Marketing

A September survey of 850 information-technology professionals around the world by security-software provider Hornetsecurity Group found more than 9% saying their organization had paid a ransom to recover data after a ransomware attack. Some 15.2% said their organizations don’t perform regular data backups.Parkmobile LLC, whose mobile app enables reservations and payment for …

One of the first moves to bring a payment system not controlled by Apple Inc. to Apple’s App Store emerged Thursday and follows a landmark federal-court ruling last month. Paddle Ltd., a London-based payments provider, said it will begin offering the alternative Dec. 7, in line with the terms of …

Purchase scams, in which consumers pay for goods that never arrive, was the number-one fraud type in the second quarter in terms of card-fraud attempts, beating out social-engineering frauds, according to fraud-prevention firm Feedzai. The top city for overall fraud attempts was Las Vegas, with fraud up 411% in the quarter …

Mega-retailer Target Corp. says consumers can now use buy now, pay later options from Sezzle Inc. and Affirm Inc. Though Target doesn’t say why it is offering two BNPL options, it distinguishes Affirm, which offers a point-of-sale loan that charges interest, as best for purchases of more than $100. Sezzle, …

Retail spending, except for automotive and gas, increased 5.4% in September year-over-year, Mastercard Inc. said in its latest SpendingPulse report. E-commerce sales were up 11.5% over last year for the same period.Sila Inc., a fintech software platform, has combined forces with Arcus Inc., a payments-technology firm, to allow businesses to make payments …

On-the-spot installment lending, known now as buy now, pay later, has achieved such a high profile since the onset of the pandemic last year that observers are starting to calculate just how much consumer spending it’s accounting for—and how much risk it might pose for consumers and lenders. A report …

AppsFlyer, a marketing measurement platform, said e-commerce retail app installations increased 55% on Android devices and 32% on iOS devices in 2021 in its latest “State of eCommerce App Marketing” report. In-app spending is up 35% and could increase to 42% by November.Payments-technology provider GK Software said it has completed an installation …

As the popularity of buy now, pay later services accelerates, potential problems do, too. Evidence of that has emerged in new research that finds 14% of BNPL users missed a payment once, and 12% missed a payment more than once, according to a new report from Piplsay, a consumer-research firm. …

The opportunity in online wagering, sometimes called iGaming, is attracting a wide array of payments providers as they adapt their online payments-processing capabilities for this emerging market. On Monday, PayNearMe Inc. launched MoneyLine, a service intended to make it easier for players to receive payouts and make deposits into their …

Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc., dropped its plans to offer banking services to consumers, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday. Google announced in November it intended to debut Plex, a mobile-first bank account integrated into Google Pay.Payments provider Park Place Payments said it will pay $500 to clients that drop the service within the …