Security & Fraud

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PayPal Responds To Security Concerns
November 11, 2014

PayPal will cut off support for aging security protocol SSL 3.0 on Dec. 3, and that may cause problems for some of its merchants, the online payments giant announced on Monday (Nov. 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Why Apple Pay Needs Merchants More Than Merchants Need Apple Pay
November 10, 2014

There are three things that I think we’d all agree are irrefutable outcomes of the launch of Apple Pay. 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...

Reinventing Fraud Detection in the Age of Apps
November 10, 2014

For consumers today, the term app can be associated with Instagram, Angry Birds, Pandora or Facebook Messenger. But apps are also crucial to the development and transformation of business across several industries, including mobile banking and payments. CA World ’14 will gather industry leaders at...

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Banks Tell Merchants To Pay Up Post Breaches
November 10, 2014

Banks and retailers may be gearing up for a battle royale over whose responsibility it is to foot the bill when cyber-criminals attack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

International
Beacon Obstacles Starting To Melt
November 10, 2014

Beacon executives at the ad:tech New York conference claim that nearly five million beacons will be deployed over the next five years.  The execs did acknowledge that beacon adoption has been slower in the U.S. than in other geographies, but expect to see those difference...

Apple Pay
The iPhone’s Big Security Flaw
November 10, 2014

Welcome to the bigtime, iPhone. You’re now subject to the same nasty malware as everyone else. What changed is a Silicon Valley security firm—Palo Alto Networks—came across some malware called Wirelurker, which is focused on iOS devices, according to a report in The Verge. Get...

Apple Pay
Apple Pay By The Numbers
November 07, 2014

The mobile wallet wars make strange bedfellows. This week, CurrentC stayed on the defensive while Google could be heard singing Apple’s praises as the rising Apple Pay NFC tide has lifted all boats (albeit very, very slightly). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Why did you do this Walgreens?
November 07, 2014

Like many young parents across America, I spend a lot of time at Walgreens. If fact, as I am not such a “younger” parent anymore, I find myself spending more time then I would like there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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B of A’s New Bundled Cash-Handling Solutions
November 07, 2014

Cash may no longer be king for merchants, but it's still cash -- easy to steal and impossible to track, and unlike plastic and mobile payments, it has to be physically deposited before it's available in a merchant's bank account. On Tuesday (Nov. 4), Bank...