Security and Risk

Cash Reigns Supreme For Cybercriminals
Cash Reigns Supreme For Cybercriminals
July 09, 2015  |  International

Cash may be losing its place as a go-to payment method for consumers, but according to the European Union’s law enforcement agency Europol, cybercriminals are...

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Transaction Laundering: Payments’ Next Big Threat
Transaction Laundering: Payments’ Next Big Threat
July 02, 2015  |  News

  Where there’s a [cybercriminal] will, there’s a [cybercrime] way. Transaction laundering, not to be confused with money laundering, is a pretty big will that...

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Fingerprint Sensor Tech Likely Coming To More Smartphones
Fingerprint Sensor Tech Likely Coming To More Smartphones
June 23, 2015  |  News

As fingerprint authentication becomes more accessible to mobile application developers and service providers, fingerprint sensor manufacturers expect to see a much wider adoption of the...

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Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
Toshiba Pursuing Hacker-Resistant Encryption
June 23, 2015  |  Merchant Innovation

Toshiba is working on an Internet-based communication encryption system, which industry analysts say will be unbreakable, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (June 22). Engineers believe...

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Vantiv Locks In Secure Payments For USPS
Vantiv Locks In Secure Payments For USPS
June 22, 2015  |  News

The United States Postal Service has selected Vantiv, the payment processing service provider, to support payment solutions in its retail locations and online. The agreement,...

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