March 14, 2024
Voice AI Takes the Wheel Transforming Connected Car Experiences
The relationship between mankind and machine is undergoing a fundamental transformation. For the first time in history — at least outside of TV shows like “Knight Rider” and movies like...
March 07, 2024
PayPal Opens iPhone Tap to Pay for Venmo Business Users
PayPal has expanded its Tap to Pay on iPhone offering in the U.S. The company said in a Thursday (March 7) press release that the service is now available for all...
March 06, 2024
Spain to Sam Altman’s Worldcoin: Stop Collecting User Data
Spain has ordered Sam Altman’s cryptocurrency project Worldcoin to cease collecting its citizens’ data. The order Wednesday (March 6) from the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) also blocks the data the project has...
March 04, 2024
Synchrony Finalizes $2.2 Billion Ally Lending Acquisition
Synchrony has completed its purchase of Ally Lending, Ally Financial’s point-of-sale (POS) financing business. The deal, first announced in January, includes $2.2 billion of loan receivables and a loan portfolio that includes relations with nearly...
March 01, 2024
Online Authentication Needs Fewer Passwords, Less Friction
Siddharth Vijayakrishnan, senior vice president of product and financial intelligence at FIS Platform and Enterprise Products, said that online authentication is a work in process — but we may never quite be free...
February 29, 2024
Pay-By-Hand Surges as Biometrics Moves Toward Mainstream Adoption
In an era where convenience is king and security is paramount, a payment option that requires nothing more than a simple scan of one’s palm seems like the ideal solution....
February 29, 2024
Socure and Trustly Partner on Pay-by-Bank Solution With Streamlined Onboarding
Socure and Trustly have partnered to offer merchants a pay-by-bank solution that includes a streamlined customer onboarding process and guaranteed fast payments. The solution designed for all merchants but is especially valuable for...
February 29, 2024
Authentication Gold Standard Balances Security and Utility
If payments make the world go ’round, authentication keeps it spinning. As online interactions spread, and commerce goes digital, the critical role of authentication processes, protocols and innovations is growing...
February 28, 2024
White House Tells DOJ to Beef up Data Protections
The White House wants the Department of Justice to do more to protect America’s sensitive data. In an executive order issued Wednesday (Feb. 28), President Joe Biden instructed the attorney...
