative, the Blockchain Cotton ...
Brick-and-mortar retailers must ensure smoother, easier in-store experiences to compete with the conveniences of eCommerce. There are numerous ways to accomplish this task, including speeding up checkouts, deploying vending machines ...
Amazon is continuing its fight against counterfeiters. Along with Boulder-based company Nite Ize, a maker of specialty lights and phone mounts under the STEELIE brand, the eCommerce giant filed a ...
New faster payment initiatives are popping up around the world, from Saudi Arabia to Brazil to Australia. In the U.S., accelerated transaction is gaining speed, too. According to the latest ...
Digital fraud prevention company Kount has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven solution to enhance payments fraud prevention.
The company said this latest solution creates the closest simulation of the decision ...
One small Florida city has had to pay cybercriminals thousands of dollars in ransomware.
Lake City, a community of about 12,000 people west of Jacksonville, forked over hundreds of thousands of ...
Mobile ordering is more popular than ever. The volume of food and beverage orders placed via mobile apps grew by 130 percent between 2016 and 2018, while 60 percent of ...
As consumers rely on digital channels to fill more complex financial needs, identity verification is crucial in the world of banking.
Fraudsters are finding new ways to slip past technological defenses, ...
Citi is rolling out its Payment Outlier Detection solution for corporate treasurers to automate the detection of outliers and combat fraud.
The financial institution announced in a press release on Wednesday ...
Cybersecurity investments are soaring: Venture capitalists placed a record level of funding toward cybersecurity startups last year, Strategic Cyber Ventures said in a January report. Earlier this month, analysts at ...
