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How Mobile Wallets Could Bring Security To Shoppers

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From fuel pumps to convenience stores (C-stores), many consumers worry about the security of their personal financial information. adults are concerned about the security of their financial data when making payments at these venues. Mobile wallets , however, have advantages that span from convenience to security.

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Pizza Hut Gets Hit With Breach

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16) news reports from QSR magazine shared that yet another well-known brand has recently been hit with a cyberattack. QSR magazine described Pizza Hut’s cyberattack as a “temporary security intrusion.” Monday (Oct. The breach allegedly put any customer of the Yum!

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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd July – 9th July 2017

Chris Skinner

This week’s main blog headlines are … The Top 1000 banks in the world I’ve written a column for The Banker magazine for the last 15 years and, during that time, have collected their special July edition each year. The new debit and credit cards will have a tiny computer screen on the back of the plastic near the signature strip.

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Deep Dive: How Fraud Runs Rampant In Mobile Ordering

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A QSR Magazine study found that 73 percent of diners have used mobile ordering, 63 percent have at least one mobile ordering app on their phones and 35 percent use mobile ordering every time they visit QSRs. The Ineffectiveness of Card Verification in the Digital Age. Such details can also be acquired via phishing schemes.

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Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam

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New analysis from Bank Info Security , for instance, revealed that BEC scammers have begun to target corporates’ financial documents from accounts receivable departments to identify unpaid invoices, as well as information regarding Days Sales Outstanding and clients. The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve.

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Why Payments Personalization Is Key To Enhancing User Experience For Digital Content Platforms

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Magazines, newspapers, television networks and other content providers typically offer more uniform interfaces that may not consider their customers’ geographies, content or payment preferences. Online content subscription purchasing experiences are far different from that ideal in practice, however.

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Apple Ups its Bets on Streamed Content and Subscription Retail

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Magazine Subscriptions. During the Monday event, Apple also said it would offer a more muscular online news subscription service — one that not only includes newspapers but some 300 magazines and costs $9.99 The service reportedly also will offer recommendations for other news stories based on the magazines being read by subscribers.

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