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Banks Turn To 3D Secure 2.0 To Fight Fraud

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Recent reports indicate an uptick in fraudsters targeting large FIs, and headlines surrounding security breaches and cyberattacks fill the news on a near-daily basis. Visa and Mastercard designed the 3DS protocols and provide them under the names Verified by Visa and Mastercard Secure Code. The evolution of payment protection.

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Bringing medical and gaming tech to mobile fraud protection

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San Francisco-based Arxan Technologies, which got its start in 2001 providing security tools to protect gaming and medical-device applications, says financial services companies are one of the fastest-growing sectors seeking help in barricading their mobile apps from hackers.

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Madoff Whistleblower Has GE On The Defense

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Boston-based General Electric (GE) is defending itself against accounting fraud alleged by the same whistleblower who called out Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, Reuters reported on Monday (Aug. percent in 2001, the report says. He also noted that the alleged fraud scheme “is going to make this company probably file for bankruptcy.

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Ping Identity Plans To Raise $100M With Public Listing

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The Colorado-based online ID management company Ping Identity is going public and is trying to raise up to $100 million in an IPO on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker “Ping,” reports said on Friday (Aug. Founded in 2001, Ping is said to be looking at a valuation of $2-$3 billion. million in the same period in 2018.

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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality

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Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted in a $57 million fine against Google , which was accused of not doing enough to gain the consent of users when collecting data meant for targeted advertising. 3D Secure 2.0

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Deep Dive: Why Video-Based KYC Is Key To Seamless, Cost-Effective FI Onboarding

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Know your customer (KYC) policies were introduced with the Patriot Act in 2001 following 9/11, intended to help stem the flow of funding to terrorists. KYC regulations require companies to prevent money laundering and protect themselves from being linked to criminal enterprises by accurately verifying their customers? million by 2025.

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Yahoo’s Breach Epitaph

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The recent announcement by Yahoo that it was hacked and 500 million accounts were exposed in 2014 and the fact that Yahoo did not state when it became aware of the attack has highlighted inadequate disclosure rules for public companies. Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate the disclosure action taken by Yahoo’s executives.