The proliferation of plug-and-play software has revolutionized the computing experience, mostly for good. But bad actors, too, are able to take advantage of the plug-and-play experience and purchase malware kits that require little to no coding expertise, which can retail for less than $10, according to a new report from …
Read More »Visa Founder Dee Hock Forged a Network Giant Out of a Collection of Squabbling Banks
Dee Hock, who died Saturday at 93, may not have single-handedly founded the modern electronic payments industry, but he came closer than anyone else to claiming that mantle. He is widely credited as the force that harnessed a widely varied collection of banks to start the credit card system that …
Read More »ACH-Based Dutchie Pay Debuts And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/21/22
Dutchie, a provider of commerce technology for cannabis businesses, launched Dutchie Pay, which allows consumers to pay online with transactions handled on the automated clearing house network.One Inc announced Harford Mutual Insurance Group has adopted its ClaimsPay service to process claims payments digitally.The fintech Airwallex said it has launched its Online Payments App …
Read More »So-Called Friendly Fraud on P2P Payment Systems Has Caught the Attention of the CFPB
The issue of consumer losses to fraud on peer-to-peer payment apps is about to get hotter as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly preparing a probe of the matter. The bureau’s action will likely include new requirements for banks to reimburse consumers victimized in cases where they sent cash …
Read More »2.3% of Online Crime is Card Fraud And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/20/22
Authentication provider Veriff said an analysis of Google search data, a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Report 2021 data found that credit card fraud accounted for 2.3% of all reported online crimes. Phishing and its variations had the highest rate of 44.76%.Payments provider Lightspeed Commerce Inc. said it has …
Read More »MX Introduces Processor Tokens to Enhance Open Banking
In a move to streamline money movement and financial account openings for consumers, open-banking network MX Technologies Inc. on Tuesday unveiled what it calls MXapi Processor Tokens. MX enables fintechs to access consumer financial data, and helps its clients turn raw data into usable form. Token-based application programming interfaces (APIs) …
Read More »Zelle Volumes Climb Quickly for BofA, Surpassing Checks for the First Time
Five years after its launch, the Zelle person-to-person payments service continues to boost payment volumes for one of its founders, Bank of America Corp. BofA reported Monday that its second-quarter P2P Zelle transaction volume hit 239 million, up 26% from 189 million payments a year earlier. The value of the …
Read More »Apple Sued Over Apple Pay Fees And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/19/22
A class of card issuers is suing Apple Inc., alleging they pay $1 billion in fees annually for inclusion in the technology company’s Apple Pay mobile wallet, while Apple maintains a monopoly on contactless payments at the point of sale for iOS devices. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the …
Read More »More Than Token Progress: Tokenized Payments Will Hit 1 Trillion by 2026, Juniper Predicts
The total volume of tokenized payment transactions worldwide will exceed 1 trillion by 2026, up from 680 billion this year, according to a report released Monday by Juniper Research. The growth will come mostly from click-to-pay options that allow buyers to pay with a single click, using tokenized credentials, the …
Read More »Mastercard Makes a Quantum Leap And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/18/22
Mastercard Inc. and D-Wave Systems Inc., a quantum computing systems firm, announced a multiyear alliance to advance the adoption of quantum computing technology in areas such as consumer loyalty and rewards, cross-border settlement, and fraud management applications.Payments provider Adyen NV said it has processed 10 million donations by buyers on the commerce platform …
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