As blockchain technology matures and quantum computing pokes its head around the corner, observers believe the intersection of these two forces could hold the potential to redefine not only payment capabilities but also how corporate treasuries manage risk, model finances, forecast liquidity and guard against...
At a first-principles level, math forms the foundation of the entire payments ecosystem. There are encryption methods that rely on advanced mathematics to secure sensitive payment data; tokenization that replaces sensitive data, like card numbers, with a nonsensitive equivalent called a token; cryptocurrencies like bitcoin...
The payments landscape has transformed more in the past five years than the prior 50. And driving that change is a host of emerging behavioral expectations and needs — with younger generations like zillennials favoring quick, easy digital transactions over traditional methods like cash or...
As information has become electronic, the encryption of that information has become imperative. And with the news Tuesday (Aug. 13) that, after an eight-year-long process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand...
June 20, 2024
More high-quality data is being produced today than at any other period in history. This data, in vast and incomprehensible amounts, is being produced by businesses and individuals. Unlocking it has the potential to positively transform those same businesses and individuals. There is a problem: ensuring privacy, security and intellectual property (IP) safeguards to protect […]
October 25, 2018
Before 2009, when Square launched in the U.S., the world of payments wasn’t terribly friendly terrain for small and micro-businesses looking to accept credit cards. The process was convoluted, and...
September 20, 2018
Data is one thing — a valuable commodity that makes information the oil of the digital age. However, keeping track of data in a way that enables secure storage, efficient...
August 10, 2018
Beware complacency in anything, but especially in data security. Technology has a way of lulling people into a false sense of security, promising a “set it and forget it” process...
January 13, 2025
Payments security provider Bluefin says it has integrated its payment gateway with Visa Platform Connect. The integration, announced Monday (Jan. 13), is designed to provide a fast and secure connection for acquirers using the Visa platform, including payment processing in multiple currencies to Visa and other major card networks. Bluefin also will use the Cybersource […]
March 07, 2024
Zama, a specialist in the field of cryptography, has secured $73 million in a Series A funding round to grow its Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) solution. The company will use...
August 28, 2023
OpenAI has unveiled ChatGPT Enterprise, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool with a focus on enterprise-grade security and privacy. ChatGPT Enterprise also has a range of enhanced features that aim to elevate productivity...
July 15, 2020
A former Coinbase user, Jim Harper, is looking to protect his privacy from the IRS through a lawsuit, CoinDesk reported. The user received a now-infamous crypto letter from the IRS...
