December 20, 2016
Securing Unattended Retail Payments
Move over, velvet: Unattended terminals are the hottest trend in retail. But making them cashless is just the first step to getting consumers to sign on. Mike Keegan, CEO of...
December 19, 2016
Beijing Starts Prosecuting Individuals Behind Huge P2P Lending Scam
Beijing has started prosecuting 26 people who are behind what is alleged to be China’s largest online fraud scam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
December 19, 2016
Attempted Cyberattack Cost Turkish Bank $4M
Turkey’s Akbank financial institution was targeted by hackers via the SWIFT global money transfer system earlier this month. While the bank confirmed no customer data was compromised by the threat,...
December 19, 2016
Denmark Shutting Down Last Mint This Month
Denmark is following Sweden and Norway and, by the end of December, will stop producing its own currency, opting instead to outsource production to Finland. Get the Full Story Complete...
December 19, 2016
The Fight Against Russian Hackers Gets Tougher
U.S. authorities are facing increasing difficulty when it comes to detaining and discouraging Russian hackers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
December 19, 2016
Symantec Helps Take Down Global Cybercrime Ring
Research from cybersecurity company Symantec was used to help dismantle the international cybercriminal gang dubbed “Bayrob.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
December 16, 2016
Confronting The New Frontier Of Digital Payments
The payments industry is at a crossroads: While consumers crave the availability of digitally powered commerce, they still rely on traditional payment methods. This year’s North America Consumer Digital Payments...
December 15, 2016
Alibaba Tracker: The Partner Games
Partners! Partners everywhere! 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...
December 15, 2016
Blockchain Tracker: Wine, Diamonds, And IBM
Cheers! As the holidays near, there is much to celebrate. For one — just in time for the festivities — blockchain technology has found its way into the wine industry,...
With rising FinTech fraud and convincing deepfakes threatening their bottom lines, more than two in three FinTechs plan to expand their budgets to deploy tech that can detect true human liveness, as discussed in the latest PYMNTS “FinTech Tracker®,” a collaboration with Sezzle.
Companies think their identity systems are working—until the numbers prove otherwise. “The Hidden Costs of ‘Good Enough’: Identity Verification in the Age of Bots and Agents,” a PYMNTS Intelligence and Trulioo collaboration, reveals how “good enough” identity verification quietly drains $95 billion in revenue due to fraud and missed opportunities each year. In the age of bots and agents, complacency isn’t just risky—it’s expensive.