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Why Biometrics Could Be Key To Overcoming Contactless Payment Limits
Authentication // March 11, 2020

Contactless payments improve the speed of payments but could hit a brick wall at the point of sale if transactions exceed a certain amount. In this month’s Digital Identity Tracker, PYMNTS spoke with NatWest’s David Crawford, head of effortless payments, about how the bank developed...

Google To Tighten Android Security For Password, Payment Autofills
Google // January 12, 2020

Looking to tighten up security, Google is exploring adding biometric scans for password and payments to its Android Autofill options. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach
Security & Fraud // May 30, 2019

News aggregation platform Flipboard has revealed that it suffered a data breach that went on for nine months. 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...

OkCupid User Accounts Are Hacked
Security & Fraud // February 11, 2019

Some of OkCupid’s users have reported that their accounts have been hacked, although the dating site is denying it has experienced a security breach. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Interviews & Exclusives
Why It’s Not Up To Consumers To Fix The Recycled Password Problem

July 20, 2021
Despite all the digital advances and connectivity achievements that facilitate our daily lives, one simple fact still threatens the stability and security of the entire enterprise: 50 percent of us still recycle our passwords. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — […]

New Standards For Authenticating Digital Identity

August 10, 2017
Fraud is constantly evolving, so why shouldn’t digital identity protection? The National Institute of Standards and Technology recently updated its Digital Identity Guidelines, to include authentication — and the scope...

Quick Reads
Google To Tighten Android Security For Password, Payment Autofills

January 12, 2020
Looking to tighten up security, Google is exploring adding biometric scans for password and payments to its Android Autofill options. 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 our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this […]

Flipboard Admits To Nine-Month Database Breach

May 30, 2019
News aggregation platform Flipboard has revealed that it suffered a data breach that went on for nine months. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

OkCupid User Accounts Are Hacked

February 11, 2019
Some of OkCupid’s users have reported that their accounts have been hacked, although the dating site is denying it has experienced a security breach. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Hackers Have Field Day With 70M Dropbox Accounts

September 01, 2016
In hacking, as in politics, ruining people is considered sport. As noted by Business Insider on Wednesday (Aug. 31), login details tied to as many as 70 million users from Dropbox wound...