As one of the three major credit monitoring and reporting entities, this organization is tasked with tracking and rating the financial history of consumers.
Tag: payment security
Now That Future’s Passed: A Look Back at 2017 (updated)
“It’s going to get worse before it gets better,” we wrote as 2016 became 2017, citing a Guardian article that had proclaimed our previous year…
Breach Days: Equifax and Beyond (updated)
When this post first appeared last summer, we called it “The Breach Days of August,” sounding various alarums from what had…
Data Breaches Hit “All Time High” — Can We Keep Them From Getting Worse? (Updated)
All Time High was a good name for a James Bond film theme. But it’s an unwelcome descriptor for a trend in data breaches…
May the Force Not Be With You: Guard Against Fraudulent Force-Posted Transactions (Pt. 1)
Among the many types of hacks and frauds we warn about, or sadly have to post about (a report discussed by Reuters this week…
AVP Solutions Launches “SID” (SmartIDentity for Business) Training; Join us on April 19th
Our mission at AVP Solutions is to equip our merchants with the most comprehensive services and the highest level of customer service available.
Credit Card Processing Risk Management Solutions
With summer only a couple of months away, now is a good time for seasonal or tourism-oriented businesses to give additional thought to secure payment processing.
You May Need More Help Than Your Antivirus Software Can Give
A recent article in Slate’s “Future Tense” section has some sobering news: “In 2005, Panda Software reported that a new strain of malware was discovered every 12 minutes.
New Fintech Rules? The Yin and the Yang
Along with all the turmoil occupying our headlines these days, comes some under-the-radar discussion of potential new rules that could affect the financial sector…
