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Firms across the world have been subjected to security breaches – and in many cases taken years to recover. Lessons can be learned from some of those instances, so we’ve examined some of the most shocking and damaging payment system breaches to do so.

Elsewhere, in our latest FinTalk Podcast, Michael Hocking sits down with Nick Kerigan, Barclaycard’s head of future payments, to discuss how artificial intelligence is shaping the payments ecosystem.

That and so much more feature on the PaymentEye website now. Read, share, and enjoy.

Michael McCaw

PaymentEye

As technology continues to evolve, businesses across the globe are becoming increasingly reliant on new developments in payment processing systems and dynamic point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Yet with increased reliance come data security risks.

In this episode of the FinTalk Podcast we sit down with Nick Kerigan, Head of Future Payments at Barclaycard, to discuss the payments predictions made at the beginning of this year, including the fates of AI, wearables, the cashless society and more.

An hour for lipstick, two weeks for a new outfit, three and a half months for a car… New research from Checkout.com reveals consumers’ spending anxiety and attitudes towards different payment methods when buying online.

A conversation with Hannah Fitzsimmons, European Executive Vice President and General Manager Europe, Elavon, Inc, about the challenges facing women in payments and financial services, and what needs to happen next to address the balance.

I caught up with Guillaume Andre, Head of Marketing, Ingenico Northern Europe, to discuss the implications of a tech giant-payments provider collaboration-led future, and how Ingenico and Google might continue to innovate the POS system in the future.