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APRIL 2, 2018

Retailer Hudson’s Bay has disclosed that customers at Saks and Lord & Taylor stores in North America have had their payment cards compromised. The breach, which is believed to involve 5 million cards, would be one of the largest involving payment cards over the past year.

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MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Cequence Security. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California. Contrast Security.

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MARCH 18, 2016

Embedded digital security company Oberthur Technologies released on Thursday (March 17) the results of a survey showing that 80 percent of respondents would be more likely to use a MOTION CODE-enabled card over one that has a static and printed CVV code when shopping online.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

A Mastercard survey revealed 76 percent of small businesses in North America said the pandemic prompted them to become more digital. Fortunately, Cadore quickly pivoted her business to focus on online sales and partnerships with online retailers. She introduced curbside pickup in June as customer behavior shifted.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

retailers instantaneously get funds for card transactions with actual fund availability depending on receiving bank and geographic area, according to a Thursday (Sept. Tansill , EVO’s President in the Americas, said in the announcement. To help merchants receive faster access to funds, EVO Payments Inc. 17) announcement.

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JANUARY 9, 2020

The shift from magnetic stripe to EMV chip cards marked one of the 21 st century’s most widespread payment developments. Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities.

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JUNE 19, 2016

On the EMV front, Home Depot decided it felt strongly enough about Chip and PIN that that it sue MasterCard and Visa over it.Walmart Canada decided it would stop accepting Visa cards since they say they are too expensive. And according the the Atlanta-based building supplies retailer, that flaw is putting both customers and retailers at risk.

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MAY 10, 2018

Mobile payment capabilities are on the forefront of retail executives and tech staff. In a survey by Zynstra , some 65 percent of retailers said they pegged mobile payments as their top priority for in-store technology, Chain Store Age reported. Card Payment Acceptance. percent increase in sales over the same period previously.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission issues a dire fraud warning. Securities and Exchange Commission in October alone as the SEC warns that cyberattacks against corporations are on the rise. 155 percent more cases of invoice and payment fraud hit organizations from Q2 to Q3 , the latest analysis from Abnormal Security has found.

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MARCH 1, 2019

When credit cards first debuted in 1920s America,they brought with them myriad benefits. For instance, prior to a law passed by Congress in the mid-1970s, companies could mail consumers activated credit cards without their consent. Security strategies. In turn, businesses could more easily sell higher-priced items.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

To get a sense of the new frontiers in cybercrime, and how cryptocurrency helps fraudsters cover their tracks or finance their schemes … look, perhaps, to Latin America. Carding” is also a fraudster favorite, according to the report. This practice involves the use of stolen credit cards to make fraudulent purchases.

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APRIL 16, 2019

Issuers designing credit card rewards programs focused on the features that would move that card to the top of the wallet: the most points, the best cashback, the coolest offers, you name it. It used to be all about the “what.”. Customers drop their phones, and lose them, and have them stolen.

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JULY 5, 2018

In Germany, security matters. Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. Though cards may dominate in the United States (76 percent of eCommerce purchases involve them, he said), the rest of the world more often uses other methods. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. It went on to explain that the information security team at the company discovered the incident, which took place on Oct.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Potential regulatory uncertainty aside, however, Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga was upbeat about the results – and what’s next, particularly as it relates to securing an increasingly digital commerce-based world. “As the world becomes more connected, we remain very focused on security. directly to their debit cards. As of Sept.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 26, 2019

For customers who lose their debit cards, a visit to a nearby branch is often the quickest way to resolve the situation. The challenge is banks are less likely to do this anymore (JPMorgan Chase, for example, stopped issuing debit cards in branches two years ago, citing a fraud risk), and customers often have to […].

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

It will apply to everything including parking, concessions, retail, mobile ordering and other such things, the release says. And Visa pre-paid cards dispensed in the stadium will also work outside the stadium. And Visa pre-paid cards dispensed in the stadium will also work outside the stadium.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The addition of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology perfectly complements our current digital footprint, providing travelers with yet another quick, secure, and contactless shopping experience that meets their needs.”. The Just Walk Out system will automatically charge consumers’ credit cards, with receipts available by email.

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JUNE 6, 2019

For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind the scenes for stock and quality control, as well as to provide product information to customers with smartphones. don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. However, the U.S.

