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News, research, and analysis on eCommerce payments and fraud prevention.
MasterCard to Launch Identity Check App in 14 Countries this Summer
MasterCard showcased their new Identity Check product at the Mobile World Congress in late February, announcing that after successful…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Fraud PreventionMerchants Should Already be Planning for Increased Fraud Attempts Post-EMV
According to forecasts from Aite Group nearly all credit cards issued in the U.S. will have EMV capabilities by 2018 when CNP credit card…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsMillennials Are Group Most Likely to be Victims of Both Telephone and Online Scams
Multiple studies have recently shown that across all age groups it is Millennials who are most likely to fall victim to scams carried out…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Merger & AcquisitionsMitek Systems Acquires IDchecker for $10.6 Million
Mitek, who specializes in mobile onboarding and capturing solutions, announced they would be acquiring identity document verification…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsMobile Driving More Sales So Far this Holiday Season
Consumers made more than $2 billion worth of purchases in the mobile eCommerce channel between Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday.…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsMobile Payment Volume at the Point-of-Sale Will More Than Double in 2015
According to a new forecast from eMarketer, U.S. mobile payments at the point-of-sale, including NFC, QR codes and other methods, will grow…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsMobile Propels Higher U.S. e-Retail Forecasts for Holiday Season and 2014 Calendar Year
Recent forecasts from eMarketer estimate eCommerce retail sales will exceed $305 billion in 2014, a 16 percent increase from last year, as…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsMobile Wallet Isis to Change Name, Begin Rebranding Effort
The mobile wallet joint venture Isis founded by AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless is in the process of changing their name…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsMobile Wallets are Moving to the Web Browser with Implications for eCommerce and mCommerce
Both Apple Pay and Android Pay are bringing their mobile wallets to the web browser, adding both security and convenience to mCommerce and…
Nov 4, 2021 · 3 min read Industry NewsMore and More Mobile Malware
Malware targeting mobile devices has increased for the fifth consecutive quarter and has increased 167 percent from Q1 2013 to Q1 2014,…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsMost U.S. Merchants Will Not Make EMV Deadline; Less than Half of Small Businesses Have Any Plans To
According to a recent report from Javelin Strategy & Research, up to 75 percent of merchants in the United States will not be EMV compliant…
Nov 4, 2021 · 2 min read Industry NewsNACHA, The Clearing House and the Federal Reserve Seek to Make Same Day ACH Payments a Reality
In early December the Electronic Payments Association, alternatively known as NACHA, released more details on their proposal for a same-day…
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