Investment

The two companies were part of an $8 million funding round for Paystack, a company with a model similar to Square.

Very few organizations have adopted blockchain technology for any meaningful day-to-day use. But a change could be afoot.

Digital ID platform developers are competing to sign up partners to deploy their technologies to replace vulnerable usernames and passwords with a single sign-in. The challenge is to sign up a sufficient volume of partners to make these platforms attractive for consumers and businesses.

Canada’s credit unions have been losing out to the country’s banks in terms of business banking market share, and have struggled to keep up with the banks’ capacity for technological innovation. Central 1 wants to redress this imbalance in the credit unions’ ability to compete with the banks.

Michael Terpin explains how hackers stole $24 million worth of cryptocurrency from his mobile phone and why he’s suing AT&T for $224 million; Luke Lombe of PlayChip describes his new ICO.

A recent editing snafu illustrates an important lesson for credit unions using AI and machine learning.

Russia's S7 Airlines implemented its first blockchain-based smart contract for the refueling of one of its aircraft.

In the same way a card skimmer steals credentials at an ATM, gas pump or point-of-sale terminal, the Magecart malware hides beneath the surface of a website with a digital skimmer to obtain card and personal information.

Security researchers have raised alarms about the vulnerabilities of fax machines (yes, many banks are still using them) and printers. It is the kind of threat companies tend to overlook.

When Chris Winship, partner of FTV Capital, paid $35 million in private equity funds for a slice of the digital gift card player Tango Card in May 2018, he did so with the expectation that he would quickly find a buyer.