Fintech News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As fraudsters adapt to security measures and consumer awareness, it is crucial to examine the most prevalent fraud types, their impact on both consumers and businesses, and the measures necessary to counteract them. Percentage of security concerns pointed out by the consumers. Photo taken from Adyen Index: Retail Report 2024.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The dual impact of generative AI on payment security, highlighting its potential to enhance fraud detection while posing significant data privacy risks. While AI generally offers significant improvements to payment security, its deployment also raises concerns about protecting sensitive customer information. What is this article about?

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Clearly Payments

OCTOBER 30, 2024

It’s more complex than domestic payments, as it requires a payment infrastructure that supports global payment options and multiple currencies while ensuring security and compliance with foreign regulations. Fraud Prevention and Security Cross-border transactions have higher fraud risks than domestic payments.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Where passwords or one-time codes are obsolete, and secure on-device biometrics allow seamless authentication across devices and websites, ensuring personal data stays on the device. Mastercard today announced its vision to transform online shopping by 2030. Imagine a future where no physical card numbers are needed for purchases.

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VISTA InfoSec

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

This guide makes sensitive cybersecurity concepts approachable to enable smarter decisions in securing your systems against catastrophe. Most data breaches boil down to security failures and human error. Best Practices For Prevention Ultimately, consistent vigilance and proactive security safeguards offer the best breach protections.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Mastercard, in collaboration with the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) and Egyptian Banks Company (EBC), brings Apple Pay to users in Egypt, providing a safer, more secure and private way to pay in-store, in-app and online. Security and privacy are at the core of Apple Pay.

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EBizCharge

MARCH 18, 2025

For companies using Sage 100, understanding how to process credit cards securely is not just an option it’s a necessity. These gateways act as a bridge between your business and financial institutions to process customer transactions quickly and securely. What is Sage 100?

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Fintech Finance

JANUARY 20, 2025

Apple Pay is a safe, secure and easy way to pay in-store, in-app and online. Every Apple Pay purchase is secure because it is authenticated with Face ID, Touch ID, or device passcode, as well as a one-time unique dynamic security code. Apple Pay is easy to set up.

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Stax

MARCH 6, 2025

The system generates a one-time encrypted code for each transaction, preventing fraudsters from stealing payment data. Each offers a fast, secure option that helps reduce checkout friction. These 7 contactless payment methods come with built-in security features like encryption, tokenization, and proximity-based protection.

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VISTA InfoSec

MARCH 28, 2024

This article explores ten key principles that every company should know and implement to ensure the highest level of data security. Data Security To secure customer data, employ encryption for data at rest and in transit. This means encrypting data on your servers and any data being sent over the internet.

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VISTA InfoSec

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Mutli-Factor Authentication (MFA) isn’t a new concept. Put simply, cybersecurity is any security system that protects our digital assets. They can include physical security to protect sensitive data on-premises, AI-powered analytics, and biometrics. What Is Multi-Factor Authentication? What is Cybersecurity?

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Stax

MARCH 18, 2025

It ensures the secure transfer of funds from a customer to a merchant via their preferred payment method. A payment processing system is a technology that facilitates the secure transfer of funds from a customer to a merchant. They set interchange fees and security standards for processing payments.

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VISTA InfoSec

JANUARY 18, 2024

with a particular emphasis on the move towards ‘network security controls’. As a reminder, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a comprehensive set of security requirements that all organizations handling cardholder data must adhere to. As we continue our exploration of the updated PCI DSS v4.0,

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As fraudsters are continuously finding new ways to strike, we’re continuously finding new ways to prevent them with controls such as encryption, multi-factor authentication, fraud detection software, etc. It affects how secure the hardware is, as well as how well data stays safe. However, manufacturers DO.

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The Payments Association

MARCH 19, 2025

According to Yaccarino, the partnership will allow for secure and instant funding to users X Wallet via Visa Direct, connecting to their debit cards and allowing for peer-to-peer payments. Digital wallets, also known as e-wallets, are digital applications that securely store payment details and enable users to make electronic transactions.

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Fintech Finance

DECEMBER 18, 2024

This new offering empowers businesses to provide customers with a seamless, secure, and efficient online checkout experience. Our goal is to make payments as easy and secure as possible for both businesses and their customers, said Benjamin Haguel, CEO at TCB Pay. The global mobile payment market size was valued at USD 88.50

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 2, 2025

WhatsApp prides itself on the security of its encrypted messages, however, according to new research from Revolut, the global fintech with 11 million UK customers and 50 million globally, UK consumers are losing an average of 2,437 from scams originating on the communications platform. Encryption does not equate to immunity from scams.

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Right now, crypto is considered to be more secure than traditional currencies and payment methods. This is chiefly due to the fact that quantum computers will be able to hack through current common encryption algorithms like RSA, ECDSA, and ECDH. However, this is going to change once quantum computers become the new norm.

