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Capital One Disclosed Inquiry Into Anti-Money Laundering Practices

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Capital One Financial disclosed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing last week that it’s being investigated by the New York District Attorney’s Office, the Justice Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the Treasury Department for its anti-money laundering program. That all changed with the filing late last week.

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Pearson Breach Exposed Data Of 13K+ Students

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The British company knew of the data breach around November 2018, but only now went public with the details, a person familiar with the matter told WSJ. In the Capital One incident, software engineer Paige Thompson was arrested and charged on Monday (July 29) with the hack. The cyberattack was reported to Pearson by the FBI in March.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Artificial Intelligence: FIs’ Friend Or Foe?

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It doesn’t mask murderous intentions with a calming voice like HAL of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” For instance, AI can detect fraudulent activity with much greater speed and accuracy than the human eye by watching for known fraud patterns and behaviors to flag suspicious transactions. What will banks do with all that liberated capital?

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Some companies just push their luck a little too far. When that’s happened, some companies survive. Below, we take a look at some of these frauds and the lessons they can teach entrepreneurs hoping to launch their own products, companies, and funds. The Honest Company not so honest about labeling.

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EMV Chip Cards: It’s Time to Educate Your Small Business Customers

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PIN authentication is the most effective approach to maximize fraud protection, however, the authentication method is up to the credit card issuing bank. However, fraud prevention comes at a price. EMV has been implemented in other countries, resulting in significant reduction in fraud for those businesses that adopted EMV capability.

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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In 2013, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer saw an opportunity in Nokia, a Finnish phone company that was losing ground to competitors. Ballmer left Microsoft that same year and new CEO Satya Nadella had to do significant restructuring and layoffs to streamline the company, including cutting 15,000 Nokia employees. Google and Nest.

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