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In 2009 a hacker embedded malware on the point-of-sale (PoS) equipment at a Seattle eatery known as the Broadway Grill.

Security for Visa Inc. involves traditional physical security, staffing Global Security Operation Centers (GSOC), internal investigations, global travel security, risk management, intelligence and handling security for special events that Visa sponsors.

Over the past few years, Florida Blue has changed into a not-for-profit mutual holding company that specializes in health solutions called GuideWell.

Delaware and Florida are home to the highest rates of attempted credit card fraud, while Alaskans are the most likely to have their card details used fraudsters, according to a new report.

Contactless payment systems remain largely unfamiliar to U.S. consumers despite a high level of satisfaction with the technology’s speed convenience and ease-of-use.

After several years of slow adoption, mobile wallets are finally starting to gain real traction with consumers, but many still need an extra push to turn their mobile wallet use into a true habit.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a new regulation to protect New York State from cyberattacks. 

Visa’s Biometric Paymentsstudy, which surveyed 14,000 people across Europe, revealed that 73 percent of people think biometric security checks on a payments device is a secure authentication, with fingerprint the preference for 81% of consumers, followed by iris scanning.

The rise of robust mobile technology is driving change in the payments landscape.

Colombian digital bank Nequi plans to offer account access completely through a user’s mobile device by using biometric authentication.