MasterCard Pioneering the Use of SMS for Security

In recent months, online shopping safety has been the focus of many of the large card providers. A growing number of innovative security features have been developed in the payment sector, several of which incorporated biometrics within mobile wallets to identify purchasers. A great example is Apple Pay’s fingerprint sensors which has been integral in […]

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App Giant Snapchat Rolls Out 2-Factor Authentication to Increase Security

Popular instant messaging service Snapchat, renowned for disappearing videos and photos, has announced an update introducing a feature called “Login Verification”. When users choose to enable this feature, Snapchat will send them an SMS code every time they wish to log in to Snapchat on a new device, thus ensuring it is in fact them […]

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How are Businesses Using SMS Today?

SMS can be utilised by a range of businesses in a number of great ways. Here are a few examples of different departments which could incorporate SMS messaging into their communication with customers and potential messages they may send. Restaurants and Bars SMS messages can be used as a means to communicate with customers and […]

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