In the mobile-driven population of China, there’s already a clear leader in mobile payments — Alipay, Alibaba’s mobile payment system. Can Apple keep up even if it gets approved to bring Apple Pay to the country? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Tax fraudsters are now using the U.S. Internal Revenue Service’s online self-service to get the information they need to file fraudulent tax returns and steal refunds, Krebs on Security reported on Monday (March 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Banks are increasingly worried about the likelihood that they’ll look like the bad guys if merchants haven’t upgraded their point-of-sale systems to support EMV chip cards, and then are hit by fraud and have to pay for the loss themselves, American Banker reported on Sunday...
With the Oct. 1 EMV liability shift just six months away, banks and payment-card brands are beginning to get nervous about the slow uptake of EMV point-of-sale systems by smaller businesses. Part of the problem is complexity — small merchants don’t have IT departments, and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is re-emphasizing that it will give plenty of regulatory leeway to health apps for the Apple Watch and other wearable devices, after the agency issued new guidelines last month, Bloomberg News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
Stolen Uber customer accounts are being sold on the dark Internet by the thousands for as little as $1 each, online magazine Motherboard reported on Friday (March 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
Younger Internet users are driving the mobile commerce growth, with roughly 40 percent of those between the ages of 16 and 24 worldwide using a mobile device to shop online each month, according to a quarterly m-commerce report from Global Web Index. Get the Full...
MasterCard announced today (March 30) the expansion of its San Carlos Center of Excellence, as well as the relocation go SVP of Emerging Merchants, Les Matthews, and his team to the West Coast office. Vice President, Worldwide Communications at MasterCard Brian Gendron will also be...
When reports emerged earlier this month that the Amazon Webstore would shut down, it revealed a lot about the state of B2B eCommerce market, and how the underdogs facilitating the sector beat out one of the world’s largest, and most successful, digital commerce platforms. Get...
