PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

Big Tech Battle of Market Caps : Amazon’s market cap has hit a significant milestone. With a new high of $900 a share, the company’s recent market cap stood at more than $430 billion. That’s nearly twice the market cap of Walmart and has three times the revenue of that stalwart eCommerce player. The lesson here?

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2016

Meanwhile, Samsung is tackling the African market ahead of Apple and Android, and Google announces a way to avoid app downloads. Samsung May Beat Android Pay And Apple Pay In Tapping The African Market. Hot on the heels of M-Pesa, Samsung plans to initiate payment services in South Africa in the first quarter of 2017.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Since, his bright red IZOD sweater has apparently sold out online , Esquire has posted stories on how to dress like him and Ken Bone even seems to be becoming a popular Halloween costume choice this season. billion and that online sales alone would climb 7–10 percent this year to $117 billion. And the poor Samsung Galaxy Note 7.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Samsung Electronics, the South Korean consumer electronics giant, and BBVA, the Spanish bank, announced Monday (Nov. 20) a new iris scanning feature that will enable BBVA customers with Samsung-compatible smartphones to log on to the bank’s mobile app simply by looking at their smartphone’s display.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

As digital payments and commerce grows — and as consumers and regulators focus more on issues related to web security and privacy — digital ID continues to take more of a role in addressing those concerns, and helping online companies and organizations win over more consumer and otherwise scale. ID Data Points.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

The solution, Pay Direct , allows corporates to more seamlessly accept online payments directly from the sender’s bank account using the U.K.’s Digital payments solution provider Payrailz has secured a reseller agreement with digital banking company Tyfone. ’s Faster Payments real-time payments system.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2016

Samsung ’s next smartphone/tablet, the Galaxy Note 7, is expected to include an iris scanner, according to several reports on Sunday (July 17). The new Galaxy Note 7 will feature a new biometric security feature for an iris scanner, according to a product listing on Zauba, a website that track’s India’s importing and exporting trade.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

With the two-headed Facebook-Instagram giant now bustling online marketplaces and not just social sharing platforms anymore, stakes are getting higher faster. Within four years there will be 800 million smartphones in-market with facial recognition scanning capabilities. Smartphone and Registration, Please. Add those to the 4.6

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Security As A Business Enabler.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Demand for refurbished products has surged, and by securing exclusive rights to inventory sold directly from the most popular manufacturers, eBay is changing the way people shop this category," said Jordan Sweetnam , senior vice president and general manager for eBay's North America market. The program is operable immediately.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Apetiz, a company in the meal voucher market, has an array of products ranging from paper to mobile. With Apple Pay, the company noted that a one-time unique dynamic security code authorizes each transaction, and that credit or debit card numbers aren’t stored on devices or on Apple’s servers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 30, 2017

The past few weeks have seen several players around the globe invest in payments-as-a-service (PaaS) solutions as a way to improve efficiency and expedite the pace of business in several markets. Recent moves by several companies in the PaaS space worked to expand new payment options and broaden financial inclusion in various global markets.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

In September Bank of America announced that it had added mobile wallet support for a suite of commercial card products, now letting corporate card holders use Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. ” Enhancing Security. “An added benefit to using commercial cards in mobile wallets is security and protection of card numbers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2016

And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Samsung Pay’s European Debut. On June 2, Samsung Pay officially launched in Spain, bringing the mobile wallet into its first European country.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Takeaway 1 OTP bots are designed to socially engineer a victim into divulging sensitive information associated with online accounts. Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a commonly used tool to add an extra layer of security and prevent unauthorized login of online accounts. New Account Takeover Tactics. What is an OTP bot?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

At the same time, new technologies are coming on the market to serve these merchants. And technology and payments firms are collaborating to bring offerings to market. Clover lets shoppers use credit cards and debit cards as well as digital payment methods, such as Samsung Pay. And payment companies are rolling out new products.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Security Bank (NE). This year has been a busy one for Google Pay, as it tries to gain prominence in a crowded market with competitors like Apple Pay , Samsung Pay and even Walmart Pay. The system lets customers make online or in-store payments, all using the mobile app. Philo Exchange Bank. Success Bank. Village Bank.

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CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Unlike the US, where the smartphone market is divided between a small number of key players, in Asia there are many companies vying to become the dominant smartphone provider, from global giants to smaller local startups. Get our report on the latest tech financing trends, most active investors, and hot industries in Asia.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Mastercard: Inside The Samsung Pay ‘Super Card’. One of the most recent developments in this space was the announcement of the Samsung Pay Card , which is powered by Curve and Mastercard technology. It is essential for SMBs to secure financing, but this common process is burdensome and full of hurdles. Walmart ’s U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In total, more than $193 million made its way to the B2B space — more than 80 percent of it secured by cloud firms. The funding — led by Third Point Ventures with participation from Battery Ventures, JA Mitsui Leasing and Samsung NEXT, as well as existing backers SoftBank Corp. The company said in a press release that it raised $10.6

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Gonzobanker

JULY 31, 2017

Are mobile wallets a threat to PayPal’s online payment dominance? This strategic shift — what I’ll call the PayPal Pivot — is the result of PayPal seeing the threat of mobile wallets to its online payment dominance. PayPal has significant market share in digital payments (some sources put it at more than 70%).

