"Even though people are healthier on average and living longer in the real world, the dreaded cyberattack strikes fear into the hearts of businesses and individuals alike. Whether it’s sensitive business records or personally identifiable information with a credit card number, we need to think about protecting ourselves online the...
"Payment apps can speed up register checkout and replace that paper and plastic clogging your billfold. Here are six steps to make them work for you."CLICK HERE to read...
"October is Financial Planning Month, and a good time to think about your end of year financial goals. As we start looking ahead to the new year, Financial professional Dale McCarty, President of Retirement Designers Financial shares some tips for a financial check-up."
"Your first few years after college are like getting thrown into a bad game show. You need to balance a new career, a bevy of new living expenses, an eventual retirement to start saving for, and student loans with a grace period that’s far too short. And don’t forget: You...
"Worldpay, PAX and AEVI are revolutionizing the POS experience by providing merchants tailored, value-added solutions on a handheld device. Vantiv, now Worldpay, Inc. (NYSE: WP) announced today at ETA TRANSACT (Booth #410) it is adding the handheld PAX A920 to its line of SmartPay Series™ terminals. These devices...
"Consumer spending and changing payment habits have Mastercard shareholders smiling. Mastercard, one of the world's largest payment processing companies, has benefited tremendously from a growing U.S. economy as well as a shift in consumer trends from spending cash to swiping cards -- and, more recently, to mobile payments."
"Visa today announced a suite of innovative security capabilities to help prevent and disrupt payment fraud, breaking new ground in cybersecurity and fraud prevention. The new payment security services and capabilities help protect the integrity of the payments ecosystem by detecting and disrupting fraud threats targeting financial institutions and merchants,...
"FDX is aligning industry players to bring a common approach to consumer control of financial data through an open banking API and technical standards that prioritize security, transparency and user experience. The newest members include: The American Bankers Association (ABA), Blanc Labs, Flinks, Mastercard, Mountain America FCU, Principal Life Insurance Company,...
"You’ve likely heard a lot about the advance of 5G so far, and while you may not even be sure just what it is, you’ve been treated to opinions all up and down the spectrum suggesting that this will either make us all blissfully happy or give us cancer in...
"Many small businesses operate on tight margins. That’s one reason they have been slow to upgrade their payment systems to accept EMV chip-enabled cards. Many are also stymied by the cost and complexity of the required changes.Unfortunately, delaying can have expensive consequences." CLICK HERE to view...
