PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) released new data on the state of cyberattacks and data breaches with some surprising news: data breaches were actually down in 2020 year-over-year. From commercial card misuse to invoice fraud, internal employees can be the bad actors, too.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2020

Financial Institutions (FIs) that adopt open banking allow third parties like FinTechs to integrate with their application programming interfaces (APIs) to provide personalized financial management and payment apps that draw on bank customers’ data. The federal entity is charged with monitoring the U.S. Why AML Checks Are Never Over.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

In financial services, demand for ease of use and security are sky-high, even for business customers. But cloud migrations are often complex, particularly when it comes to remaining compliant with the mounting regulatory initiatives designed to address growing security risks in the financial services arena.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As FinTechs and other financial service providers drive commercial card adoption, virtual card technology becomes an increasingly popular focus of innovation initiatives, particularly as corporates demand solutions to support a remote workforce. Barclaycard Debuts V-Card For Expense Management.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The pilot leverages Keyno’s CVVkey technology that uses a dynamic card verification value 2 (CVV2) code to provide a higher level of security against fraud for online and mobile payments.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. PAAY provides strong authentication at the front door and Bluefin encrypts and tokenizes the data at the point of interaction on the web. Getting the European Union on the path to 3D Secure 2.0

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

TSYS , a payment processing company, has suffered a ransomware attack and had some data posted online, according to a report from Krebs on Security. However, TSYS said the malware didn't jeopardize card data and that the attack had only targeted the company's administrative wing. "We Columbus, Ga.-based

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Adhering to Payments Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) is an unavoidable requirement for any and all eTailers that accept card payments, but a surprising number of firms are not up to speed on these standards. The need for digital security has never been more paramount than during the COVID-19 crisis.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. The weakness was discovered by researchers who presented their findings at the USENIX Security Symposium. But the technology also makes it easier to counteract attacks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2017

The company believes that exposure of cardholder data that could be used to create counterfeit cards – including names, addresses, emails and Social Security numbers – was limited, but some credit card numbers may have been compromised. Buckle is now working with card issuers with regard to the incident.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Payment Software-as-a-Service firm CardFlight is introducing Level 2 card processing data into its software SwipeSimple, aimed at lowering transactions fees for B2B vendors. In a press release on Wednesday (June 26), CardFlight said sellers will have the capability to collect Level 2 data when accepting commercial cards.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Advances in technology are making consumer transactions seemingly more secure, but cybercriminals are still finding sophisticated ways to beat systems and commit financial fraud. Rise in Phishing Attacks and Data Breaches. How Data Analytics Can Help Credit Unions Solve Fraud Issues. Some 1,473 breaches revealed 164.7

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2020

And online shopping and digital fraud are increasing simultaneously, but merchants can take steps to ensure that debit-based card-not-present (CNP) transactions are kept safe. All this, Today in Data. Data: $5.5M : Amount of funding recently secured by social impact commerce platform ShoppingGives. 92%: Portion of U.S.

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BankInovation

JULY 12, 2023

TD Securities is looking to Dell Technologies to enhance its data storage and processing capabilities, the investment banking arm of TD Bank announced Monday.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

FLEETCOR Technologies , a provider of commercial payment services, reported a data breach as the company announced on Thursday (May 3) a 17 percent year-over-year revenue increase for the first quarter of 2018, beating analyst expectations.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

To prevent this, a new category is emerging around the area of online reputation management , with a luxury automaker among the latest brands to embrace the technology. All this, Today in Data. Data: 70%: Approximate share of car buyers who check online reviews before contacting a dealer. 50% : Share of U.S.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Now that we have data from the entire year to review, we are seeing the alarming trend continue. For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2020

In an interview with PYMNTS, Mitch Pangretic, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Elan , said that in-person card fraud may have decreased thanks to EMV chips and multi-factor authentication, but card-not-present (CNP) scams are increasingly gaining traction. Interacting With The Cardmember.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Samsung introduced its payments tool in 2015 with MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) technology as well as Near Field Communication (NFC), a newer technology.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2018

