John Egan is a veteran personal finance writer whose work has been published by outlets such as Bankrate, Experian, Newsweek Vault and Investopedia. Daphne Foreman is a former Banking and Personal ...

Scanning a QR code can expose you to identity theft, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Quick-response, or QR codes, which store links and other information and are readable by a smartphone ...

Americans continue to dive into the digital payment movement. In 2021, 82% of Americans used digital payments, up from 78% the previous year and 72% in 2016, according to a McKinsey & Co survey. A key ...

“This is horrible because this is a real mail from Venmo,” Inky CEO Dave Baggett said. “This is not a brand impersonation.” A recent case of a hacker exploiting Venmo’s memo field in an effort to ...

You see QR codes just about everywhere these days. The square barcodes show up everywhere: real estate listings, TV ads and social media posts touting what look like great deals on must-have items.

Facebook confirms it's testing a new QR code feature and payment links for use with Facebook Pay to make it easier for people in the U.S. to send or request money from one another. The QR code feature ...

Nowadays, making payments through UPI is very common, but there is a risk of fraud while scanning a QR code. Fraudsters get fake QR codes scanned instead of the original and steal money from your bank ...