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Hong Kong's Octo3 aims to knock down silos of cross-border payments

Blockchain is already taking a bite out of the fees traditional financial institutions extract from cross-border transactions by providing a workaround that avoids third parties.

Cross border payments John Adams September 14

Cross border payments John Adams September 14
Is democratized ID the answer to the Equifax breach?

Security professionals have long argued against the use of static identifiers like passwords and Social Security numbers, while consumers have long questioned why a handful of bureaus can claim to be the ultimate judges of their identities.

Blockchain John Adams September 14

Blockchain John Adams September 14
White Paper Investing in top-down security to build a compliant business

It’s a story you’ll watch unfold time and time again. The breach. The headlines. The confusion. The public apologies. The finger-pointing. And it’s often followed by some form of the following: “But I was compliant.” Compliance is never enough. The challenges are understandable. Taking the path of least resistance is not.Read this white paper to learn the value of a holistic approach to security.

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The Equifax breach: A much needed catastrophe

It's not just Equifax that needs to worry. The incident can and should be a turning point for the financial services industry, a warning that it needs to end its reliance on static personal identifiers.

Data security Nick Holland September 8

Data security Nick Holland September 8
Equifax's historic hack may have exposed almost half of U.S.

Equifax Inc., one of the three biggest credit-reporting companies, was struck by a cyberattack that left almost half the U.S. population at risk, placing it among the most intrusive security breaches in history. The stock fell the most in almost two decades.

Data security September 8

Data security September 8
PayThink Regulatory sandboxes can help states advance fintech

Mark Brnovich
Attorney General Arizona

States must recognize how their patchwork of different regimes stifles innovation, but they also have an opportunity to help maintain U.S. competitiveness in the global fintech marketplace.

PayThink Conference September 7

PayThink Conference September 7
As China mulls ICOs, blockchain leaders turn to Russia

China's Metaverse Foundation collaborated with Russian crypto investment bank CyberTrust to create the Cryptocurrency Fund to support ICO projects from China and Russia through KICKICO's crypto crowdfunding platform.

Blockchain David Heun September 6

Blockchain David Heun September 6
PayThink Chatbots can move retailers to next-gen payments

Doug Baldasare
CEO ChargeItSpot

Bots can use revealed preferences and purchase history to make pertinent recommendations, writes Doug Baldasare, CEO of ChargeItSpot.

PayThink Conference September 5

PayThink Conference September 5
PayThink Custom tokens are the future of cryptocurrency

Mariam Nishanian
Spokesperson Dentacoin

To continuously build strong customer relationships, there should be an incentive structure within a custom token, where quality reviews by industry players are rewarded using the tokens, writes Denatacoin's Mariam Nishanian.

PayThink Conference September 1

PayThink Conference September 1
Almost half of companies fail to meet PCI data standards

Compliance is improving, but more than 40% of companies still have work to do, according to a new Verizon report.

PCI DSS Kate Fitzgerald August 31

PCI DSS Kate Fitzgerald August 31

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