Security & Fraud

B2B Payments
What’s In A B2B E-Payment Solution?
November 17, 2014

Global provider of integrated payment solution Paymetric drives over $30 billion worth of payments, the company said in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Paymetric aims to help others accept, secure and optimize payments, expediting the order-to-cash process – but it’s not the only player in...

Mobile
A “Beacon” On Privacy Concerns
November 17, 2014

Consumer fears about beacons and privacy will evaporate as beacons become part of everyday life, panelists said at the M1 Summit conference in San Francisco on Thursday (Nov. 13), according to VentureBeat. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

News
The Newest Merchant Tool To Fight POS Fraud
November 17, 2014

The PCI Security Standards Council has done a breakdown of how recent high-profile security breaches have occurred, and how merchants of all sizes can defend against the risk of being hacked, Payment Week reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
Visa, MasterCard Still Struggling With China
November 17, 2014

Contrary to recent inviting signals from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, executives with MasterCard and Visa are finding it increasingly difficult to get permission to do business in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

International
The Weird Week In Payments
November 15, 2014

“When the going gets tough, the weird go pro.” 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

Learning at the Speed of Payments
November 14, 2014

The ever-evolving payments environment makes it more challenging than ever for payments professionals to keep up, says Adrian Brown, Director of Education at The Payments Authority. PYMNTS recently sat down with Brown to get his views on the role of continuing education for payments professionals...

International
SWIFT To Offer Bank Profiles For KYC Compliance
November 14, 2014

With an ever-increasing list of Know Your Customer regulations for banks doing international funds transfers, financial messaging network SWIFT is developing a new report to help banks spot red flags and problem customers using an analysis of SWIFT traffic.

Square Taking Orders For EMV Version
November 13, 2014

Square on Wednesday (Nov. 12) started taking orders for its already-announced EMV readers. The smartphone component will cost $29 and a desktop version $39. To put that into context, Square’s magstripe versions have always been free. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Does HP Have A Mobile Payments Play?
November 13, 2014

Hewlett-Packard might be ready to join the digital payments field by expanding its cloud-based payment platform and chip-based payment cards, HP announced Wednesday (Nov. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...