Retailers

Merchants that accept bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies need an increased focus on the ways that fraudsters might try to exploit them.

While there is a collective sense that data breaches are simply a side effect of our digital existence, there are real costs for the companies impacted. The ones that are hit the hardest are the ones that are least able to weather the fines, remediation costs and lost reputation.

Regardless of some promising uptake numbers numbers, it’s obvious there are still many hurdles to clear before we see ubiquity, Rahul Shah of Applause writes.

There is a growing need for professionals who install and support merchant payment systems to be aware of and trained on critical security controls, writes Mauro Lance, chief operating officer of the PCI Security Standards Council.

Cryptocurrencies bring truly worldwide reach and a single set of rules and fees for the whole globe, writes Kirill Radchenko, CEO of Paygine.

As the names pile up — Equifax, Target, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, etc. — there's one thing all of these brands have in common. They all disclosed a major data security breach, and they all remain in business despite what happened.

To see significant growth in NFC payments in the U.S. a movement to standardize terminals across merchants would be necessary, coupled with a willingness from consumers to test, trust and use the technology, writes Beatta McInerney, business development manager for payments at ScanSource.

The fridge, car, home assistant, smart watch, etc., will be able to initiate digital payments both online and on-location, and some will even be able to accept payment as well, and payment companies will need to respond, according to Michel Léger, executive vice president of innovation at Ingenico Group.

Quick service restaurant and other small business owners are warming up to new technology, giving Verifone and Paysafe a chance to sell their collaborative payment products.

To detect and combat transaction laundering — the practice of hiding illegal activity behind a business that appears legitimate — American Express' investment group took a minority equity stake in EverCompliant.