Our weekly email newsletter includes an in-depth look at the latest cybercrime trends in the ThreatMetrix Q2 2018 Cybercrime Report including the dramatic rise in mobile fraud transactions. A new Pulse Networks research study shows that PayPal still maintains the lead in online payments, but debit card issuers are taking a shine to Apple Pay. Our weekly global payments news roundup contains the latest developments and news you can use.
Research: US Mobile fraud attacks rise 44%
By the middle of this year, mobile transactions, including new accounts, logins and payments surpassed 58% of all traffic compared to just 19% when first measured by ThreatMetrix in 2015. The bad news is mobile fraud rates in the first half of 2018 also rose 24%, and in the US mobile fraud attacks rose even higher, showing an astounding 44% increase. Read more…
Debit card issuers take a shine to Apple Pay
A new research study of debit card issuers by Pulse Network shows 12.2% of debit cards were enrolled in Apple Pay as of January 2018, an increase of 6.3% from January 2017. Samsung Pay grew by 1.5% as of January 2018, compared to January 2017 while Google Pay was up 1.3% during the same timeframe. Read more…
Payments news roundup: 451 Research, Stripe vs PayPal, mobile fraud, more…
We’ve got a payments news roundup with news you can use from around the globe. 451 Research looks at some of the reasons Apple Pay is gaining with credit card issuers. We’ve got a payments processor showdown between Stripe and PayPal as well as a look at the new iPhone Xs with Face ID. Read more…
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