Monthly Archives: April 2016

Retailers lag on EMV card technology transition, study reveals

Some 42 percent of retailers have yet to update payment terminals to be EMV compliant. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

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MasterCard reports continued progress for U.S. EMV Adoption

With industry-wide cooperation, the company says, the US might reduce fraud by as much as 80 percent as other EMV-adopting nations have done. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.mobilepaymentstoday.com

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Why Consumer Convenience Trumps Security | PYMNTS.com

In March’s PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, we interview TransUnion’s Rurik Bradbury about fraud’s seismic shift to the digital world. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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The Post-EMV Friendly Fraud Epidemic

A recent report by CBS showed that 86 percent of consumer chargebacks are deliberate. This is a growing trend of post EMV friendly fraud – where consumers make a purchase online and then request a… Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.business2community.com

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Visa could replace credit cards by letting you buy things with a wave of your hand

That was easy. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.businessinsider.com

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Government to build new £40m cybersecurity centre in Wiltshire – IT PRO

IT PRO Government to build new £40m cybersecurity centre in Wiltshire IT PRO The government has announced it will open a new £40 million cybersecurity operations centre (CSOC) at a military site in Wiltshire, after pledging to invest £1.9 billion…

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The Path to Financial Inclusion that No One is Talking About

Fintech innovations help consumers attain financial independence Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.inc.com

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Trump Hotels Is Investigating Claims That Hackers Stole Customers’ Credit Card Data 

GOP presidential candidate and sentient sac of millions of spiders Donald Trump—literally more spiders than you’ve ever seen—does not have a coherent stance on cybersecurity. In his business ventures, though, his cybersecurity record sucks. Sourced through Scoop.it from: gizmodo.com

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Meet the Central Asian Nation Trying to Benefit From the Iran Nuclear Deal

Meet the Central Asian Nation Trying to Benefit From the Iran Nuclear Deal « | Foreign Policy | the Global Magazine of News and Ideas Sourced through Scoop.it from: foreignpolicy.com

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The Research Pirates of the Dark Web

After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theatlantic.com

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