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Security Demands Spur Virtual Debit Card Adoption

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More consumers than ever are turning to online shopping channels to meet their needs during the pandemic, but many are also aware that cybercriminals are looking to capitalize on this stepped-up online activity to steal their card data. Firms are also prioritizing security as they transact online more heavily as well.

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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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Nationwide Study: SMB Owners Lax About IoT Security Risk

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And the farmer who uses drones to help monitor operations – yet may not be able (or might not know how) to take steps needed to secure his or her server – is rendered vulnerable. Despite the advent of chip technology in credit cards, which has improved security, bad actors continually look to circumvent systems in place.

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Remote Onboarding Boom Being Secured By Multifactor Authentication

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Remote onboarding has overtaken (some might say overwhelmed) banks and merchants all year long as a deluge of faceless applicants opened accounts and cards. Financial institutions (FIs) and other issuers need more assurance than they’ve been getting, however, as cyber scams founded on false identities and bogus accounts are through the roof.

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How FIs And FinTechs Are Expanding The Credit Card Paradigm

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As consumers shop amid ongoing public health restrictions, they almost invariably reach for their credit cards — whether the physical varieties in their wallets or the digital versions stored on their browsers and mobile devices. More than ever, credit cards are becoming the coin of the realm in the global connected economy.

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Deutsche, Mastercard Launch Spain’s First Dynamic Code Card

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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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RHB Bank Launches Changing Security Code Cards To Fight Fraud

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RHB in Malaysia is introducing fraud protection cards with mini screens on the back that auto-generate new card verification value (CVV) numbers, according to reports. An algorithm will generate the new number for the card. Also, most of it was done when the card wasn’t even present, with either stolen PIN numbers or CVV codes.

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