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E-payment & Security

LG’s Mobile Payment Platform May Target Apple, Google, Samsung

November 20, 2015

Via: itCurated

With mobile payment platforms slowly but steadily gaining traction — and trust — with consumers, another platform is due to hit the market soon, this time coming from South Korean consumer electronics giant LG. The company is planning to unveil […]


E-payment & Security

Contactless cards – what are the risks and how to avoid them

November 9, 2015

Via: itCurated

The potential vulnerabilities of RFID devices have been described and researched for a while now. Using NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies is one method of accessing RFID-stored data. With the renewed popularity of NFC tech, this type of vulnerabilities deserves […]


E-payment & Security

How On-premise, Open Source and SaaS Ecommerce Technologies Handle PCI Compliance – And How Much It Costs You

October 27, 2015

Via: itCurated

Anyone setting up — or maintaining — an online store faces the issue of PCI compliance. This is a set of standards set down by credit card companies to protect online shoppers from fraud and identity theft. Both problems are […]


News

Swatch beats Apple to China mobile payments market with Bellamy watch

October 14, 2015

Via: itCurated

For Swatch, today’s launch represents a foot in the Chinese payments industry door, but more importantly a head start on Apple, which hopes to market its own touchless solution in Apple Pay on Apple Watch. With its mass appeal and […]


E-payment & Security

The Benefits of Using Tablet Point of Sales Systems In-Store

October 8, 2015

Via: itCurated

When retail outlets think about a point of sale tablet, they may simply be thinking of a replacement for the clunky, massive, old POS that they purchased a decade ago. It’s important to keep in mind that a POS tablet […]


News

Apple Pay Makes Inroads for Everyday Purchases

October 6, 2015

Via: itCurated

Mobile payments are slow to catch on among the general population, but early adopters of the Apple Watch are also rapidly adopting Apple Pay, research suggests. Among those who are using Apple Pay, they report it’s making a different in […]


E-payment & Security

As Online Data Theft Escalates, Banks Look to Retailers to Bear the Losses

September 30, 2015

Via: itCurated

On Sept. 1 last year, the website Rescator, known as the “Amazon.com of the black market,” alerted its customers that huge quantities of stolen debit and credit card data would go on sale the next day. “Load your accounts and […]


E-payment & Security, Mobile Commerce

Article: Millennials Embrace Mobile Banking

August 18, 2015

Via: itCurated

Millennials are adopting mobile banking at a much higher rate than their parents and grandparents. According to eMarketer’s latest US mobile phone banking usage forecast, nearly 59% of 18-to-34-year-old mobile phone users in the country will access their bank, credit […]


E-payment & Security

Samsung Introduces New Phones and Mobile Payments System

August 17, 2015

Via: itCurated

Heavy lies the crown for any leader in the smartphone market, and Samsung’s plan to stay in the lead is to introduce new phones alongside a new mobile payments system. The South Korean manufacturer introduced two big-screen Galaxy phones on […]


E-payment & Security

Researchers Find Security Flaws in Developing-World Money Apps

August 12, 2015

Via: itCurated

Mobile-money services are growing at a rapid clip in the developing world, but new research suggests many of the apps that give the poor access to banking services have woeful security protections, leaving users exposed to fraud and theft. Computer […]