Data and information management

Class actions related to Target Corp.'s massive data breach will be consolidated in the retailer's home state of Minnesota.

Data security provider Foregenix is in the thick of the endless war on cybercrime. And the payments industry's biggest weapons are no deterrent to fraudsters, says Andrew Henwood, CEO of U.K.-based Foregenix.

Vietnam Eximbank has implemented biometric technology for over-the-counter and ATM transactions where only fingerprint is needed for authentication.

Nigeria is steadily adding technology to tackle its fraud and risk problems, improving the country's reputation in the international payments landscape.

Security vendor Trustwave has been named in another lawsuit filed against Target for damages related to the retailer's 2013 data breach.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. chose MasterCard Inc. to handle transactions for the merchant's store-branded credit cards, ending a nine-year relationship with Discover Financial Services.

Seeking a stronger foothold in the North American market, the Munich-based online payment processing and gateway provider Pay.On AG has formed a new unit that operates out of New York City.

Credit bureau Equifax Inc. is leveraging its trove of consumer data to streamline the purchasing process on the Web and mobile devices.

Bitcoin startups are much more outspoken about security than traditional payments companies are, and the new Ciphrex wallet is no exception, claiming to be the first to use multi-signature transaction management.

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Mark Kirk, R-Ill., unveiled legislation on April 2 to increase fraud protections for debit card customers.

U.S. Bancorp in Minneapolis is rebranding its payment cards for small businesses under the name "U.S. Bank Business Edge."

Target Corp. is backing the moving of class actions related to the retailer's massive data breach to the company's home state of Minnesota.

December’s breaches made the most headlines, but the bad news for retailers seems to keep coming every few days, alternating with the latest weather reports to make up a good chunk of every evening newscast.

Payments technology provider Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) and its NYCE debit network have secured a licensing agreement with Visa to use the card brand's EMV debit application identifier (common AID) technology.

Green Bank has dropped a lawsuit against Target and security vendor Trustwave that stemmed from the retailer's 2013 data breach.

One of the two banks suing retailer Target and security vendor Trustwave in connection with the retailer's high-profile data breach has backed off.

2Checkout has developed a hosted online and mobile payment processing system that can plug into a merchant's existing e-commerce site.

Even the biggest success stories in mobile payments have skeletons in their closets. But each company learned from its mistakes and was quick to adapt.

Many times, it seems, the best way for a company to learn whether it was compliant with the Payment Card Industry data security standard is to experience a data breach.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sued Visa Inc. for allegedly conspiring to fix credit card transaction fees, according to a complaint filed March 25 in federal court in Fayetteville, Ark., the latest salvo in multi-year litigation fight between retailers and card companies.