Barely Regulated Mobile- Payment Apps Are Vulnerable to Hackers But Don’t Have to Be

Guest Post Making a purchase or other payment is not like it used to be. These days, cash and credit cards aren’t the necessities they once were because alternative-payment options are just a tap or two away on a mobile… Continue Reading

FTC’s first Crowdfunding Scammers Case is a Big Deal, sort of

Now get this: So this week, the Federal Trade Commission entered a settlement on its first case involving scammers using crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and GoFundMe to raise money without following through on their promises.. It settled charges against man who raised $122,000 to produce… Continue Reading