July / August 2017
COVER STORY
IoT RISING
Defining, securing, and profiting from the Internet of Things.
FEATURES
SOLVING FOR IoT SECURITY
Connected devices and their explosive growth are raising a lot of questions in the technology world on how best to secure not only data but the devices themselves. While their opinions on specific solutions vary depending their purview, security experts agree that stakeholder accountability and education is needed to mitigate risk in the brave new world of IoT-based commerce.
Marked by market volatility, hit-or-miss adoption rates, transaction speed problems, and now a formal split, Bitcoin’s unpredictability leaves many scratching their heads. But cryptocurrencies whether Bitcoin or other iterations—are likely here to stay, say experts. And, there’s still plenty of time to develop a strategy for working with them.
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ACQUIRERS IN THE AGE OF IoT
With any disruptive new technology comes market turbulence, but a consensus seems to be building that the advent of IoT devices presents more opportunity than danger to smart acquirers and ISOs. Why? They can forge symbiotic and consultative partnerships with device innovators that need schooling on payments.
DEPARTMENTS
@ETA
Announcements and ideas from ETA’s CEO Jason Oxman
INTELLIGENCE
Vital facts and stats from the electronic payments world
POLITICS & POLICY
Political, economic, and advocacy updates affecting your business
COMMENTS
New ways to control fraud and manage enormous growth
PEOPLE
Dwolla’s Jordan Lampe talks about the Fed’s Faster Payments Task Force.
