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Mastercard Lauds Apple Card Security

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Apple Card, a new kind of credit card created by Apple, is being applauded by Mastercard for its enhanced security, simplicity, transparency and privacy, CNBC reported on Tuesday (Aug. The new iPhone-integrated credit card has teamed with both Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. We know where it’s meant to be used.

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 Netspend On How Increased Security Demands Spur Virtual Card Adoption

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Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach.

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NEW DATA: Black Friday 2020: COVID-19 Steepens Physical Retail’s Long Slide

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Will Black Friday 2020 mark the beginning of a new, digital-first holiday shopping tradition, or will consumers return to their block-long queues after the pandemic has subsided and they are once again free to shop in stores? 28, 2020, to find out how they are commemorating the traditional kick-off of the holiday shopping season.

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Deep Dive: How 2020’s Fraud Trends Will Shape Security Measures Going Forward

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The National Restaurant Association ’s initial 2020 outlook was bright, as it projected sales just shy of $900 billion. The Fraud Threats Of 2020. Most customers bypass restaurants entirely when trying to perpetrate chargeback fraud , with 76 percent of cardholders going directly to their payment card issuers.

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How Radius Bank Is Tapping Mobile, Digital Card Issuance To Keep Debit Transactions Secure

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Bad actors have moved to take advantage of the rush to digital payments — particularly those made with debit cards — leaving banks and financial institutions (FIs) racing to keep them off their platforms. The bank has also examined how moving certain debit-related features online may improve security. is huge,” Tremont said. “[It

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PSCU Expects To Issue More Than 3M Contactless Cards In 2020

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Payments credit union PSCU is prepared to handle what they predict will be a rush in 2020 to adopt contactless cards, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. In 2020, PSCU anticipates distribution of more than three million new contactless cards to 100-plus credit unions.

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Remote Onboarding Boom Being Secured By Multifactor Authentication

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Remote onboarding has overtaken (some might say overwhelmed) banks and merchants all year long as a deluge of faceless applicants opened accounts and cards. Financial institutions (FIs) and other issuers need more assurance than they’ve been getting, however, as cyber scams founded on false identities and bogus accounts are through the roof.

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