POS and Retail

Traditional authentication practices are incapable of meeting the real-time demands, writes Frank Teruel, senior vice president and general manager of ThreatMetrix.

Amazon is undeniably a juggernaut in the realm of e-commerce and digital payments — but its journey was filled with missteps and failed experiments.

Solving open banking's challenges requires a whole new approach to international payments beyond basic open development, says Marten Nelson, co-founder of Token.io.

A crypto-based payments system from Facebook would create more competition and pressure legacy companies to up their game, says Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

Amazon.com Inc. said it was hit by an "extensive" fraud, revealing that unidentified hackers were able to siphon funds from merchant accounts over six months last year.

Small business owners using Square's payments platform and business tools may soon be asking "Elle" for assistance with customers.

Caving to pressure from lawmakers who recently cracked down on stores that eschew cash, Amazon has altered its business model to accept cash at its newest Amazon Go convenience stores and bookstores.

The growing sophistication of artificial intelligence is making fraud detection faster and more accurate, which opens up new possibilities for new products and services because of consumer confidence in secure payments, writes Margaret Reid, senior vice president of North America Risk for Visa.

Apple is addressing consumer demands and pain points head-on, with the overall goal of making consumers’ lives easier, argues Jeff Bender, vice president of digital solutions for Diebold Nixdorf.

In the wake of Zelle, Venmo and Apple Cash getting more active users and potential revenue, Square is relying on its Square Cash App and Cash Card as key drivers for its own growth.