PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Social media giant Facebook is bringing its online dating tool to Europe after seeing success in the 20 countries where Facebook Dating is already offered, the company said in a statement on Thursday (Oct. The company said it took privacy seriously and integrated safety and security measures developed with experts.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Social media-based campaigns are also proving to be especially useful during the health crisis. Many nonprofits are turning to peer-to-peer (P2P) fundraising campaigns in which donors create pages on social media platforms to promote causes to their family members and friends.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

In 2019, Payme, FinViet, EPay, PayTech, Dibee and Smart Net were granted licenses from Vietnam’s central bank. GPay has a supportive ecosystem from G-Group with above 20 million users of financial platforms, game community, social network and technology companies. G-Group financed the seed funding.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

Banks do not always have the budgets or resources to craft cutting-edge online and mobile experiences, although they can no longer afford to put off digital transformations. The number of online banking customers is growing worldwide, and FIs’ consumers are coming to expect seamless digital experiences as a result.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

Facebook posted single-digit user gains in the fourth quarter of 2018, gains that arguably push back against ideas that the social media platform would lose its hold on consumers in the wake of online privacy and security concerns. Facebook users are also bringing in more revenue for the social media platform.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

Madrid, Spain-based security firm buguroo is combatting account opening fraud with its bugFraud solution, which uses deep learning to detect fraud by measuring how application processes compare to legitimate transactions. Solution providers around the world are preparing to counter such attacks.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“People currently shopping for pets online are prime targets for fraudsters trolling the internet looking for want-to-be pet owners. And the pandemic pop has segued into a holiday hustle, with 337 puppy scam reports being filed in November, versus less than 80 in 2019. Not Just Puppies.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

“Sephora is thrilled to work with Instagram on this unique social shopping experience,” Carolyn Bojanowski, SVP and GM of eCommerce for Sephora, said in a press release. Instead, most plan to increase their investment in online channels like web, apps, social, and third-party marketplaces. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The legislator was reportedly referring to the policy that the social media company rolled out a day prior to prohibiting very manipulated videos made by machine learning or artificial intelligence. Experts reportedly brought attention to the national security as well as the societal implications of manipulated digital media.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2019

Indeed, even as Facebook reported not only gains in users but mobile advertising for the first quarter of 2019, CEO Mark Zuckerberg put a spotlight on digital privacy when discussion his company’s latest financial results. The federal agency has accused the social media platform of violating a privacy consent decree from 2011.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2018

Sure, the social media platform said it lost one million active users from Europe after the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect on May 25, tightening privacy regulations and making it more difficult for online advertisers to target consumers. Don’t cry for Facebook. Too Much Uncertainty. Three major U.K.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 25, 2019

Vietnam ’s new social network platform, Lotus, is looking to raise as much as 1.2 Developed by media group VCCorp, Lotus has already secured an initial investment of 700 billion dong ($30.4 In January, Vietnam accused Facebook of violating Vietnamese law in how it managed online content, advertising and taxes.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Time is running out to apply for Bank Innovation’s DEMOvation Challenge, in which fintech startups demo before a crowd of conference attendees in hopes of earning their vote and walking away with prizes. The application deadline is Friday, February 8. Apply here.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Gen Z, the younger generation, has transitioned into the workforce and is primarily being targeted through social media messages and chatbots,” Fratangelo says. Fraudsters tend to target baby boomers via robocalls about healthcare, taxes or Social Security, but they aren’t immune to social scams. Targeting boomers.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs in the balance. As we know, mostly anonymous corporations have been collecting consumer data online for years, usually without explicit permission, selling it or using it for ad retargeting and personalization. That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Banks and merchants are racing to meet the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) deadline as September 2019 approaches. Both are looking to maintain quick, efficient service to which end customers have become accustomed when it comes to online purchases and transactions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 4, 2019

The rise of the digital economy has resulted in growing concerns about identification, not the least of which is making sure that people who try to open financial accounts, or complete a variety of online or mobile transactions, are who they say they are. However, if data is vital to the digital economy, so is identity (ID) verification.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

Facebook has also partnered with Citizens Advice to form a specially trained team to assist those who have been targeted by online scams. The consumer advice and money-saving expert said the social media network published fake advertisements that used his name and face.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Across the globe, terrorists and criminals are leveraging cryptos in what is gearing up to be a significant national security threat to the United States. The report relays a series of anecdotes, such as Ponzi schemes and other fraudulent methods , and points out that in 2019, over $4.5 That’s according to the U.S.

