A lack of comprehensive, practical, real-world cybersecurity testing is leaving gaps in the defense of major companies. According to a new report from Accenture, Building Confidence: Solving Banking’s Cybersecurity Conundrum, found 78% of executives surveyed expressed confidence in their overall cybersecurity strategy, with more than half the respondents indicating high levels of comfort in their…
With merchants having more choices than ever, payments professionals and resellers need to understand the ins and outs of their merchants’ payments activity to know best what upgrades and upsells to offer. Companies are demanding more data around their operations in nearly every aspect of their business, and payments is no exception. As the payments…
Next week is the biggest week in the retail world as the NRF Big Show opens January 15th in New York City. New payments gizmos will daze and maze at the annual event. Direct Source will provide a look at the newest digital marketing tools, in-store systems and customer-facing technologies to help retailers create a…
Star Micronics is teaming up with seven top payments related software partners at National Retail Federation (NRF) Big Show to show-off their latest cool payments products. Partners include: Star Cloud Services, Itemize, Dôr, MoZONE, Thirdshelf, nClose and e-Nabler. Star Micronics has designated a portfolio of printing, secure cash management, and customer engagement solutions for any…
Deskera, a specialist in Software as a Service, has inked a partnership with Visa, to provide SaaS to Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) through the Visa Business Hub (VHB) in Singapore. The VHB, launched earlier this year, is a one-stop portal that delivers tangible value to business customers in Asia. The Deskera and Visa collaboration…
NY-based Boloro, a specialist in multifactor mobile authentication technology on a mobile payment platform, has launched the first in a series of new, global products in South Africa to help eliminate fraud. Boloro’s Debit Authentication System puts security in the hands of each user, because only the user has its mobile handset and only the…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has introduced Consumer Credit Trends, a web-based tool to help the public monitor developments in consumer lending and forecast potential future risks. The beta version of the tool covers the mortgage, credit card, auto loan, and student loan markets. The first Consumer Credit Trends release shows a sharp uptick…
The rapid pace of technological and societal change has given government CIOs a new sense of urgency and a willingness to experiment with smart city and open data initiatives. By 2019, 50% of citizens in million-people cities will benefit from smart city programs by voluntarily sharing their personal data. Research firm, Gartner, predicts 20% of…
Hundreds of new payments apps will flood the market by 2018. The flurry of apps is expected to confuse the consumer struggling to find a convenient mobile payment solution for purchases online, in-app, and in-store. Javelin Strategy indicates mobile proximity payments will reach $92 billion by 2019. As a result merchants and card issuers are…
The global IT transformation underway in overdrive will trigger significant changes for several industries in the coming year. With an unmatched geographic footprint across 40 global markets, and with more than 8,000 customers and 188,400 cross-connects, Equinix has unique data-driven insights into the key drivers pushing enterprises to succeed in the digital economy. This unique vantage point is enabled through…
Nexonia, a provider of web and mobile business financial management solutions, and Tallie, a provider of an accounting profession’s expense report solution, will merge, effective immediately. The combined company will form the largest and fastest growing independent time and expense management platform, giving customers feature-rich SaaS financial management software, best-in-class highly configurable integrations and industry-leading…
Empyr and Yelp have inked a deal to close the loop of online-to-offline (O2O) commerce with the launch of Yelp Cash Back. Empyr’s API allows websites and apps like Yelp to quickly and easily launch O2O cash back programs where consumers simply pay for products or services at participating businesses with any linked credit or…