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Staying Safe From AI’s Surging Enterprise Threat This Cyber Monday

December 02, 2024
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B2B Payments Enter a New Era of Innovation and Transformation
B2B Payments // December 02, 2024

Now that the B2B Payments: Outlook 2030 event has been recorded, published and analyzed, it’s time to review its content and revisit some of its high points. You’ll find both in the eBook that follows. If we had to sound a theme from the month-long sessions...

FTC to Expand Telemarketing Sales Rule to Combat Tech Support Scams
News // November 27, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a step closer to expanding its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to enable it to combat tech support scams. After announcing the proposal in April and receiving public comment on it, the regulator approved final amendments to its TSR and included...

As Supply Chains Go Digital, Cybersecurity Must be Strongest Link
Cybersecurity // November 27, 2024

Cyber breaches, not coal in their stocking, is what businesses are worried about this holiday season. With the news Monday (Nov. 25) that supply chain management software provider Blue Yonder was reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack whose downstream impact affected large enterprise customers like Starbucks and...

T-Mobile Spots and Ejects Possible ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers on Its Network
Security & Fraud // November 27, 2024

Unusual activity on T-Mobile network devices reportedly alerted the company to a breach. And as Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 27), it is possible that breach was part of a larger cyber-spy network, raising stark questions about the safety of crucial mobile networks. Jeff Simon, T-Mobile’s chief security officer,...

Interviews & Exclusives
B2B Payments Enter a New Era of Innovation and Transformation

December 02, 2024
Now that the B2B Payments: Outlook 2030 event has been recorded, published and analyzed, it’s time to review its content and revisit some of its high points. You’ll find both in the eBook that follows. If we had to sound a theme from the month-long sessions that convened in October, it would be a combination of […]

Chief Risk Officers Suit Up for Digital Duty

November 27, 2024
As financial services become more interconnected and technology-driven, the role and impact of the chief risk officer (CRO) is evolving dramatically. “The speed of change is what stands out the...

How Simplifying Transactions Can Translate Into Meaningful Customer Interactions

November 27, 2024
Simplifying payments can strengthen client relationships and grow customers, Ingo Payments Chief Innovation Officer Joseph Akintolayo writes in a new PYMNTS eBook, “The New Value Equation: 11 Financial Services Leaders...

Digital Identities, Wallets and Tokens Give Consumers Passports to Commerce

November 25, 2024
The concept behind tokenization is straightforward. Sensitive data (often personal information) is replaced with a non-sensitive, digital representation (token). The simple concept is helping secure consumers’ identities, crafting a digital...

Quick Reads
FTC to Expand Telemarketing Sales Rule to Combat Tech Support Scams

November 27, 2024
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a step closer to expanding its Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to enable it to combat tech support scams. After announcing the proposal in April and receiving public comment on it, the regulator approved final amendments to its TSR and included them in a final rule, the FTC said in a Wednesday […]

T-Mobile Spots and Ejects Possible ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hackers on Its Network

November 27, 2024
Unusual activity on T-Mobile network devices reportedly alerted the company to a breach. And as Bloomberg News reported Wednesday (Nov. 27), it is possible that breach was part of a larger cyber-spy network, raising...

FTC: Evolv Oversold Abilities of AI-Powered Weapon Detector

November 26, 2024
The FTC has accused Evolv Technologies of overstating the capabilities of its in-school weapons-detection system. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday (Nov. 26) that it wants to ban Evolv from making unfounded claims about its...

Ransomware Attack Targets Supply Chain Management Software Provider Blue Yonder

November 25, 2024
Supply chain management software provider Blue Yonder has reportedly been hit by a ransomware attack that affected customers like Starbucks and U.K. grocery chain Morrisons. Blue Yonder’s systems were disrupted by...