PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

The two partnered to enable MCCCU member access to EncoreFX’s FinTech platform and risk management strategy solutions. Deep Dive: How CUs’ Security Approach Has Become a Top Selling Point. Securing personal data is top of mind for consumers, too, with 1.1 Find all the latest headlines in the Tracker. About the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Since its founding in 2017, Open Payments has worked to provide PSD2-compliant API aggregation, allowing for easy, quick integrations with financial institutions. The round is led by Industrifonden , with participation from existing investors including Brightly Ventures and Luminar Ventures.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

For the accounts payable (AP) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation space, it’s no longer business as usual. These firms are finding that managing both systems in the cloud offers the flexibility and security needed to streamline invoicing and cut costs, while keeping operations running as smoothly and accurately as possible.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Deep Data For Swift, Secure Payments . Achieving widescale implementation also means getting FI technology providers — such as IBM, Fiserv and FIS — to also use ISO 20022, George Throckmorton, managing director at NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association, said in a recent PYMNTS interview.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

19), Mastercard announced the launch of its Cybersecurity Toolkit for SMBs, an online resource developed in partnership with the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) that provides entrepreneurs and business executives with guidance and tools to address the threat of cyberattacks on their companies. In a press release on Tuesday (Feb.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2016

The good news is that businesses and consumers are also much more aware of cyber threats than they were 12 months ago, and that’s the jumping off point of my cybersecurity predictions for 2017. Consumers will care a lot more about the security of the companies they do business with.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2019

Last year, researchers at the Ponemon Institute warned about the growing threat of cyberattacks against government entities, estimating that 38 percent of public-sector entities will fall victim to ransomware attacks in 2018 – a 7 percent increase from 2017 and a whopping 25 percent increase from 2016.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Corporate travel and expense management has made leaps in adopting new technologies in 2016. Uber, Lyft and Airbnb are all taking off in the space, suggesting corporate travelers and their managers are ready to adopt innovations that make their lives easier — both to travel and to manage corporate funds.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

The New York-headquartered Sidewalk Labs was committed to the project, Doctoroff said, investing in “time, people and resources” and establishing a 30-person satellite office on the Toronto waterfront. This is a vital societal endeavor, and Sidewalk Labs will continue our work to contribute to it,” Doctoroff said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2020

Experts in 2017 predicted that the majority of the U.S. Gig workers, in turn, want to be certain that platforms will keep their payments information secure, and governments in countries where the marketplaces operate will need to guarantee that the platforms do not wittingly or unwittingly enable criminal activity to flourish.

Regulation 130

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2018

Overall, DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 79 countries. While most of these botnets use Linux, the proportion of Linux-based botnets decreased from 71 percent in the last quarter of 2017 to 66 percent in the first quarter of 2018. That was the longest cyberattack the company recorded since the end of 2015.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

These 16-digit credit card numbers are created for one-time purchases at set amounts, and the convenience, security and speed they provide are allowing them to take hold in the B2B payments space. The following Deep Dive explores how virtual cards benefit B2B payments, especially among smaller firms, which have limited resources.

Cards 178

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Federal Reserve Small Business Credit Survey The 2016 Small Business Credit Survey from the Federal Reserve states that moving into 2017, small businesses “expressed continued optimism while also reporting trouble making ends meet and accessing credit.” The reason members have joined a credit union is for the relationship,” says Brown.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

Matt Sample, VP of Manufacturing Operations at AmerisourceBergen , commented in a release that, “the MediLedger pilot’s strength is that it’s a cross-industry effort to explore the use of a blockchain network to enable the interoperability required by the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) requirements in 2023.

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Gonzobanker

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

January 2017: Avaya files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. September 2017: Mitel acquires ShoreTel. December 2017: Avaya goes public (for the second time). Pulling basic management reports requires a phone book-sized manual. Phone menus dead-end. Third, bank and CU contact centers are small fish in very big ponds.

Technology 115

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Winning consumers in 17 different markets involves tailoring payment offerings to each nation’s preferences, Rick Centeno and Kai-Uwe Mokros, the company’s payments managing directors, explained in a recent interview with PYMNTS. Enabling a vast array of payment options for meetings customers’ expectations can be tricky, however.

Payments 131

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Although hiring slowed in September, small businesses continue to remain optimistic and have even reported some significant benefits resulting from late-2017’s tax reform. Smaller companies are most vulnerable, researchers said, pointing to their lack of resources and IT staff to bolster cyber defenses. 76 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2016

“Becoming a bank will ensure we have the resources to grow, adapt and evolve our proposition in the market over the coming years,” said Amicus CEO John Jenkins in a statement. According to reports, the company is looking to secure a banking license sometime in 2017.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

In a 2017 report from job hunting site Indeed , researchers found that “small business accountant” was nowhere to be found in the top-10 job positions sought after by most small business employers. McKinsey research , released in 2017, pegged the number of jobs worldwide that could be lost to automation by 2030 at 800 million.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2019

“That has tied up enormous resources.” The ICC pointed to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance requirements that have also forced banks to reallocate resources and heighten risk management, similarly tightening banks’ trade financing capabilities.