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APRIL 30, 2018

As a high-profile American brand, Subway may have some luck with its plans for international expansion — it plans to open more than 1,000 locations abroad this year — but it appears that America has already moved on. It’s just not what people want anymore,” Bob Phibbs, CEO of New York consultancy The Retail Doctor, told The Washington Post.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The retailer does not believe any credit card or health and fitness information was affected. “We We are alerting certain consumers who purchased on adidas.com/US about a potential data security incident. Adidas isn’t the first retailer affected by a breach.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Telcos and retailers weren’t far down the list.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

25) from Verizon Communications, full compliance with the PCI DSS (short for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) dropped last year, the first decline seen in six years. percent in the Americas. Then came retailers at 56.3 A case of complacency on compliance? As noted in a report that debuted on Tuesday (Sept.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

The calendar might have just turned to October and the leaves on the trees haven’t even started to turn yet, but retailers are already looking ahead to the holiday shopping season. 4), the National Retail Federation said it expects holiday sales to increase 3.6 Google Home will retail for $129 and will be available in stores on Nov.

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JULY 23, 2020

Open banking has been picking up steam in Latin America for more than two years. It may not seem like the pandemic is significantly affecting open banking in Latin America, but further research reveals that it is. The Pandemic’s Delayed Effects On Latin America. The creation of open banking initiatives in the E.U.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

We have a major security effort at the company that hardens all of our surfaces.”. Retailer Hudson’s Bay got story started in early April with the disclosure that Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in North America had their payment cards compromised. Zuckerberg also told reporters, “I’m glad we found this.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The cash flow challenges for small businesses have been in place for a while, in Latin America since well before the pandemic took root. In Latin America, the infrastructure mainly relies on banks to provide kind of these types of services to the SME segment. trillion globally, according to Shoihet.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

It’s a good week to be a grocery shopper in America – because, after all, who doesn’t like being pursued? The grocery business in America is a $650 billion industry. And like the prettiest girl at the dance, America’s grocery spend is the highly sought-after object of everyone’s affection. Sizzle Of the Week: Grocery Customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 28, 2019

The demand is there: According to the latest edition of the PYMNTS Disbursements Tracker , 75 percent of consumers expressed a preference for faster payments, and 84 percent of those consumers reported debit cards as their preferred way of receiving those funds. Visa Direct is the card network’s instant push payments platform.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

Marqeta , an open API card issuer, and Alipay , a third-party payment platform popular in China, have announced news of a partnership that will make using Alipay easier in the U.S. As of now, the company’s payment method is accepted in 70 countries and performs retail transactions for shoppers in 14 different currencies. retailers.

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MAY 4, 2017

In the latest webinar series, PYMNTS’ Karen Webster jumped into the findings of the Global Cash Index, gaining a sense of the story behind the numbers in the United States and the Americas in general. Turning to the Americas — defined as the U.S., Among the core reasons for this: The perception that the use of cash was more secure.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Companies across the globe are innovating their mPOS solutions for faster, more secure services. Some companies, such as French sporting goods retailer Decathlon , are turning to QR codes as they expand to new markets, notably the U.S. Deep Dive: The State of mPOS in North America. Around the Mobile Point-of-Sale World.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

The Amazon Pay feature is a mobile wallet that lets users load up with money from their bank account and then make payments directly from their Amazon Pay balance, rather than using cash on delivery or entering card information every time they transact. It competes with other mobile wallets in the Indian market, such as Paytm and MobiKwik.

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MARCH 12, 2020

By combining Samsung’s device management and security expertise with Mastercard’s innovative technology, we are creating an ecosystem that can deliver measurable, positive impact to the communities we serve.”. Consumers will be able to analyze their data to build a credit history while using a virtual card wherever Mastercard is accepted.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Coinsource, America’s largest bitcoin ATM provider, just announced proudly that the company now has 55 ATM kiosks, after adding six new ones in California — four in Los Angeles and two in San Francisco. What about gift cards? Research says millennials love gift cards , so that may be a way to create a budding bitcoin trend.

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APRIL 3, 2018

Krebs on Security reported Monday night (April 2) that the fast-casual bakery/café chain had been leaking names, emails, addresses, birthdays and partial credit card numbers (the last four digits) from its website for at least eight months. Both companies are part of Toronto-based retailer Hudson’s Bay. If the U.S. Hudson’s Bay.

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JUNE 26, 2017

Unfortunately, as Karen Webster pointed out in a recent interview with Joe Mach, president of Verifone North America , those self-serve kiosks have something of a mixed track record — with an unfortunate tendency to get “goofed up” trying to read a mag stripe whenever one is running late for a flight. Securing the Experience.

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