Positive Technologies researchers Leigh-Anne Galloway and Tim Yunusov are warning that new lower-cost payment systems could hurt companies because of security flaws that could enable hackers to steal credit card data or change the value of what people are purchasing.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Headlines are filled with reports of service outages and data breaches , and both banks and consumers are contending with rising fraud concerns as digital banking takes off. This means consumers also blame FIs when data breaches occur, regardless of the entity actually at fault. The Technology Gap That Fosters Fraudsters.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

What to know about the CFPB 1071 rule affecting small business loans This post provides answers to some frequently asked questions about data requirements and other changes likely from the new rule. Takeaway 3 Lenders will need to collect 20+ data points on each application from businesses with $5 million or less in gross annual revenue.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Harnessing consumers’ digital information is critical to the success of any business, and data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) can be especially powerful tools. Fast-food giant McDonald’s was not interested in using AI or data analytics until it noticed that many of its competitors were benefiting from the technologies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 19, 2018

To open its EMV® Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specification for public comment for a 45-day period, secure payments enabler EMVCo has issued a draft version of the specification called version 0.9. is expected to define interfaces for the secure exchange of payment data and accommodate the use of dynamic data, such as cryptograms.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Deutsche Bank, Mastercard and IDEMIA are teaming up to introduce what they said is the first card in Spain to tap motion code technology, FinTech Futures reported on Thursday (Dec. On the back of the card, a small screen will display the CVC, also known as the dynamic security code.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Fraudsters have grown adept at finding debit cards’ weak points, and merchants are struggling to keep up. Losses due to false credit and debit card declines — in which merchants reject legitimate orders on the mistaken belief that they are fraudulent — grew to $118 billion last year and are projected to reach $443 billion by 2021.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

FPL Technologies, an Indian startup that is less than a year old, has raised $4.5 The company, which is based in Pune, aims to modernize the credit card industry and improve consumers’ experiences with credit in the country. Another problem is the lack of security when shopping online with a credit card.

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PYMNTS

MAY 18, 2020

The New York payment network giant said fraud was up 17 percent at gas pumps through the end of last year through its Europay, Mastercard and Visa ( EMV ) credit card terminals that allow chip cards and smart cards. ” He said the new program provides a new layer of protection to mitigate losses for all parties.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

When it comes to online shopping, one of the greatest frustrations for consumers — and friction points for merchants — is having to manually enter credit or debit card information for each purchase. In the latest Mobile Card Services Playbook , a collaboration with Ondot , PYMNTS surveyed more than 9,500 U.S. It’s no wonder that 78.9

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

billion chip-enabled consumer cards — credit and debit — are now in use across the world, according to EMVCo , the industry standard organization. Globally, more than 75 percent of all cards are now enabled with EMV chip technology. In development for over a decade, SmartMetric began designing products with biometric technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and industry leaders are zeroing in on some of the most vulnerable targets of cyber scams: small businesses. As lawmakers ponder this risk, PYMNTS highlights some of the newest data points uncovered by researchers examining small business cybersecurity. Stronger passwords.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. It was never meant to be shorthand for, well, you – proving that you are who you say you are, serving as a gateway to all manner of sensitive data and, of course, financial accounts. The effort involved is daunting enough to stop them from trying.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. The firm connects small businesses with real-time financial data to manage accounting and cash flow. CreditEnable. With headquarters in both the U.K.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As corporate card innovation accelerates, new paths to adoption emerge. Visa To Support USDC Card Payments. Visa To Support USDC Card Payments. Dollar Coin (USDC), Visa is reportedly planning to support USDC payments via its corporate card products. Adflex Drives Card Adoption Within Supply Chains.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. Of the cards that were breached, at least 9,200 were used for fraudulent purposes, the Maryland AG said in the press release.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Senior citizens are the demographic group most vulnerable to identity fraud, as they are often not as digitally savvy as their younger counterparts nor as adept in online security best practices. There were 223,163 cases of identity theft that year across all generations, with 42 percent of them consisting of bank and credit card fraud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2020

In other news, blockchain company Binance has acquired digital wallet and Visa debit card platform Swipe, according to an announcement. And decentralized data exchange technology Ocean Protocol said it successfully completed an experimental project for Daimler, according to an announcement.

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