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Not only does it illustrate the willingness of regulators to impose massive fines for massive data breaches, it also reminds us that this situation could be just the tip of a financial iceberg, says White Hat Security's Mark Rogan.

It's unclear whether the Trump administration can or will declare a national emergency as part of the trade dispute between the U.S. and China, but the discourse alone could disrupt major business relationships that involve American retailers, payment companies and Chinese firms.

House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and a bipartisan congressional delegation met with Swiss government officials last week to discuss Facebook’s plans to launch and operate a digital currency.

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology offer many of the basic elements that are essential components for PCI DSS compliance, writes Doug Wick, chief product officer at ALTR.

Crypto technology will play a major role in the central bank's real-time payments system.

Mastercard Inc.’s European unit formally notified Belgian and German data-protection regulators of a data lapse concerning a loyalty program, officials said on Friday.

Amid success stories like Apple Pay, Google Pay and the Starbucks app, there are many wallet apps that failed to gain traction — or squandered it when they did. But there is a lot to learn from their experiences.

The most popular payment method in Hong Kong is no longer considered safe by many protesters.

An inspector general’s findings suggest that the Texas bank could face more consequences over how it handled fraud cases last year tied to the Direct Express program.

A J.D. Power official says supplemental benefits — many centered on travel cards — need to be pared down. His comments followed the company’s release of survey data that showed these hard-to-understand benefits were a drag on customer satisfaction.