For those corporate employees who get frustrated by the slowness of decisions and the glacial pace of deployments, take comfort in the fact that this slowness was a gift for cyberthieves who wanted to—and successfully did—attack Home Depot. The attackers literally took advantage of the...
The relative dominance of the QR code in the Chinese mobile payments market may be coming to an end, are at least facing its first serious challenger, as a new player rolls into town—Apple Pay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
For those who say there is no e-commerce application for social media the drug dealing population of Instagram stand as a stark, if weird, counter-example. These enterprising black market enthusiasts present a convenient online marketplace for pot, heroine, cocaine and pretty much anything else the...
The huge cyber attack on Home Depot apparently used malware that was disguised as anti-virus protection (beware of cybergeeks bearing gifts), which suggests that, contrary to earlier reports, it was likely not the same group that hit Target. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Founded in 2011, Authy wants to make two-factor authentication (2fA) easier to implement and more widely used. Now They’ve picked up $2M and a new president and COO, Marc Boroditsky, to do it with. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Although biometrics are not yet a commonly recognized form of indentity verification, it is widely expected to take off as the technology continues to advance over the next three to five years. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
BlueSnap has upgraded its client side encryption API to support iOS 8. 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...
Say hello to Apple Pay. It’s the new kid on the payments block and, depending on how things unfold, it could be the new gorilla in the mobile payments ecosystem. MPD CEO Karen Webster shares her first thoughts on what Apple Pay is and how...
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