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Stax

APRIL 3, 2025

TL;DR An eCommerce payment solution allows online businesses to accept payments securely and efficiently. Key features to look for in an eCommerce payment solution include security and fraud protection, payment method variety, integration capabilities, chargeback protection and dispute resolution, and global payment support.

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VISTA InfoSec

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable to these attacks due to limited resources and a lack of cyber security expertise. Understanding the significance of cyber security is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring business continuity. What are the most common cyber security threats for SMEs?

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VISTA InfoSec

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are especially vulnerable to these attacks due to limited resources and a lack of cyber security expertise. Understanding the significance of cyber security is crucial for protecting sensitive data and ensuring business continuity. What are the most common cyber security threats for SMEs?

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VISTA InfoSec

JULY 31, 2023

The PCI DSS Checklist is a crucial first step in securing your business. It’s a tool that helps businesses ensure they’re meeting all the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The QSA will review the business’s security measures and access controls, and provide a report on their findings.

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Clearly Payments

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Although BINs play a critical role in how payments are processed and authenticated, they often go unnoticed by the average consumer or merchant. For payment processors and financial institutions, however, understanding BINs is essential for smooth transaction processing, security, and even risk management.

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Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

while protecting customers through tools like strong customer authentication (SCA), 2-factor authentication, and PCI DSS data encryption. With the right tools, tech, and hand-in-hand support, retailers will not just survive Cyber Weekend, but also have the data that will help them thrive well into the future.”

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Fintech Review

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Dubai, UAE, November 28th, 2024, Chainwire Serenity , a tech and blockchain solution provider, and IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST), a global leader in payment and connectivity solutions, announced the launch of sAxess , a biometric security card to improve data access control, security, and recovery.

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 14, 2025

A credit card transaction is a process involving multiple entities, complex technology, and rigorous security protocols. Behind every simple transaction lies a network of playerseach with a vital role in making sure the process is seamless, secure, and efficient. Merchant Sells goods/services and accepts credit card payments.

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2024

To stay ahead of fraud means merchants must understand the threats, use trusted and secure providers, and keep up to date on payment security trends. So, let’s dive into payment security, touching on the basics of what you need to know to ensure secure payments. billion digital wallet users, or 42.6%

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

For a great example of an attempt at security that does much more to annoy legitimate consumers than to actually fend off fraudsters, look no further than CAPTCHA. When we put these detection mechanisms in the space, we have to take a holistic view of what is going to drive security, but also reduce friction,” Xie said. “So

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Stax

JANUARY 21, 2025

To accept electronic payment methods fast and securely, you need a payment gateway. Ensure the gateway offers PCI DSS compliance, encryption, tokenization, and fraud prevention tools to safeguard transactions. A payment gateway is a tool that allows merchants to authenticate and receive payments from their customers electronically.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. PAAY provides strong authentication at the front door and Bluefin encrypts and tokenizes the data at the point of interaction on the web. Getting the European Union on the path to 3D Secure 2.0

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Fintech News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Citing concerns about online fraud, which occurs at seven times the rate of in-store fraud, Mastercard proposes a system that relies on tokenisation and biometric authentication, such as fingerprints and facial recognition. With this shift we are protecting sensitive data through advanced encryption and tokenisation technologies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Said simply, Visa and Intel want to create standardized security for the Internet of Things and make it easier to instantly and correctly authenticate all those devices so that NWH or any of the other bad guys with similar ambitions can’t turn them against us. When Capacity Grows Faster Than Security. Baking Authentication In .

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Stax

MARCH 11, 2025

You need the services of a reliable payment service provider to securely accept and process card payments and the right provider for you will be one that supports your preferred payment methods, sales model (one-time payments or subscriptions), and geographical reach (international sales).

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Fintech News

APRIL 22, 2024

While this digital transformation offers undeniable convenience, it also introduces new challenges to mobile security in Indonesia Malware and phishing attacks pose a significant threat to the integrity and security of financial platforms, jeopardising both user data and financial security.

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Fi911

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) is a set of global standards developed to safeguard cardholder data. Compliance ensures robust security practices to prevent breaches and protect sensitive payment card data. Non-compliance can lead to hefty fines, security vulnerabilities, and loss of customer trust.

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Segpay

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Biometric security has become a normal part of modern technology. Facial recognition, fingerprint scanning, and iris recognition have revolutionized how we verify identity, access information, and secure environments. As these technologies continue to evolve, they not only enhance security but also improve user experience.

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Stax

MARCH 4, 2025

TL;DR Online payments rely on API or hosted gateways with encryption and fraud detection, while in-store transactions require POS hardware with EMV chip technology and NFC capabilities. From there, configure your settings, and test transactions for security and functionality. Need to integrate payments?

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