John Adams

Security professionals have long argued against the use of static identifiers like passwords and Social Security numbers, while consumers have long questioned why a handful of bureaus can claim to be the ultimate judges of their identities.

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alipay's restaurant app debuts as standalone; Connected car payments advance; Belgian cooperative payments expand; Nets adds to P-to-P service.

While the EMV fraud liability shift for most companies passed nearly two years ago, there are still pockets of stores that haven't switched over — and they can be particularly prone to the kind of fraud chip cards are designed to thwart.

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First Data is one of many payments companies working to get its customers back up and running in the wake of the severe storms, but it's also a victim — its center in Sugar Land, Texas, suffered flooding, causing the Atlanta-based company to set up operations at a hotel in Houston for 400 staff.

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Petal is using machine learning in its new card program to make the most of the scant financial data available from young consumers.

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As the next step of Nacha's faster payments initiative nears, technology and management adjustments may be required to handle increased overdraft risk.