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Credit Card Processing for Small Business: Everything You Need to Know

Stax

However, other industry best practices apart from PCI compliance are also expected from a quality payment processor and they include: Multifactor authentication: MFA practices help to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information by adding an extra layer of identity confirmation before the user is allowed to view the relevant data.

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Data Breaches 101: What They Are And How To Prevent Them

VISTA InfoSec

User Account Details Usernames, passwords, security questions, login timestamps, failed login attempt logs, password reset tokens, multifactor authentication details, and session IDs. Accidental data leaks by insiders mishandling information also trigger breaches frequently. Test restoration periodically.

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In Europe, Building The ‘Bridge’ Between eCommerce Merchants And Traditional Banks

PYMNTS

In explaining the relationship amid the parties, she said Monneo acts as the “bridge” that serves up the infrastructure that can help other stakeholders handle the continuing surge of online payments while handling some of the regulatory and compliance processes tied to PSD2. and FX Payments in 134 currencies.

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FinCEN Files Show Banks’ ‘Whack-a-Mole’ Battle Against KYC/AML

PYMNTS

billion transactions for potential suspicious activity and screened more than 157 million transactions for compliance with applicable sanctions requirements. As Standard Chartered noted to BuzzFeed in the wake of the FinCEN files report: "In 2019 we monitored more than 1.2

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The Corporate Card Faces New Hurdles In AP Departments

PYMNTS

In this week’s look at the latest in Commercial Card Innovation, PYMNTS examines the tactics industry players use to overcome hurdles, including complex strong customer authentication (SCA) compliance requirements and the pain of supplier non-acceptance. Billtrust, REPAY Drive Virtual Card Adoption.

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New York Bolsters Cybersecurity Requirements

Global Fintech & Digital Assets

Certification A covered entity’s CISO and highest-ranking executive must annually file a notice of compliance with the DFS. Covered entities must also retain for five years all documentation supporting a certification of compliance or acknowledgement of non-compliance and remedial efforts.

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PSD2: Ready Or Not? Not, Says Whitepages Pro

PYMNTS

The headlines surrounding PSD2 trumpet the arrival of open banking – where customers and companies have access to data in one place and can share it with third parties through APIs – but there is also the need for strong customer authentication (SCA). Looking for Exemptions.