Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity
Mastercard’s CipherTrace Deal Brings Trust and Blockchain Forensics to Crypto Space
September 13, 2021

As crypto and digital currencies take shape — where bitcoin, blockchain, CBDCs and stablecoins jostle against one another for pre-eminence — there needs to be the proverbial adult in the room. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Deep Dive: How Merchants Can Reduce the Risk of False Positives Through AI and ML
September 10, 2021

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ModCloth on Catching Fraudsters Without Entangling Legitimate Customers
September 09, 2021

Combating fraud is a delicate balancing act for fashion eTailers. If they’re too casual with prevention, fraudsters will strike, but if they’re too stringent, good customers get pushed away. In PYMNTS’ new Digital Fraud Tracker, ModCloth’s Geoff Van Haeren explains how data analysis is striking...

Cybersecurity
SEC Charges Rivetz in Connection With $18M ICO
September 09, 2021

Rivetz Corp., along with Rivetz International and both organizations’ leaders, have been charged by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) with allegedly making an illicit coin offering, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Cyberattack Victimizes New Zealand Banks, Post Office
September 08, 2021

New Zealand was briefly the center of the cybersecurity world on Wednesday (Sept. 8), when several financial institutions (FIs) and the national post office were shut down by what government leaders said was a cyberattack. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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ModCloth’s Data-Driven Approach to Tackling Fraud, Reducing False Positives
September 08, 2021

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Baanx FinTech Invests in Iowa’s Maxwell State Bank
September 06, 2021

B2B2C platform Baanx is now the third-largest shareholder in Maxwell State Bank, which is regulated by the U.S., after a multimillion-dollar deal to bolster cybersecurity as well as banking access in the country, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Kaspersky Detects 1.5B IoT Cyberattacks This Year
September 03, 2021

Global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky detected 1.5 billion attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices in the first half of this year, using “honeypots,” software that impersonates a vulnerable device, the company’s research department said in an email to PYMNTS on Friday (Sept. 3). Get the...

Cybersecurity
Solving the Payments Data Security and Compliance Problem By Getting Rid of the Data
September 03, 2021

To improve compliance, ensure data privacy and cut costs, there are two ways to do it, Mahmoud Abdelkader, CEO and co-founder of Very Good Security, told Karen Webster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...