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Abrigo

APRIL 2, 2020

Other scams include Medicare/Medicaid fraud using online advertisements for durable medical equipment, or routine products and services that they would normally receive from their physicians but are afraid to go in for an office visit due to the health risk. Ignore online offers for vaccinations. Artificial Intelligence. BSA Software.

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Independent Banker

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Building trust in your institution has a lot to do with technology, from implementing strong data security practices to humanizing your online customer interactions. With much banking moving online or to smartphones, interactions with customers can be less frequent. Use social media to build trust. Be authentic.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

The suit alleges that Amazon shut down Kaitlyn Pan’s seller account in September 2019, but Pan continues to import, distribute, sell and offer infringing products through its website. It has seized more than 2,000 products over the past three years and has carried out anti-counterfeit activity on online platforms.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This overwhelming reliance on smartphones has generated record profits for major telecommunications companies, including AT&T , Sprint and Verizon , with the industry generating $610 billion in revenue in 2019. This may seem harmless, but it can result in fraudsters taking over victims’ entire online identities.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2019

The move comes amid a general trend in all areas of payments and commerce to move beyond the limitations and security risks that come with older forms of ID authentication and verification. Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2019

Interested in joining us for Bank Innovation Ignite 2019 on March 11-12 at the Hyatt Olive 8, Seattle? Register here to secure the lowest possible rate! You’d better hurry! Early registration ends this Friday, February 1 at 11:59 PM.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

So-called “buy buttons” have captured the imaginations of online retailers and social media platforms over the years, but they have had far more success being used on eCommerce sites. percent by Q2 2019. percent in Q2 2019, an average of 11.2 percent in Q2 2019, while Visa Checkout is used by 4.8

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2019

Dealing with the online aspect of disaster relief requires a new, tighter approach to ID verification and authentication. That data can go a long way toward tighter, more secure verification and authentication efforts. Even social media is getting in on the act.

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BankBazaar

JULY 1, 2019

BankBazaar has won top honours in the Financial Communications Category at the PR Awards Asia 2019 held in Hong Kong. With the survey findings, we then conducted a media outreach programme, including traditional media (media conference, center-specific press notes, industry stories) and social media.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2019

Facebook is facing accusations from Vietnam that the social media giant did not remove content that it said was “slanderous,” reported Financial Times. Citing a briefing in Hanoi, Vietnam on Tuesday (Jan. Vietnam said Facebook delayed taking down content and wouldn’t provide information on accounts.

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Cisco

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This month provides a focused opportunity for government and industry (including financial services firms like yours) to come together with a comprehensive set of best practices for businesses and individuals to protect themselves online. But, where to start? Get started with these tools to improve your cybersecurity awareness.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

noted on its social media accounts that it would be shuttering many of its branches and changing its hours of operation, and American bank JPMorgan Chase announced plans to close about 20 percent of its locations. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing protocols may increase that growth, however. British FI Nationwide U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Businesses that function on trust were among the first to be targeted by internet crime syndicates – especially online marketplaces , where there is no face-to-face or voice communication between sellers and buyers. It’s a strangely ironic truth in this time of rampant cybertheft.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2019

The idea started in the B2C world, but it wasn’t long before online sellers were asking about the use of point-of-sale financing for B2B — at least according to Chris Tsai, co-founder and CEO of Resolve, an Affirm spin-off, in an in-depth PYMNTS interview earlier this week. The aim is to announce the launch of the credit card in 2019.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2018

So, as we turn the page to 2019, a year that will no doubt see more of the same, here’s another look at those that made The Best Of The Worst Things To Happen In 2018 list. The social media giant found that attackers were able to take control of user accounts through a function within the platform’s code, according to reports.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Exagens Corp., Six of the startups come from INV Fintech, this website’s sister […].

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Cisco

MAY 29, 2019

But, when it really comes down to it, how can banks, saddled with regulations and security challenges, compete with the experiences offered by customer-obsessed tech powerhouses and agile fintechs? Features such as end-to-end online account opening and simple, secure ID verification tell customers “we see you, and we value your time.”

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

Much has been written about artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools for fraud detection and security. What else can it do, though, especially for online marketplaces? Visual search has held promise for online retailers for some time, especially since offering more visual content can engage tech-savvy millennial and Gen Z consumers.

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