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Bitcoin Tracker: How Secure Are Bitcoins?

PYMNTS

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. In other U.S.

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Security Startup Grabs $22M To Safeguard Corporate Email

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The Business Email Compromise is now a top concern for the enterprise and security providers alike, especially since regulators have released warnings against the crime. PayPal, Facebook and LinkedIn are all using Agari email security solutions. Email is one of the most basic yet effective ways that cyberthieves target corporations.

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Deep Dive: Security In The Time Of Faster Payments

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The value of online banking fraud loss nearly tripled from 2007 to 2009 after the U.K. Security strategies. Faster payments aren’t all doom and gloom, though, and proper security measures can help businesses reap the benefits of real-time payments schemes with fewer detriments. Before the U.K. launched FPS in 2008.

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A conversation with Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin Wiessmann

CFPB Monitor

In this week’s episode, Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking and Securities Robin Wiessmann discusses lessons learned from the 2009 financial crisis and concerns arising from today’s market conditions and regulatory environment, shares her views on the OCC’s fintech charter and provides an update on steps that States are taking to relieve regulatory burdens (..)

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As Digital Banking Advances, Denmark Sees 60% Jump in Card Fraud

Bank Innovation

Danish credit card fraud significantly increased in 2016, Bloomberg said, and reports of online fraud in the country have increased 300% from reports in 2009. […]. In Denmark, the advent of digital banking also saw almost a 60% jump in card fraud, Bloomberg reported yesterday.

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Tens Of Thousands Of SAP Customers Could Be Vulnerable To Hack

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That’s according to Onapsis, the security firm, which told Reuters it found new ways to exploit weaknesses in systems that weren’t patched correctly. Despite the fact that SAP issued information on how to correctly patch the vulnerability in 2009 and 2013, around 90 percent of affected SAP systems haven’t been secured.

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BoA Pledges $100 Million To Tory Burch Foundation For Women’s Business Loans

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Burch is a fashion designer who started the foundation in 2009, with the goal of helping women entrepreneurs. “I As our company has grown, I’ve learned about the obstacles that women in business face, from balancing work and family (my greatest challenge) to securing financing,” she says on the foundation’s website.

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