Why Password Retirement Can’t Happen Soon Enough

Why Password Retirement Can’t Happen Soon Enough

Passwords are, in a word, broken. We all know this — and yet we continue to use them almost reflexively. “Passwords provide a poor user experience in part because you need to remember all of them, and they’re an insecure form of authentication,” Entersekt Digital...
Sprinque raises EUR 1,7 million

Sprinque raises EUR 1,7 million

Netherlands-based payment service provider Sprinque has raised EUR 1.7 million in funding from Volta Ventures, Force Over Mass, and angel investors to redefine B2B payments. Sprinque built a digital checkout infrastructure to make business transactions frictionless....
Mastercard Predicts 7.4% Holiday Retail Growth

Mastercard Predicts 7.4% Holiday Retail Growth

Mastercard has some early cheer for retailers eyeing the 2021 holiday shopping season, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The financial services giant’s most-recent Mastercard SpendingPulse forecast, which is based on sales in a broad range of sales...