Opinions

By design, any practice that requires a customer to simply hand over online bank credentials to a third party is a terrible idea.

The gig or sharing economy has transformed and disrupted the global workforce. It has redefined what we should expect from our payments, writes Ralph Perdomo, a research analyst and writer at Nvoicepay.

Everybody say it with me, “Customer data is a liability.” And the Equifax breach shows why.

Cybercriminals know people want to resolve tax payment issues, and they take advantage of it, writes Matthew Gardiner, senior product manager at Mimecast.

As long as we can create enough trust between the parties involved in a payment transaction, the system works, writes Francis Limousy, principal adviser for UL Transaction Security Advisory Services.

By design, any practice that requires a customer to simply hand over online bank credentials to a third party is a terrible idea.

Targeting customers and linking mobile marketing to in-store sales is a challenge for retailers, but mobile payments can make a difference, writes Marissa Tarleton, chief marketing officer for RetailMeNot.

The existing state laws create a gray area for bitcoin-related businesses, according to Rob Viglione of ZenCash and Scott Nelson of Sweetbridge.

Phishing crooks are like security analysts with more weapons, creating a danger for payment and other companies, writes William MacArthur, threat researcher for RiskIQ.

To continuously build strong customer relationships, there should be an incentive structure within a custom token, where quality reviews by industry players are rewarded using the tokens, writes Denatacoin's Mariam Nishanian.