PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2016

The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. I was reminded yesterday in my digital discussion with the CEO of Forter, Michael Reitblat, that 83 percent of the fraud attacks last year were the result of botnets, besting some of the more “tried and true” tactics like account takeovers and phishing. Angela Ahrendts.

Bitcoin 109

Bitcoin Fraud Mobile Apple 109

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is among the nonprofits working to feed local communities this holiday season is the which provides food services to 190 towns as well as cities in the eastern Massachusetts region. How Ticketmaster Uses AI To Sort Fans From Fraudsters (DataVisor Digital Fraud Tracker). Of the 94 million U.S.

Google 129

Google Mobile Data Capital 129

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

NanoPay is finding that for mobile payments to take off, even among early adopters, using a phone to pay must be much more rewarding and convenient than tapping a card. “You want to get into as many use cases as possible,” said Greg Weed, director of card performance research at Phoenix Marketing International.

Mobile 100

Mobile Payments Apple Samsung 100

Abrigo

MAY 8, 2024

You might also like this webinar, "The check's in the mail: Understanding and preventing check fraud." Many financial institutions have been using artificial intelligence (AI) for years, particularly in supporting cybersecurity and anti-fraud efforts. How banks and credit unions use genAI today Short supporting copy.

Examples 221

Examples Fraud Resources Risk Management 221

Independent Banker

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Big-brand megabanks, the Visa and MasterCard networks, and big-box merchants had signed up to become partners with Apple’s universal retail smartphone app that uses Near Field Communication and tokenization technologies. Ed Bachelder, payments consultant. Fees follow. Ever stand behind anyone trying to use mobile pay?

Mobile 105

Mobile Community Bank Community Technology 105

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In June, CNBC reported that Holmes was indicted on criminal wire fraud charges— though she remains chairman of the Theranos board, despite the charges. All of this was coincident with reports of widespread app outages, with MoviePass running out of money and taking a short-term, high-interest loan just to fund member purchasing cards.

Branding 100

Branding Cards Fraud Marketing 100

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Based on a clearly defined strategy, this team has established a dedicated fintech group that offers services ranging from BaaS to sponsoring card issuance and lending, to providing crypto services, to offering niche partnerships to the gaming industry. Man, this is the bread and butter of retail banking and credit unions.

Fintech 143

Fintech Strategy Leadership Lending 143

William Mills

MAY 11, 2016

Credit cards offer rewards but over 60% of payments are made on debit cards. Portfolio outlooks, recommendation.Provide retail and advisory users the insight they need with Polly Portfolio. If you have a large retail investor base, and no resources to interact with them, then perhaps there some value? ^SR.

Video 40

Video Mobile social media Analytics 40

Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Debit card with company-driven expense rules. Nigerian online credit card processor. Tags: SMB, merchants, acquiring, credit/debit cards, acquiring, Y Combinator (investor). Latest round: $25 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. Source: Crunchbase.

Company 12

Company Fintech San Francisco New York City 12

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

This small business is a really small business: a guy working out of a teeny tiny storefront in a little town north of Boston. Like many small businesses (SMBs), he doesn’t accept cards. Retail payments innovators have tapped into that ubiquity-driven certainty to enable new use cases that extend their reach.

Payments 195

Payments Innovation Boston Branding 195

Celent Banking

JANUARY 23, 2017

Fraud Management and Cybersecurity – for the most creative and effective approach to fraud management or cybersecurity. Payments Replatforming – for the most impressive project to improve payments back office, e.g. payment services hub implementation or cards replatforming.

Risk Management 100

Risk Management Innovation Case Study Boston 100

NCR

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

This is a message that US banks appear to be hearing loud and clear, at least according to the findings of a recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. This is blurring the lines between mobile, ecommerce and physical retail environments, allowing both merchants and consumers to benefit from easier mobile options.

Mobile 72

Mobile US Payments Study 72

PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

Selling not only substances and guns, but also stolen credit card credentials and other illegal goods, the company made an estimated $600,000 to $800,000 per day. According to one Hansa listing that survived the initial purge of fentanyl listings, a single gram of “China White Synthetic Heroin Fentanyl” retailed for $122.35.

Marketing 101

Marketing cryptocurrency Boston Bitcoin 101

William Mills

MAY 9, 2018

HQ: Boston, MA. Samsung SDS provides purpose-built solutions & services for secure mobility, digital identity and authentication, advanced analytics and retail experience in a diverse range of industries including financial services, government, and retail. HQ: Boston, MA. Website: projectfinance.io. Key Executives.

Security 40

Security Samsung Strategy San Jose 40

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

And then there were some uncommon and more dramatic causes of failure, including: Financial fraud. via Beta Boston. Meanwhile, it floated other plans, like starting a print catalogue and delivering for local retailers. But then they discovered that other retailers had their own deliverymen. A most-wanted founder.

Capital 78

Capital Company San Francisco Operations 78

CB Insights

JULY 23, 2020

iHealth’s no-contact thermometers retail for less than $45, and Salesforce’s Workplace Command Center, which centralizes key real-time reopening metrics, starts at $5 per user per month as an add-on to existing Salesforce products. We discuss cashier-less checkout and other trends in our 2020 State of Retail Tech report.

Meeting 101

Meeting Tools Survey Company 101

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

And, yes, this likely sounds blasphemous from someone who’s been beating the mobile payments drum since 2005, well before the iPhone and the App Store changed how consumers, retailers and payments players all use mobile devices. It’s an experience that retailers are embracing and investing heavily in. Consider this.

Mobile 205

Mobile Innovation Apple Study 205

CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings. Mobeam launched back in 2010, pitching a complex solution to a problem that most couponers didn’t know exists: Most retail scanners can’t read a barcode off a mobile device. Read more here.

Company 78

Company US San Francisco Capital 78