In Depth

B2B Payments
Report: Construction Companies Newest Targets of Purchase Order Scams
May 28, 2014

According to findings from Salted Hash, construction companies are just the latest victims of purchase order (PO) fraud. These scams can cause huge problems for companies, especially vendors, as these organizations are often left to their own accord.

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TouchPoint Gives Consumers A New Lease On Lunch
May 28, 2014

If only spontaneously ordering and paying for a meal were as easy as using Uber. Then again, if TouchPoint has anything to say about it maybe it soon will be. In TouchPoint's ideal world, pre-ordering food is easy-especially the things consumers have ordered before from...

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Data Thieves Not Satisfied With Just Payment Data Anymore
May 28, 2014

Just as companies diversify to grow and succeed, so, too, are data thieves. New research from security firm Trustwave shows how personal information such as customer records increasingly are on crooks’ malware radar screens.

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The Great Migration: How EMV Will Overcome the Hurdles
May 28, 2014

The EMV migration is the next big thing in the payments forecast. Soon, the U.S. will join more than 80 countries that have already implemented the technology, and the security solution is now a foundation for a wide range of new innovative services enabled via...

In Depth
How VeriFone Helps Merchants Beat the Fraudsters
May 28, 2014

Guess what. Fraudsters don’t discriminate: small and large merchants are equally at risk. But many small merchants don’t think so and are taking a “wait and see” approach to implementing new fraud solutions, citing cost, complexity and “I’m too small to matter to fraudsters” as...

Alternative Finances
Overstock CEO’s Angry Response on Taking Bitcoin
May 27, 2014

It looks like I poked the hornets’ nest and awakened the slumbering bear at the same time with my article last Friday about Overstock not really taking bitcoin. The hysterical reaction is puzzling since the point of my article is simple and no one, including...

Controversial
Cambridge Study: EMV Secure? Nope.
May 26, 2014

Transaction security at the point of sale is the centerpiece of EMV-based payments. But are the smart chips in the cards all that secure? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Alternative Finances
Memorial Day is Great for BBQs, Even Perfect for Payment Scams
May 26, 2014

Memorial Day is better known in the U.S. as the time to honor those who served in the military. Unfortunately, the BBB is reporting that it has become the perfect opportunity for scammers to target those who are serving or have served their country, especially...

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PYMNTS Talks Back
May 24, 2014

Wow, did we get our PYMNTS peeps buzzing this week! We thought that the POV on EMV would get some folks talking and we weren’t wrong. Then, two different but equally controversial pieces on bitcoin lit the PYMNTS place ablaze. The Overstock piece and the...