Data security

As retailers, banks and technology companies continue to suffer data breaches, issuers and merchants need to take extra care when selecting payment vendors.

Facing security challenges at its member banks and competition from other tech providers, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication [Swift] plans to put its best foot forward in 2017.

Online shoppers can expect fraudsters to be at the height of their creativity during the 2016 holiday season.

By making tokenization available on each other's digital wallets, Visa and Mastercard are addressing the security concerns of merchants who are happy to accept both brands but nervous about how their wallets can be misused.

In response to a series of cyber bank thefts, Swift has developed new guidance. It's a necessary first step, though banks for now are still left to fend for themselves.

Yahoo! Inc. disclosed a second major security breach that may have affected more than 1 billion users, another blow to the company's reputation as it nears the sale of its main web businesses to Verizon Communications Inc.

Russian authorities have handed over an American fugitive who the U.S. accuses of conspiring to organize the largest known cyber attack on Wall Street, according to people familiar with the matter, resolving months of negotiations at a moment of high tension over hacking between Moscow and Washington.

As online shopping and card fraud increase, startups offering easy-to-use “burner” cards could see strong traction.

As online shopping and card fraud increase, startups offering easy-to-use "burner" cards could see strong traction.

Both major brands are accelerating a move away from traditional checkout, and all retailers need to make adjustments for the future.