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...
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...