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Former Wirecard CFO Free For Now As German Probe Continues

PYMNTS

Burkhard Ley, the financial chief of Wirecard from 2006 to 2017, was released from jail on bail after three months behind bars, Munich prosecutors said Monday (Nov. 2), according to FT.

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Signature Bank Taps Tech For Simplified AP

PYMNTS

Finrails AP offers increased visibility into cash flow, and the platform has built-in fraud detection via Positive Pay. a privately funded, locally-owned bank holding company founded in 2006. percent would like to integrate ePayables with virtual cards into their broader B2B operations. Recent PYMNTS research found that 46.4

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The changing face of fraud: Are banks prepared?

NCR

Fraud continues to be a significant challenge for the financial services industry. As organizations within the sector expand the number of channels within which they operate, they must keep one step ahead of criminals looking to take advantage of any weak links. The organization claimed fraud has risen 71 per cent over the last decade.

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What #Banking Trend Will Have the Greatest Impact on Your Bank?

Jeff For Banks

The Fed has paused for nearly a year now, and it was our experience in 2006-07 that bank cost of funds continued to increase as the market closed the delta between what someone could earn in a money market mutual fund and a bank account. and 53% indirect costs: operations, IT, human resources, etc. Cost of funds is leveling off now.

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Is your bank stopping fraud?

Banking 2020

First the good news – banks in Britain stopped nearly £1 billion in attempted fraud in the first six months of 2015. Banks prevented £7 in every £10 of attempted fraud, according to Financial Fraud Action (FFA) UK, which reports that losses on payment cards, online and telephone banking and cheques totalled £325.3

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Ripple Teams With Madonna To Help Malawi Orphans

PYMNTS

“We’re honored to be a part of Raising Malawi’s amazing work with some of the world’s most underserved children, and are grateful to our investors at Sound Ventures for making the introduction to us and this important cause,” said Eric van Miltenburg, SVP of business operations at Ripple. A private XRP investor alleges that Ripple Labs Inc.

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Intuit’s Credit Karma Deal, Buy Buttons, Restaurant Apps Top This Week’s News

PYMNTS

Haythornthwaite has served as chairman since May 2006. How Dropbox Fights Fraud (Digital Fraud Tracker). Cloud service providers host terabytes of valuable information, making them a particularly attractive target for fraud. The Connected Economy: It’s About Time. In a feature story, PYMNTS spoke to P.F.

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