Data breach, Fraud, Mobile payments, Payments, Security
Forget EMV. The next battleground for payment security is in consumers’ pockets and hands. Business Insider reported that “2016 will be a watershed year for the payments industry,” as mobile payments take center stage, and issuers, acquirers, and...
Compliance, Payments, PCI, Security, Tokenization
Merchants are no stranger to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, but a new version of the data protection regulations is on the horizon. PCI DSS 3.1 officially goes into effect on June 30, 2016, giving these businesses some time to prepare their SAP...
Cybersecurity, Data breach, Fraud, Payments, PCI, Security
In an era when the corporate world sees a high-profile data breach almost every week and smaller incidents basically every day, it’s incredibly important that merchants ensure that their data stays secure. Here are six components of cybersecurity that...
Big data, Compliance, eCommerce, Mobile payments, Payments, Security
The payments industry experienced a crazy 2015. Between the dissolution of Safe Harbor, the major data breaches, U.S. EMV adoption and the boom in mobile payments, merchants have a lot on the their plates, so to speak. This has only made this sector more competitive...
EMV, Fraud, Payments, POS, Security
Chip-and-PIN is often touted as the solution to the vulnerabilities of swiping magnetic strips at the point of sale. Though already common outside of North America, as the system has continued its rocky roll-out in the United States, many have doubts that EMV will...
