Merchant

There are lots of layers technology risk-mitigation features, and in addition, network-level mitigation is provided as well, writes Robb Gaynor, chief product officer at Malauzai.

Bluestone Lane, an Australian-style café and coffee shop chain in the U.S., has been well-served by its move to cashless payments in October 2016. But even the most well-planned transition can encounter problems if customers aren't expecting it.

Walmart Inc. is close to finalizing a deal to buy a majority stake in India’s leading e-commerce company for at least $12 billion and may complete the agreement in the next two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter.

The agency's acting chief said hundreds of data breaches justified a halt on collecting information from firms, but experts question that logic.

With new data breaches becoming public on an almost routine basis, it’s no surprise that our findings revealed that consumers are starting to favor safety over speed and ease of checkout, writes Joseph Daly, COO of Paysafe Payment Processing in North America.

IoT and omnichannel require fast informed data-driven decisions for merchants, a challenge Mastercard hopes to address with predictive analytics, driving more transactions and fee income.

When offered in a fair and transparent manner, DCC provides real value and benefit to both the cardholder and the merchant striving for new ways to remove friction and improve their customer service experience, writes Mark Horwedel, CEO of the Merchant Advisory Group.

SunTrust let about eight weeks pass before telling the public that data tied to 1.5 million customers had been stolen.

Walmart has also used Sam's Club's Scan & Go fast checkout feature and even robots in an attempt to shorten queues and improve the payment experience.

The Louisiana company has vowed to meaningfully improve investor returns and efficiency over the next two years.