Regulation 108

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

Meanwhile, 85 percent of respondents want to be certain their funds are safe and secure, and 47 percent want a choice in where funds are deposited. in 2017, making it the worst year on record, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In fact, 75 percent of respondents describe speed as very important.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 23, 2017

Receivable Savvy, an accounts receivable and order-to-cash management firm, wants suppliers to see Same Day ACH as an opportunity to bolster cash flow. The company, which provides education and resources for suppliers, recently released a new eBook to guide vendors on how to take advantage of Same Day ACH technology.

eBook 135

eBook Survey Payments Technology 135

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Its 2017 Payroll Industry Scorecard found a few areas the payroll card industry needs to improve. These core features, deigned as “standards for a high-quality payroll account,” include security, access and personalization. The Center for Financial Services Information (CFSI) has just released its first report on payroll cards.

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Cards Industry Tools Regulation 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

As use of APIs rise in the financial services sector, the CEO explained that entrepreneurs still grapple with manual data management despite these integrations. I was a solopreneur and small business owner once, so I know very well how startups and small businesses struggle to adopt technology due to lack of budgets and resources,” he said.

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blockchain Tools Regulation Fintech 177

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2018

When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers (ATOs), all too often, guiding principles fail to spot what’s really happening to a business in real time. Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. To that end, Sift Science said Tuesday (Oct. The Big Disconnect.

Fraud 159

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Abrigo

JUNE 13, 2022

These crimes can result in significant loss of financial resources for the victims and often greatly impact their quality of life. More banks are reporting to APS, rising from 62% in 2017 to 81% in 2019 and 78% in 2021. Navigating Regulatory Haze: Banking Cannabis-Related Businesses and Managing Risk. Learn More. Learn More.

Fraud 195

Fraud Training United States Survey 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

We grew nearly 30 percent year on year 2016-2017. Furthermore, “an externally imposed transfer of the company’s payment processing systems (which also affected many platforms in the crowdfunding space), complicated matters and caused us to have to divert resources to make the change and adjust how artists payments are processed.”.

Payments 101

Payments Study Software Industry 101

PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

percent in 2017. For this month’s Feature Story, PYMNTS spoke with Rob Leathern, Facebook’s director of product management, on how the company prevents ad fraud via automate d detection systems and thorough advertiser vetting. The growth of card-not-present (CNP) fraud also decreased, slowing to 2.4 percent in 2018 from 13.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The report revealed that hackers are moving laterally undetected through networks, which enabled them to compromise asset management servers and subsequently plant malware on POS terminals for either timed or remote activation. A Bleak New Year For POS Security. Crandall pointed out that attackers are moving downstream.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

These businesses do not always have the time or resources to find and hire temporary workers, add them to payroll, and remove them a few weeks later. million in 2017 and is expected to hit 8.4 Workers may find benefits beyond simply receiving their funds, too, as many use payment cards to manage budgeting and spending.

Cards 130

Cards ATM United States Payments 130

FICO

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Whilst the headline figures show that fraud has increased by 37% since the last survey in 2017 (when measured as a % of overall revenue) it should be noted that the ‘global’ survey is heavily skewed toward Western Europe and North America, which made up 55.7% of respondents.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

PYMNTS recently spoke with Sy Choudhury, senior director of product management for wireless technology company Qualcomm, about the roadblocks that are delaying the adaptation of mobile payments systems and what lessons mobile payment and mobile POS (mPOS) providers can learn from China’s example. More security. consumers and 74.6

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

trillion worth of outstanding SME loans in China means lending activity to small businesses in the community has inched up in Q1 2017. On the other side of the conversation is Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC, which has owned 1.75 They’re maintaining their financial resources until the day they find some more growth.”.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These crimes can result is significant loss of financial resources for the victims and often greatly impact their quality of life. Eighty-one percent of banks surveyed listed reporting to APS as one of their key actions in dealing with suspected elder fraud, up from 62% in 2017. Common types of elder financial exploitation.

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Independent Banker

JULY 29, 2016

Another important dimension of certification programs is the continuing education resources available to community bankers from Community Banker University. Education Resources. The next annual ICBA Community Banking LIVE convention will take place March 15–19, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas. Bank Security Institute.

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Accenture

AUGUST 29, 2019

You could probably take your doorbell a step further and install a chatbot or AI to manage your doorbell, meaning you wouldn’t even have to talk to the delivery drivers,” I suggested, but Amy paused for a moment, with a concerned expression on her face before continuing, “You know, ehmmm …I don’t know. Yes, nice use of technology but….

Strategy 150

Strategy Study Training Technology 150

PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

New research from the realms of supply chain management, financial services and SMEs uncovers how businesses today are approaching risk mitigation and which threats are instilling the most fear. 40% more cyberbreaches impacted U.S. businesses in 2016 than the year prior, found CyberScout.

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