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U.K.'s Refinitiv to buy Texan anti-fraud firm Giact

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Refinitiv, a global risk intelligence firm, has agreed to buy Giact, a company founded by a brother-and-sister team in Allen, Texas in 2004 to enhance payment fraud protection and identity verification for banks and corporations.

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NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of $810 Million Fraud

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James is alleging that the TLC had a hand in inflating the price of thousands of medallions over a 14-year period, 2004 to 2017, sometimes by more than 200 percent. The price of an individual taxi medallion sold at an auction skyrocketed 240 percent from 2004 to 2014, from $283,300 to $965,000.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How financial institutions can stay safe and secure online

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First held in 2004 The history of Cybersecurity Awareness Month October is a special month for cybersecurity enthusiasts. Launched to provide resources Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched in 2004 by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the U.S.

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Ex-Barclays Head Is Acquitted In Fraud Trial

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Former Barclays boss John Varley has been acquitted in a fraud trial regarding payments made to Qatar while the financial crisis was in full swing, according to a report by the Financial Times. He worked his way up the ladder and landed at chief executive in 2004. The case against Varley was thrown out in April. He left in 2011.

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The Rise And Fall Of Faster Payments Fraud

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Back in 2004, fraud was on the rise globally. In 2007, fraud losses decreased. As fraud losses tripled over the next three years, it became very clear that Stronger Authentication wasn’t strong enough. Fraud losses skyrocketed. That year, fraud losses dropped by 24 percent. s mistakes. Setting the Scene.

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Bringing Biometric Payments To Retail

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2004: The year Piggly Wiggly began piloting a fingerprint scan-based payments system. institutions lost to check fraud in 2018. And, in retail, wellness innovators are personalizing vitamin subscriptions for better self-care, while disruptors are aiming to replace heavy parking structures with automated towers.

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Lawyer Convicted For Stealing $60M From Belgium’s Richest Family

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The lawyer was previously convicted in 2016 for attempted fraud involving Anheuser Busch InBev heiress Amicie de Spoelberch, who is the widow of Luka Bailo. About 915,000 bearer shares were removed from a safe deposit box in Luxembourg in 2004, after Bailo died. The lawyer stashed the money in Singapore, Dubai and Monaco.