Gone: Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, eBay, Stripe, Mercado Pago. Of six payments firms first involved in Libra, just one, PayU, remains.
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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency is big news but will it be secure?
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you’ll know that earlier this week Facebook announced plans for a new global cryptocurrency for absolutely everyone called Libra.
Google quietly bought Mastercard credit and debit card records
The multimillion dollar data buy allows Google to link what we buy in brick-and-mortar stores to what ads we clicked online.
SSCC 206 – Who gave you permission to use my Wi-Fi? [PODCAST]
Listen to the latest episode of our weekly security podcast… …a quarter-hour of news turned into educational fun!
MasterCard to trial pay-by-face for online purchasing
Stare at the phone and blink to prove you’re alive, the company’s security researchers decided. But didn’t other researchers already foil that one…?
Target’s settlement with MasterCard costs retailer $19 million
Target says it reached a $19 million settlement with MasterCard to cover some of the damages to financial institutions after its December 2013 data breach. How much more is this breach going to cost?
MasterCard promises (slow) death to online payment passwords
Credit card giant MasterCard has shared plans to do away with passwords in online payments, with an all-new authentication standard to eventually replace 3D Secure.