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Digital Commerce Demands Multifactor Approach to ID Verification
Digital Commerce Demands Multifactor Approach to ID Verification
February 27, 2024  |  Authentication

Lisa McFarland, executive vice president and chief product officer at Ingo Payments, told PYMNTS that authentication across digital channels requires a multi-pronged approach. At a...

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Moving Target: Payments Dynamics Complicate Authentication Picture
Moving Target: Payments Dynamics Complicate Authentication Picture
February 27, 2024  |  Authentication

Payments increasingly exist and occur across a multifaceted, ever-evolving digital terrain. What this means is that a digital payment is never just a payment —...

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Perfect Corp: AR Try-On Reduces Returns for eCommerce Beauty Brands 
Perfect Corp: AR Try-On Reduces Returns for eCommerce Beauty Brands 
February 27, 2024  |  eCommerce

As eCommerce merchants look for new ways to reduce the costs and inefficiencies of returns, Perfect Corp. sees augmented reality (AR) as a key solution, mitigating...

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Cash-Back Deals Could Drive Consumer Adoption of Pay by Bank
Cash-Back Deals Could Drive Consumer Adoption of Pay by Bank
February 26, 2024  |  Digital Payments

Amid consumer hesitation to adopt account-to-account (A2A) payments, cash-back incentives could go a long way toward driving use. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence study...

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UK Government Breaks With EU, Takes Pro-Innovation AI Approach
UK Government Breaks With EU, Takes Pro-Innovation AI Approach
February 26, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

There’s a global race going on with artificial intelligence at its center. It isn’t just a race between multibillion-dollar, or trillion-dollar, private enterprises looking to...

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New Data: FIs Cooling on Open Banking but Still on Course for Real-Time Payments
New Data: FIs Cooling on Open Banking but Still on Course for Real-Time Payments
February 26, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Open banking is transforming the banking industry. It grants third-party FinTechs access to the financial data and funds traditional financial institutions (FIs) manage. Doing so...

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New Attack Vectors Require Cyber Hygiene and End-User Education in Authentication War
New Attack Vectors Require Cyber Hygiene and End-User Education in Authentication War
February 26, 2024  |  Authentication

Today’s financial fraudsters are more sophisticated, more agile, and more online than ever. With payments increasingly moving to electronic channels — along with the gateways...

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Synchrony Says KYC Will Determine Authentication’s Future
Synchrony Says KYC Will Determine Authentication’s Future
February 26, 2024  |  Authentication

Authentication in the payments space is continuously evolving. But one constant is that any innovation needs to strike a winning balance between enhancing security and...

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FoxyAI: Real Estate Frustration Leads to Valuation Innovation
FoxyAI: Real Estate Frustration Leads to Valuation Innovation
February 26, 2024  |  Real Estate

In the real estate business, how a property looks has a big impact on how potential buyers make a decision. With so much at stake,...

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