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New Data: Twice As Many Online Shoppers Believe Credit Cards Are More Secure Than Debit Cards

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One of the more notable differences is their tendency to favor credit cards online and other options such as digital wallets over debit cards. PYMNTS’ latest research report, Online Security And The Debit-Credit Divide , a PYMNTS collaboration with Elan based on a survey of 2,466 U.S. The report finds that 45 percent of U.S.

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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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Elan On The Four Pillars Of A Successful Mobile Card App

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The plastic card, by necessity, is giving way to digital cards, and mobile apps are bringing card-not-present transactions, increasingly, to mobile devices. She said there are a number of basic pillars that should be in place in order to have an effective mobile card app, where cardholders and issuers interact.

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Low-Cost Mobile Card Readers Have Security Flaws

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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. The card readers typically attach to a tablet and or smartphone.

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Deep Dive: Fighting Card Data Breaches With Payments Partnerships

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Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Compliance Complexities.

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Buyers, Suppliers Converge Around Virtual Cards

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Leavitt , founder and CEO of Boost Payment Systems , told PYMNTS in a recent Masterclass that businesses large and small that have traditionally relied on the manual processes associated with writing checks or wiring funds to pay their suppliers are increasingly using commercial credit cards for payment instead. The Sum Of The PARTS .

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Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management

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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. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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