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Zopa Secures UK Banking License

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Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. But it plans to avoid the interest-free introductory deals common among the nation’s credit card market.

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3D Secure 2.0: How Card Issuers Can Prepare

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3D Secure 2.0 ’s Built around the increasing popularity of mobile commerce, 3D Secure 2.0 On Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:00 PM (EST) join ecommerce advisors James Rendell, CA Technologies ; Paul Baker, Mastercard ; and Karen Webster, Market Platform Dynamics for a live digital discussion surrounding 3D Secure 2.0. Paul Baker.

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Corporate Card Data Spared In Capital One Hack

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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. Names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth and phone numbers were all exposed, including the Social Security Numbers of 140,000 U.S.

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DHS Postpones REAL ID Enforcement Deadline Until 2021

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The Department Of Homeland Security ( DHS ) is lengthening the enforcement deadline for REAL ID because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a statement. The REAL ID launch serves as the last part of an act Congress ratified in 2005 following 9/11. It sought to increase security standards for drivers’ licenses made by the states.

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Today In Payments: US Consumers’ FICO Scores Reach Record High; British Airways Hit With $25.8B Penalty For Data Breach

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Plus, Paytm users will reportedly now face new 2 percent fees for utilizing the credit card linked to their digital wallets. US Consumers' FICO Score Hits Highest Since 2005. Paytm To Charge Users A 2 Pct Fee For Adding Money With Credit Cards. million penalty over a data breach. The average U.S.

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Is The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?

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don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. Card issuers have been slow to release contactless cards due to limited acceptance at the point of sale. When contactless payments started gaining traction in the mid-2000s, there were rampant fears about security.

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Zopa P2P Lender To Land 12th-Hour Investment To Become Bank

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Peer-to-peer (P2P) lender Zopa will secure a £130 million ($1.67 Launched in 2005, Zopa is considered one of the world’s first P2P lenders, lending almost £4 billion to consumers in the U.K. million USD) investment that it needs to become a challenger bank. based fund, and its U.K. investment vehicle Silverstripe. since its inception.