Technology
Technology
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Millennials are experts at navigating social media and messaging apps, but they could use some help when it comes to managing their money, concluded the U.K. fintech team behind Plum, a new app aiming to bridge this chasm.
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Theres a new hacker group on the rise using banks Swift credentials to facilitate their cyberheists.
October 11 -
The Jackson, Mich.-based credit union says members are still reporting fraudulent activity on reissued cards, even though the fast food chain says it has solved the malware issue that led to the data breach.
October 11 -
Vincent Wang needed new jeans and a coat just before classes began this semester at the University of California, Davis, where he studies nutrition. Rather than trek several miles off campus to the nearest Target or Walmart, he ordered the clothes from Amazon.com Inc. and retrieved them from new Amazon pickup lockers right next to the university store that sells Aggies T-shirts and hoodies.
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In an age in which organizations such as Swift are subject to attack, traditional perimeter security defenses are no longer enough to stop attackers from getting into the system and stealing valuable information.
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Arguably the biggest shift was that of Avid Modjtabai, the head of consumer lending, who has been named chief of the new payments group focused on digital and online offerings, investments in research and development and strategic partnerships.
October 10 -
Birthday greetings from Facebook friends are far more dangerous than many consumers realize.
October 10 -
When eBay and PayPal purchased Braintree for $800 million in 2013, it was seen as an immediate fix for PayPal's troubled relationship with the developer community. Today, that transaction is showing a long-term benefit as well.
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A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on the financial services panel introduced legislation Wednesday that would help banks remotely open accounts.
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Mastercard has joined PayPal, Square, Stripe and a handful of banks offering bug bounties to volunteers willing to comb some of its websites in search of glitches.
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Apple Pay is steadily making its way around the globe, though it hasn't always had the full support of the major banks in each region. By the end of October, Apple Pay will be live in 10 markets.
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Fill a room with 100 financial services CEOs. It's likely that only one of them is a woman, even in 2016.
October 6 -
For many restaurants that originally put EMV on the back burner because of technical complexities and a lower general risk of counterfeit card fraud, waiting to support chip cards has proven to be the right decision.
October 6 -
Even as mobile wallets continue to struggle with consumer adoption, yet another iteration of payments technology is rapidly coming over the horizon: the Connected Car.
October 6 -
WASHINGTON A bipartisan group of House lawmakers on the financial services panel introduced legislation Wednesday that would help banks remotely open accounts.
October 6 -
Concerns about fraud and theft risks are inhibiting adoption of mobile wallets, yet nearly 60% of executives say mobile money will build their business because it is safer than alternatives like cash and cards, according to new research from NTT Data Consulting and Ingenico's ePayments division through Oxford Economics and Charney Research.
October 6 -
New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority has added Apple Pay and Masterpass to its mobile app offerings.
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Cross-border payments are a complex and global system, so it's no surprise that modernizing this process would require a partnership that spans multiple continents and a relatively new and experimental technology.
October 5 -
3D Secure commonly implemented as a prompt for an extra password during an e-commerce checkout was too clunky to appeal to consumers in its original form. But a nearing upgrade could turn 3D secure into a staple of e-commerce by tying it into mobile wallets.
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Preventing fraud across multiple purchasing channels is the next major paradigm shift for bank card issuers and merchants.
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