SCA

Are SCA Delays A Blessing Or A Curse?
Are SCA Delays A Blessing Or A Curse?
October 21, 2019  |  Regulation

This week, the European Banking Authority (EBA) extended the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) to Dec. 31, 2020. The news follows an earlier extension...

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WeWork Woes, AI Views And Gig Economy Pay Top Week’s News
WeWork Woes, AI Views And Gig Economy Pay Top Week’s News
October 18, 2019  |  News

Happy weekend! You might have missed some vital payments and commerce news this busy week, but the PYMNTS Weekender has you covered. We have deep...

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How New Authentication And Privacy Regulations Affect Retail
How New Authentication And Privacy Regulations Affect Retail
October 17, 2019  |  Regulation

How are European Union (EU) merchants and payment providers faring one month post-strong customer authentication (SCA) implementation? According to a study by Barclaycard, some of...

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REPORT: How Subscription Merchants Can Avoid The SCA Conversion Cliff
REPORT: How Subscription Merchants Can Avoid The SCA Conversion Cliff
October 15, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

Subscriptions are not just for magazines anymore. The business model has grown well beyond streaming services like Netflix to encompass an ever-expanding variety of services...

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Deep Dive: Retailers Face Mobile Authentication Challenges Under SCA
Deep Dive: Retailers Face Mobile Authentication Challenges Under SCA
October 09, 2019  |  Regulation

SCA may have arrived on the payments scene, but questions remain regarding its exact authentication requirements. The overarching rule is simple enough: Consumers who make...

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Amid eCommerce Expansion, Gauging Merchants’ SCA Readiness
Amid eCommerce Expansion, Gauging Merchants’ SCA Readiness
October 08, 2019  |  Today In Data

The deadline for strong customer authentication (SCA) came last month, and the new standards are among the final mandates of the revised Payment Services Directive...

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How EU Merchants Are Adjusting To SCA
How EU Merchants Are Adjusting To SCA
October 08, 2019  |  Regulation

EU merchants, PSPs, and FIs watched as the strong customer authentication (SCA) deadline passed — then went right back to asking questions that regulators haven’t...

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CyberSource: The SCA Delay Is Both An Opportunity And A Challenge
CyberSource: The SCA Delay Is Both An Opportunity And A Challenge
October 08, 2019  |  Regulation

As of Sept. 14, the legal deadline for the strong customer authentication (SCA) requirement of the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came and went. However, as...

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Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: PayPal Withdraws From Libra Association; OYO Notches $1.5B In Funding
October 07, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, PayPal officially pulled its support of Facebook’s Libra initiative after it no-showed at the Libra Association meeting in Washington,...

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