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Corporate Card Data Spared In Capital One Hack

PYMNTS

Corporate credit card data was not exposed in the massive Capital One data breach that came to light earlier this week, according to Business Travel News reports. While customers of Capital One’s commercial banking division were not affected, reports noted that small business customers were affected by the breach.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

CB Insights

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. Mozido’s fintech fraud fiasco. Virgin Hyperloop One’s utopian vision derailed by fraud. Crescent Ridge Capital Partners’ elaborate Ponzi scheme.

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Nordea Accused Of Handling $790M In Suspicious Transactions

PYMNTS

The bank reportedly handled 700 million euros or $790 million in transactions that were questionable from 2005 to 2017. The report noted that back in October Nordic financial regulators said they were handed documents from Hermitage Capital that accused Nordea of breaking the rules under anti-money laundering laws.

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2019: A Banner Year (And Bumper Data Crop) For Hackers

PYMNTS

Capital One loomed large this year, as a significant data breach reported in July saw fraudsters access more than 100 million records — and reports said the data was tied to Americans and Canadians who had applied for credit cards over the span of more than a decade and a half — dating back to 2005.

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

Fintech Labs Insights

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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Data Dive: Buying, Selling And Foreclosing

PYMNTS

In July, it was reported that HMNY arranged a short-term $6 million loan from Hudson Bay Capital Management , $5 million of which will go toward paying its partners. Wells Fargo went on to sell at least 73,539 stated income loans between 2005 to 2007. So, what did we learn this week?

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Gigging For The Holidays

PYMNTS

According to the PYMNTS Gig Economy Index , the number of Americans working gig jobs and short-term, ad hoc positions grew at a rate of 50 percent from 2005 to 2015. Ting noted that, in general, participation in the gig economy is about capitalizing on opportunity. And the fraud community knows that, too,” he added.

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