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Invoice Fraud Hits Microsoft?

PYMNTS

Even the mightiest of tech firms are not immune to invoice fraud. Engadget reported that Jeff Tran, Microsoft ’s former director of sports marketing and alliances, was charged with five counts of wire fraud. Wire fraud has a sentence of up to 20 years’ imprisonment. Fraud On The Rise. 36 in 2012.

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Ex-Amazon Security Chief Joins Capital One Board

PYMNTS

In a nod to just how important cybersecurity is becoming to larger firms within the financial space, Capital One said on Monday (Feb. Brought on board, in this case, is literal, as Capital One has created a new seat on its board of directors dedicated to cybersecurity.

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Payment predictions for 2017

Accenture

Contactless card transactions in the UK will rise to between 6bn – 9bn txns in 2017, and 20bn – 30bn txns across Europe (compared to my forecasts a year ago of 3bn txns for UK and 9bn txns for Europe for 2016). However, banks will continue investments in blockchain technology, but mainly in capital markets, outside of payments.

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Payment predictions for 2017

Accenture

Contactless card transactions in the UK will rise to between 6bn – 9bn txns in 2017, and 20bn – 30bn txns across Europe (compared to my forecasts a year ago of 3bn txns for UK and 9bn txns for Europe for 2016). However, banks will continue investments in blockchain technology, but mainly in capital markets, outside of payments.

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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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What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments

PYMNTS

The road has been long and winding for Australia’s march toward real-time payments, tracing its genesis back to 2012. Alignment is also necessary in collaborative efforts by governments and financial services firms to work with effective fraud, AML and sanctions screens, where efforts can be fragmented. Key Drivers in Place.

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Will EMV shift have an impact on ATM skimming rates?

NCR

The belated introduction of EMV technology to the US payment industry is currently having a major impact on how merchants, payment providers and other stakeholders in the financial industry approach fraud. Meanwhile, the shift for Visa payment cards is set for precisely a year later. The impact of the shift.

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