Tokenization news and trends

Crypto.com Expands UAE Footprint With Dubai Islamic Bank Partnership
Partnerships // December 30, 2024

Crypto.com partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB). The collaboration is designed to expand the company’s presence in the UAE and Gulf countries at large, according to a Monday (Dec. 30) press release. Its focus is promoting Crypto.com’s app and card via...

Beyond Breaches: Why Security and Trust Are the Real Currency of Payments
Security & Fraud // December 19, 2024

The stakes for fraud prevention and data security are rising with innovation across digital payments. Trust remains the cornerstone of today’s dynamic ecosystem, but it is increasingly tested by a web of risks, including fraud and security vulnerabilities, compliance demands, counterparty reliability, payment failures and...

Mastercard: New Use Cases Prep for ‘Total’ eCommerce Tokenization by 2030
Mastercard // December 19, 2024

Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if someone gets a hold of, that’s how fraudsters compromise accounts and steal your money,” Pablo Fourez, chief digital officer at...

Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords
Identity // December 09, 2024

The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used them for decades, augmented by security questions drawing upon moms’ maiden names, the color of...

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Beyond Breaches: Why Security and Trust Are the Real Currency of Payments

December 19, 2024
The stakes for fraud prevention and data security are rising with innovation across digital payments. Trust remains the cornerstone of today’s dynamic ecosystem, but it is increasingly tested by a web of risks, including fraud and security vulnerabilities, compliance demands, counterparty reliability, payment failures and more. “These threats aren’t just financial; they strike at the […]

Mastercard: New Use Cases Prep for ‘Total’ eCommerce Tokenization by 2030

December 19, 2024
Credit cards have long been a catnip for criminals. The lure is undeniable. “Your account number is valuable — it has personal information that if someone gets a hold of,...

Latin America May Offer Roadmap for Passkeys to Replace Passwords

December 09, 2024
The passwordless future has long been promised, but has long been just over the horizon — remaining more an aspiration than a reality. Passwords, after all, are sticky. We’ve used...

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...

Quick Reads
Crypto.com Expands UAE Footprint With Dubai Islamic Bank Partnership

December 30, 2024
Crypto.com partnered with the United Arab Emirates’ Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB). The collaboration is designed to expand the company’s presence in the UAE and Gulf countries at large, according to a Monday (Dec. 30) press release. Its focus is promoting Crypto.com’s app and card via the bank’s channels, “with reward-based campaigns for DIB’s customers, and […]

Treasury Official: US Promotes Innovation and Regulatory Frameworks for Cross-Border Payments

November 22, 2024
The U.S. is working to keep the dollar as the dominant currency in global usage at a time when new cross-border payment arrangements are emerging, Department of the Treasury Assistant Secretary...

Mastercard Expands Live Music Experience Offering

November 14, 2024
Mastercard is giving cardholders a new way to enjoy live music beginning early next year. The company is expanding its live music experiences for cardholders to several concert venues across...

Mastercard to Shift to Tokenization and Biometric Authentication by 2030

November 13, 2024
Mastercard plans to phase out the need to enter card numbers, static passwords and one-time codes when making online purchases by 2030. The company aims to make the change globally,...