How Dallas Cowboys' Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security From blocking and tackling on the gridiron, to blocking and tackling internal threats and hackers â and quantum computers? HyperSpace Security board member Lewis Neal (of the Dallas Cowboys) and firm Founder Dane Butzer tells Karen Webster that companies and consumers are vulnerable even when they think data is protected by tokens and blockchain. Welcome to a new defensive play: key shadowing. |
Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots Even children arenât safe from the perils of synthetic identity fraud. Bad guys know how to link far-flung data points, create new personas, exploit firms and consumers, and make off with ill-gotten gains via the unwitting victimsâ accounts. The solution, according to GIACT EVP David Barnhardt, lies in constantly cross-checking individuals with an eye on âlifecycle management.â |
PayPal On Tariffs, Trust And Whatâs Next For Cross-Border Commerce One could be excused if they feared for the future of cross-border commerce, given the summer of âtrade warâ headlines. But Adriana Bello, PayPalâs head of cross-border trade, tells PYMNTS that the real story for cross-border commerce this year isnât tariffs. Itâs trust. We dig into PayPalâs fourth annual PayPal Cross-Border Commerce study with the inside skinny. |
| Consumer Credit | Why Household Finances Under The Hood Donât Look So Good The economy is booming and retail spending is up. Academics report that most Americans have achieved an income level that guarantees their emotional well-being and that more wouldnât make them happier. Meanwhile, Karen Webster says, one-third of American households are late paying their bills and 79 percent of well-educated, affluent Bridge Millennials and Gen X-ers say they live paycheck to paycheck. Webster takes us under the hood of the latest PYMNTS study of consumers and their use of credit, and why looking under that hood doesnât look so good. | |