article thumbnail

The History Behind Google’s Page Experience Signal and Where It May Be Going Next

Perficient

The user experience on landing pages was less of a concern. In 2014, to safeguard user experience against content injection, secure requests using HTTPS became a ranking signal. In 2015, Google added mobile-friendliness as a ranking factor in response to a growth in mobile traffic.

Google 309
article thumbnail

DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook No Slam Dunk

PYMNTS

A 14-page report Facebook lawyers prepared in advance of a potential antitrust lawsuit from the government found such action would hurt users, be contrary to established law and cost billions of dollars, WSJ reported after seeing the document. A ‘breakup’ of Facebook is thus a complete nonstarter,” the document stated, according to WSJ.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Mastercard Partners With Four Retailers For Pay By Bank App

PYMNTS

Pay by Bank app offers a best-in-class digital payment solution that optimizes user experience while making transactions more secure and reducing fraud,” said Suren Nawalkar, senior vice president of consumer applications at Mastercard. PbBa is designed to work with the security of a consumer’s own bank.

Retail 116
article thumbnail

FIDO ED On Google’s Biometric Move Beyond The Password

PYMNTS

Amid a series of announcements, marquee names in tech — Google and Microsoft — have fired shots across the bow of static security efforts that involve your mother’s maiden name or where you went to elementary school. This time around, users verify themselves across Pixel offerings through the screen unlock functions.

Google 149
article thumbnail

How 2015 is Different for Retail Banks

Banking 2020

The 2014 Federal Reserve report identified that, for the first time, more than 50% of smartphone owners are using mobile banking. The big new feature in 2014 was Apple Pay, which had many banks scrambling to get onboard after the November launch. We learned in 2014 that seemingly everyone was being hacked. Digital Banking.

Retail 40
article thumbnail

Encap’s Omni-Channel Enablement Platform Offers a Consistent & Secure UX Across Channels

Fintech Labs Insights

Next, Encap Security debuted its Omni-Channel Enablement Platform: “Encap’s Omni-Channel Enablement Platform enables financial services companies to unite their previously separate transaction channels and create a clean, consistent, and safe method of access for their customers at any point. Product Launch: 2014.

UX 12
article thumbnail

Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?

PYMNTS

trillion; on security-related hardware, software and services at 10 percent a year from a 2018 base of $91.4 They’re also using software and cryptographic techniques and permissioned-based networks to digitize and move assets around the world faster and in a secure, compliant manner. Most of that spend will be concentrated in the U.S.,

Fintech 183