The last few years have witnessed an upswing in the number of mobile application downloads. To illustrate, as per data released by Statista, in 2009, the number of mobile applications…

What are open APIs? An open API- generally referred to as public API- is an application program interface, providing a developer with programmatic access to proprietary applications. APIs are software…

Until a few years ago, customers were required to visit the bank to conduct any financial transaction. Banking, on the whole, was considered time consuming and inconvenient. Today, a number…

Addressing security-related concerns in a BYOD era The concept of Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) has gained traction over the past few years. BYOD can be defined as using employee-owned mobile devices such…

BLE ensuring high safety with low energy? Despite Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) gaining ground, the technology has its share of challenges, especially pertaining to security. In this context, examining the…

The consumers across the world are steadily relying more on mobile payments rather than dipping or swiping their payment cards. MasterCard has announced support to Host Card Emulation (HCE) in…