Merchant

Forget the stereotype that a cybercriminal has to be tech-savvy to get the job done. Their true gift is in social engineering.

American Express' blockchain patent application isn't just about payments: It could also radically change how card-based merchant offers are made and allow them to become much more targeted.

Consumers are already in shopping mode, so retailers that focus on personalized and targeted offerings, and promotional campaigns around Prime Day can all reap the rewards of the Prime Day halo effect, according to Tom Caporaso, CEO of Clarus Commerce.

In addition to leading the company’s national business banking efforts, Peter Sefzik will also oversee small-business banking. Brian Foley, the chief credit officer for the Texas market, will succeed him as market president.

Prosperity Bancshares in Houston said that its earnings increased 19% from a year earlier as its efficiency ratio rose.

Under its new chargeback rules, Visa retired one of the chargeback codes that merchants almost always lost — "transaction not recognized," formerly listed as Chargeback Reason Code 75.

To make informed decisions about fraud prevention, merchants must understand the current fraud landscape, customer expectations, and the risks and rewards associated with internal and external fraud prevention approaches, writes Bernardo Lustosa, partner, co-founder and COO of ClearSale.

To consolidate the data flows that are increasingly becoming part of real-time payment processing, Ingenico is turning to MapR Technologies to provide artificial intelligence and analytics to its platform.

Multifactor authentication is table stakes in today's breach-heavy environment. Falling short of that standard creates a dangerously high threat, according to David Vergara, head of security product marketing for OneSpan.

The Boston bank said the digital lending platform has cut down the time it takes to deliver loan decisions by roughly 40%.