On The Fly POS’s latest product, called Ground Control, is making it easier for hospitality merchants to use their own devices for ordering and table management. The new app, with versions for both iOS and Android mobile devices, enables merchants to use their own hardware with an integrated software app …

With the fourth quarter under way, fraudsters are increasing the sophistication of their attacks while consumers are gearing up for a busy holiday-shopping season, albeit with different goals. First, a new report from Au10tix, an Israel-based identity verification and management provider, found a 44% increase compared to preceding quarters in …

Data compromises in the U.S. market for the first three quarters of 2023 totaled 2,116, a record high for the first nine months of a calendar year, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. The previous high was set in 2021, when 1,862 compromises were recorded over the first nine …

PayNearMe Inc. is beefing up the fraud-fighting capabilities of its MoneyLine iGaming and sports-betting platform via an integration with Accertify Inc., a subsidiary of American Express Co. The integration will enable iGaming and sports-betting operators to reduce fraudulent withdrawals from iGaming accounts by confirming an accountholder’s identity prior to a …

It’s a sobering part of the daily payments arena—fraud is unending and always evolving. That’s why payments and anti-fraud companies continue to create new services in an effort to keep up with the latest scams. Visa on Monday said it would make managed detection and response services from Expel Inc. …

Here’s why more merchants and service providers are starting to embrace embedded finance. This year marks the 25th anniversary of PayPal. While e-commerce existed in some form as early as 1979 (once any new technology arises, it’s not long before someone monetizes it), PayPal changed the game for small- and …

There are many ways to protect against a shark attack: certain wet suits, defensive tools, evasive behavior, and so on. Sometimes they help, other times they don’t. What never fails is to walk on the beach. Safety guaranteed. Same for the cyber ocean. If you walk on its beach, known …

In an expansion of its existing processing relationship with PayPal Holdings Inc., ride-sharing technology provider Uber Technologies Inc. will begin making use of PayPal’s domestic debit network routing in the United States and other markets and enable Uber drivers to receive wages directly in their PayPal and Venmo wallets. PayPal …

Most victims of identity theft—53%—began using different passwords across multiple accounts, a move that could reduce their fraud exposure in the future, found a survey from the Identity Theft Resource Center. Typically, though, 59% of consumers use the same password across multiple accounts, the ITRC’s 2023 Consumer Impact Report found. …

BitPay Inc. expanded the payment capabilities of its cryptocurrency wallet Tuesday with inclusion of bill payment. BitPay users can now pay bills with digital currency at more than 5,000 billers, the Atlanta-based company says. To enable bill payment, BitPay has partnered with Method Financial, an Austin, Texas-based provider of embedded …