Would one lock a Ducati to a lamppost with a loop of dental floss? Well, that’s about the equivalent of what’s protecting an estimated $250B in global loyalty rewards — most accounts are protected by just a four-digit PIN, says Peter R. Maeder, co-founder of...
Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
A deep dive into the latest global digital identity credential developments in Estonia, India, Japan and the United States.
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Guardian Mobile Firewall, the new smart firewall app that is currently in a closed beta test, will be made available soon, filtering and blocking traffic that breaches the user’s privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A saying ascribed to Woody Allen goes a bit like this: 80 percent of success is just showing up. 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...
Three people have been remanded in India over an alleged plot to blackmail the founder of Paytm for $2.7 million. According to Reuters on Monday (Oct. 22), Paytm’s spokeswoman, “Sonia Dhawan, her husband Rupak Jain and another Paytm employee, Devendra Kumar, were arrested on Monday following...
Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers (ATOs), all too often, guiding principles fail to spot what’s really happening to a business in real time. Get the...
Verifying the identities of new users during onboarding is only part of the authentication challenge. Many consumers — particularly younger, tech-savvy ones — want access to mobile and connected financial management offerings that provide simple, convenient experiences. In the latest Digital Identity Tracker, Tern Commerce...
