ISO & Agent

Wire transfers have higher fees and fraud risk than other methods, according to Chen Amit, CEO of Tipalti.

Providing access to accounts in a disorganized or incongruent manner could endanger PSD2’s opportunities for the entire market, according to Shahrokh Moinian, global head of cash products and cash management at Deutsche Bank.

Sell-offs are happening all over, bitcoin has shown strength in the past and is attracting partnerships, argues Ken Gary, vice president of corporate strategy and development at Stafford Communications.

Leveraging the trust relationship the bank already enjoys with its customers, based on robust security, engagements can go beyond run-of-the-mill transactions, writes Sherif Samy, senior vice president of North America at Entersekt.

Coordinated, shared identity verification and management is certainly attractive, but there is also tremendous risk and potential liability issues, according to Sunil Madhu, founder and chief strategy officer for Socure.

The crypto market has typically been viewed as too risky to make insurance viable, but there are ways to enhance risk management, says BlockRe’s Raymond Zenkich.

Blockchain technology will allow players to purchase items or games faster, while ensuring their payments are secure, according to Nicolas Gilot, co-CEO of Ultra.

With managers able to approve employees spending via an app on their phone, it empowers employees, shows they are a trusted member of the team and gives them confidence that their employer is forward-thinking, investing in the latest technology to give them the tools they need perform, according to Nick Campbell, head of product strategy and innovation at Fraedom.

Merchants will need to feel comfortable that enough of their vendors will also accept crypto, writes Jared McClure, co-founder and COO of CrayPay.

The 2019 outlook for China’s cross-border e-commerce sector remains positive due to strong consumer demand, favorable regulations and tech-savvy shoppers’ interest in convenient mobile pay options, writes Franklin Chu, managing director for Azoya USA.

Business pay has always lagged consumer innovation because of complexity. But new advancements in underlying business technology should change that, according to Rob Eberle, CEO of Bottomline Technologies.

Even if used to decorate your home with ideas before you purchase anything, the technology will completely change your perspective on reality-altering technology, writes Michael Volkmann, an entrepreneur who focuses on business operations and finance.

Despite what we assume are dedicated efforts to protect customer’s personal information, hackers are finding the loopholes in businesses’ process and technology data protection life cycle. It happened with Target in 2013, the Home Depot in 2014, and many others since, writes Todd Feinman, co-founder and chief product officer of Spirion.

The new environment requires merchants to support a solid point of sale system, along with other business activities, writes CardConnect's Michael Mertz

Names, email, encrypted passwords and information related to Facebook and other networks are all at risk, according to Marty Puranik, CEO of Atlantic.Net.

Blockchain looks set to disrupt the gaming industry, and enable a new way for players and developers to interact with gaming platforms, writes Nicolas Gilot, Co-CEO of Ultra.

When so many users trust large companies like Google with their personal data, it's up to these companies to disclose any compromise of the data security as early as possible, writes Aman Khanna, vice president of products for ThumbSignIn.

Web attacks spike around the holidays, creating a higher risk for malware, phishing and other crime, according to Ryan Wilk, vice president of customer success for NuData Security, a Mastercard company.

The SEC is already ramping up action in the cryptocurrency space, with stronger moves in the year ahead, and market participants should be preparing to respond, according to Aaron Kaplan, a securities lawyer and founder at Prometheum.

Fixes and resolutions can take days or even weeks, enhancing vulnerability, according to David Williamson, CEO of EfficientIP.