Cybersecurity

Fraud Prevention
Financial Scams Are the New Customer-Churn Crisis for Banks
November 10, 2025

“Financial Scams and Consumer Trust,” a PYMNTS Intelligence report commissioned by Block, examines how the rise of digital scams is undermining the confidence powering everyday banking, commerce and payments. Drawing on a survey of 15,110 United States consumers conducted from Sept. 9, 2025, to Sept....

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Phishing Threats Prompt Call for Wider Adoption of Passkeys
November 07, 2025

The recent hack of Salesforce should prompt Gmail users to shift from passwords to passkeys, according to a report by Inc. posted by sister publication Fast Company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Entersekt CEO Says AI Can’t Change the Fundamentals of Digital Trust
November 04, 2025

Artificial intelligence has become the spark and the shield of a new security revolution in banking. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...

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AWS and CrowdStrike Open Cybersecurity Accelerator to Startups Worldwide
November 03, 2025

The AWS & CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Accelerator is now open to cloud and artificial intelligence security startups around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Inside the ‘Perfect Storm’ Disrupting Fraud and Risk Management
October 30, 2025

In financial services, milliseconds can make or break both transactions and relationships. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

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Bad Customer Service Drives 85% of Consumers to Seek Chargebacks
October 30, 2025

For years, merchants treated fraud prevention like seasonal window dressing — a necessary expense to get through the holiday rush. But this year’s PYMNTS Intelligence-Worldpay Payments Optimization Tracker, “Securing the Season: Fighting Fraud Without Losing Customers,” shows that strategy no longer works. What began as...

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Microsoft Says ‘Problematic Configuration Change’ Caused Outage of Cloud Services
October 29, 2025

Microsoft said Wednesday (Oct. 29) that it is working on issues that have been causing service degradation on Microsoft 365 (Business or Enterprise) productivity apps and Microsoft Azure cloud computing services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Gen’s MoneyLion Move Redefines Protection to Include Financial Wellness
October 29, 2025

Digital scams and economic uncertainty are both rising, and that’s forcing a rethink of what protection means. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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More Than Half of Retailers Now Use AI to Catch Fraudsters
October 29, 2025

The holiday season is the most lucrative and perilous time of the year for retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...