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Although mobile point-of-sale proximity payments comprised just 0.01 percent of the total POS retail purchased volume in 2012 according...

We are starting to see more and more fraudsters focusing larger efforts on using account takeover (ATO) to perpetrate fraud. Most likely...

A recent survey and report from Adobe found that a significant number of business do not have a mobile app or mobile-optimized site while...

A recently signed appropriations bill contained an additional provision that several government agencies will need to get approval from...

Government leaders claim that the lack of authority for collecting sales tax with many online purchases costs the U.S billions each year,...

The mobile channel is booming and reaching a tipping point. Mobile online commerce has enjoyed triple digit growth rates for consecutive...

An internal IRS document explicitly states that emails sent from an individual’s computer do not have reasonable expectations of privacy...

COMPARISON OF THE IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION AND REVERSE LOOKUP TECHNIQUES Sarasota, FL, March 15, 2013 / By: David Montague Merchants...

A retailer suffering a data compromise in 2010 was ultimately responsible for $13.3 million in fines from Visa levied against two...

Using AnnualCreditReport.com, a site setup by the three major credit reporting bureaus in the United States for consumers to obtain free...

While many social media users have become more aware of privacy issues and have made their profiles private, a recent academic study has...

According to a recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research, the number of identity fraud victims in the United States increased by more...

Gartner estimates that 5 percent of new retail customers’ identities are based on social network profiles and identities today, but they...

Three sophisticated fraudsters behind the malware Gozi, which infected over one million computers including hundreds at NASA, have been...

In a highly organized and orchestrated attack, money mules across the world cashed out prepaid debit cards withdrawing millions of...

A recent survey finds that many consumers want more opportunities to use mobile wallets in-store while online mobile commerce...

Over the final weekend of 2012 hacktivist group Anonymous released a video and statement that they will be busy in 2013 citing the...

The three major shipping couriers in the United States, the US Postal Service, UPS and FedEx, are all raising their rates in 2013. How...

In a recent article from the FDIC’s Supervisory Insights publication mobile payments are discussed in terms of understanding and managing...

According to a recent forecast from research firm IDC, iPhones will be the top company purchased smartphone through 2016 as enterprises...