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New Report: Solving Gig Platforms Cross-Border Payments And Compliance Complexities

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These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. Beauty retailer Sephora , meanwhile, is renewing emphasis on China by deploying a localized eCommerce presence.

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PAAY Partners With Bluefin To Further Secure eCommerce Transactions

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Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. Founded in 2007 by Miles and John Perry, who serves as chief executive officer, Bluefin specializes in encryption and tokenization payment and data security. . Each $1 of fraud costs retailers $3.13. .

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Report: 91 Pct Of Retailers Aren’t PCI Compliant

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With retailers struggling to get compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard , qualified security assessors are going to be in more demand and can offer tokenization as one way of achieving compliance.

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Young B2B FinTechs Secure Their Seed Rounds

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Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. Also securing seed funding is Bazaar, a B2B online marketplace based in Pakistan developed for the food and grocery arena to connect wholesale suppliers to retailers.

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Biometrics’ Role In SCA Compliance

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Despite announcements last month that the deadline for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance will be extended , the original proposed deadline approaches next week. The latest PSD2 Tracker looks into how EU merchants and retailers could leverage biometric authentication to better comply with SCA. Previous efforts for the U.S.

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Verizon: PCI DSS Compliance Down For First Time In Six Years

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A case of complacency on compliance? 25) from Verizon Communications, full compliance with the PCI DSS (short for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) dropped last year, the first decline seen in six years. percent at full compliance in Europe, while the standing was 39.7 Then came retailers at 56.3

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Are Connected Devices Threatening Payment Security?

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While it’s not uncommon for these Internet of Things (IoT) devices to be accessed by attackers looking for a stealthy way in, it’s also not uncommon for merchants to overlook these as a point of security vulnerability. to provide additional layers of security. Going Beyond PCI.