Virtual cards are temporary credit card numbers that can be used to make purchases. They are designed to protect your actual account number from fraud. Virtual cards can be requested through your credit card issuer and are a great way to protect your identity when shopping...
The trend away from cash is nothing new and with consumers concerned about the health risks associated with handling cash, it’s no surprise that contactless and digital payment adoption is accelerating. According to a recent survey by the Electronic Transactions Association, 27% of small businesses in...
Mobeewave Inc. a Canadian-based startup has been recently acquired by Apple. According to Bloomberg, the California tech-giant paid roughly $100 million USD for the company. What does Mobeewave do? Mobeewave developed technology that allows merchants to use their iPhones as mobile payment terminals. The technology allows you to...
Dave, the personal finance app and challenger bank, announced a security breach this Saturday. Dave is a unicorn tech company leading as a US challenger bank that offers free overdraft cash, budgeting, credit building and more. Approximately 7.5 million Dave users had their information exposed on a...
The WHO was one of the first major organizations to warn about the increase of cyberattacks and online scams happening over the past few months. In late April WHO reported a fivefold increase in cyber attacks stating that some 450 active WHO email addresses and...
Technology is quickly transforming every sector and education is no exception. From online curricula at every stage of learning that accelerates the pace that students can complete their education or virtual classrooms and learning software, technology is aiming to dramatically change how people learn. Perhaps...
Last week, Amazon made plans to introduce terminals that will allow consumers to make payments by waving the palms of their hands. These terminals would be placed in brick in brick and mortar shops and would be enabled to link consumers’ credit card information to...
In the past couple of weeks, you’ve probably heard and seen it all over the news, but what is Libra coin? What does it do? The goal of Libra is to “enable a simple global currency and financial infrastructure that empowers billions of people”. To put things...
Between lots of new technology, evolving regulations, and emerging threats to data security, 2017 is gearing up to be an exciting year in the payments space. Here are Kubera’s Payment's stories to watch for 2017. Tech Breakthroughs Some of the most exciting payments stories to watch in 2017...
As November draws to a close, 2016 is officially almost over. This also marks just over a year since the EMV liability shift for US merchants occurred in October 2015. So how are US merchants doing when it comes to chip-and-pin adoption? Wait, what is EMV...