Facebook is allowing businesses to sell products and services directly to customers in its chat platform called Messenger, commonly used on mobile devices. Customers can check out with a few easy clicks, without ever leaving the Messenger app, Facebook explained. Read more
On the surface one would expect a major retailer advocate, and an agency dedicated to keeping purchasing transactions safe, to be well-aligned in their views. But the National Retail Federation (NRF) has made a very public complaint about the Payment Read more
October 1st represents the deadline for most merchants to accept Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip-equipped credit cards at their terminals. Should a merchant only process payments with the familiar magnetic stripe reader, and end up taking a counterfeit card, Read more
The White House is urging small online sellers and other businesses to bolster the security of their payments systems, part of a broader push the administration is making to improve the cybersecurity posture of the private sector. On Friday, President Read more
Greg Rosenberg is a Security Engineer at Trustwave. In today’s guest column, he explains new standards for PCI DSS compliance that will impact online merchants who accept credit card payments directly through a merchant credit card account on their websites. Read more
