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Ghosts Of Payments Fraud Past: Enron CEO Skilling Freed From Custody

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In an echo of payments scandals past, news came this week that Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, has been released from federal custody after a 12-year term in prison. As widely reported, Skilling helmed the energy giant before it collapsed into bankruptcy at the end of 2001. Founder and Chairman Kenneth L.

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Banks Turn To 3D Secure 2.0 To Fight Fraud

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Both solutions provide increased fraud protection to online transactions made via debit or credit cards. 3DS was initially introduced in 2001, and has continued to evolve over the past 17 years. The evolution of payment protection. offers a seamless and convenient payment experience to customers. Mobile movements.

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In Payments Security, Hunting For The Goldilocks Effect

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Goldilocks is also about payments. To put it another way, the theme of the fairy tale applies to the transactional world in which we live — getting it all just right and in balance, a crucial concept when it comes to the consumer experience and security in card-not-present (CNP) transactions. Think again. percent of revenues.

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Startup Spotlight: Invisible Payments, Invisible Hacks

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Invisible payments are convenient…until they’re not. From paying for groceries through Apple Pay to paying for a ride on Lyft, many popular services today require nothing but a phone – no need to pull out a credit card or sign a receipt. Yet just because these payments can’t be seen doesn’t mean they aren’t at risk.

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Wirecard, Enron And Warning Signs Across Two Decades

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As things now stand, Wirecard is shaping up to be one of the biggest financial frauds in years, drawing at least some comparisons to Enron from decades past. They are different industries, to be sure — Enron made its home (and grave) in energy, and Wirecard is a payments processor. Both firms promised to transform their industries.

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality

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This year brings the Second Payment Services Directive ( PSD2 ) deadline, also in Europe, with its designs meant to encourage more security and innovation in the payments and FinTech spaces. When it comes to these payment and security trends, from one angle, it’s a matter of acronyms. 3D Secure 2.0 52 percent.

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Tracking The Trends That Shaped 2020’s The Digital-First Economy

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This year, the PYMNTS data and analytics team published 252 reports that tracked the data, innovations and disruptive thinking that are reshaping the payments and commerce business. CFOs Guide To Digitizing B2B Payments. Companies are reexamining their payment tools as they work to more swiftly and seamlessly pay vendors.

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