Coinbase rival Kraken launches mobile app in U.S. to capitalize on crypto surge

Less than two months after Coinbase’s stock market debut, rival crypto exchange Kraken is bringing its mobile app to the U.S. as retail investors flock to digital currencies.  Starting Wednesday, the new Kraken App will allow many users across the U.S. to securely buy and sell more than 50 crypto tokens from their mobile phones. “This consumer app is […]

US storms ahead of UK in 3DS2 use for payment authentication, data shows

2 June 2021, London UK — The US is beating the UK in the rollout of the 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) multi-factor authentication protocol, new data from fraud detection and payment acceptance specialist Ravelin shows today. 68% of transactions in the US now use 3DS2, with a significant 99% authentication success rate. By comparison, just 7% of UK […]