By Jeff Domansky, June 9, 2021 Fintech PayNearMe will enable millions of Walmart shoppers to pay their bills with cash by displaying a scannable code on their mobile phones at any of Walmart’s 4,674 US stores and MoneyCenterbehavior locations. In expanding its partnership with digital ...
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By Jeff Domansky, June 8, 2021 The largest stolen password collection of all time, 8.4 billion passwords, was leaked on one of the world’s most popular hacker forums. The anonymous hacker named the password compilation ‘RockYou2021‘ after the notorious 2009 RockYou data breach when threat actors ...
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By Jeff Domansky, June 7, 2021 The big news of the day is that Jeff Bezos plans to go into space with his brother next month. Fitting as we approach the 52nd anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s July 20, 1969 walk on the moon. Meanwhile, back ...
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By Jeff Domansky, June 3, 2021 The world of cybersecurity is not on the radar of the average American. That is, until yesterday when news broke of a Russian ransomware attack infiltrating operations of one of the largest US beef producers, Brazilian-owned JBS. The attack ...
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By Jeff Domansky, June 2, 2021 Two things jump out on first reading of Contrast Security’s 2021 State of Application Security in Financial Services Report. First, the financial services industry leaders surveyed are big organizations. Nearly two-thirds (66%) had more than 2,000 software developers and ...
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By David Sharp, President, PaySimple, June 1, 2021 Last year was pivotal in the payments industry when the COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to rethink their business strategies and adopt new revenue streams. Despite its many downsides, the pandemic has proven the necessity for small companies ...
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By Jeff Domansky, May 28, 2021 Another week, another serious security lapse in the financial world. Klarna shut down its popular buy now, pay later payments app, used by more than 90 million shoppers worldwide. All due to what Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski embarrassingly called ...
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By Jeff Domansky, May 26, 2021 A new partnership of Square and digital ordering company Noble should make it easier for concertgoers to order their cocktails, beer, and other refreshments at the next live event. Just as important, it will help concession operators handle more ...
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By Jeff Domansky, May 25, 2021 Last week, Check Point Research (CPR) released a study showing misconfiguration of third-party services by mobile app developers exposed emails, passwords, names, and other personal data for more than 100 million users. CPR outlines how lax security and the ...
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By Jeff Domansky, May 21, 2021 Frustrated with 15 months of pandemic restrictions, work-from-home mandates, and longing to shop in-store once again, consumers appear ready to reopen their purses and wallets with a vengeance. Earlier this spring, Bloomberg Economics estimated Americans have a stockpile of ...
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