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

We are very pleased to bring this new app to the market. The Android and iOS app joins other solutions like AFXLink, which integrates the firm’s payments services into other enterprise software tools via API, and AFXOnline, a B2B and B2C online payments platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2018

According to new data from CCS Insight, the global wearables market will double in the next four years, hitting a value of $27 billion and 233 million units in sales. Wearables also got a B2B showcase this week, with Samsung and HSBC rolling out S3 gear at the bank’s flagship Fifth Avenue location.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

TPV, or about 20 percent of online retailing, according to FDC estimates. This is essential to keep in mind as providers compete with both online content platforms — like the ever-present Netflix — and those like YouTube, which has long relied on a “freemium” model to capture users and boost subscriptions.

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PYMNTS

MAY 15, 2017

The online retail giant is set to release the Echo Show to the world on June 28 of this year. Given the market’s reaction to the Echo Show during the holiday season, it’s possible we’ll see the Echo Show sell out quickly as well. percent market share. And the market is growing fast. The remaining 5.6

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2017

Card processor TSYS is looking to heighten the security of mobile corporate payments. To do so, TSYS is linking its Enterprise Tokenization solution to commercial card issuers that support mobile payments made via Apple Pay, Android Pay or Samsung Pay. To do this across all of our U.S. To do this across all of our U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2017

This can become increasingly difficult in emerging markets, where Kunal Patel, global head of product strategy and mobile payments at GoSwiff , explained that merchants are focused on operating in cash-driven economies. KW: How do you get the consumers — who, in many of these markets, are very cash-centric — on board?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

But, is the automotive market ready to offer a car shopping experience millennial consumers will embrace? The latest PYMNTS Payments as a Service Tracker highlights how recent developments in mobile payments are impacting the auto sales and repairs, food services and hospitality, among other markets.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

South Korea has 11 mobile payment services such as KakaoPay, Naver Pay and Samsung Pay, and around 28 million cards were loaded onto users’ smartphones in the second quarter. Carrier billing allows uses to make online payments. But security is an ever-present concern. billion won from the previous quarter. But In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2018

In comparison to a market like China’s, it’s glacial. trillion — compared to the $112 billion market in the U.S., When looking at the top two methods, consumer confusion about how to use the system is on the decline, as are concerns about the relative security of mobile next to more familiar form factors.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

FREE DOWNLOAD: THE COMPLETE LIST of investors in the voice market. Microsoft and Apple are focusing on developing patents to dig into privacy and security, factors that are still hampering voice, with Microsoft going so far as to patent a way to whisper commands into smart devices. Spotlight: Voice across the Chinese market.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The move to adopt mobile payments is progressing at a slow pace, largely because lack of a steady framework across shopping channels is slowing the adoption of mobile payments technology in North American and European markets. However, the same cannot be said about Asian markets, where mobile payments technology appears to be taking off.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JULY 26, 2016

Earlier in the week I blogged about mobile banking security , and I said that in design terms it is best to assume that the internet is in the hands of your enemies. Anyway, the point is that the internet isn’t secure. I saw Charles Brookson, the head of the GSMA security group, make a very interesting point recently.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Nets and OT will combine their capabilities to offer an end-to-end mobile payment solution, which will include host card emulation (HCE) and tokenization to secure payments. “By Dubbed “VR Pay,” the virtual reality payment service is the latest example of Alibaba trying to capitalize on cutting-edge technology in online shopping.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

“They might say that mobile is really important,” posited Norton, “and they might say that real-time payments are important … and that allows us to get a sense of where the market is going.” All while allowing the company to tailor what it is taking to market. One, he said, revolves around security, and the other is operational.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 20, 2015

In integrating Samsung’s fingerprint biometric technology to its Android app, Dashlane’s password management platform can now be used with all Samsung devices, including Galaxy S6 and S5, Note 4, and Note Edge. Dashlane enables consumers to store passwords, credit cards, and digital wallets in one secure location.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2017

Business Insider noted that Google is going to have to step up its smart home device game if it wants to remain competitive in the coming months, with new devices hitting the shelves from Apple, Microsoft, Samsung and possibly even Facebook. If we do start solving it, there are trillions and trillions of dollars in market opportunity.”.

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