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Ex-Amazon Security Chief Joins Capital One Board

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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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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Lands $450 Million In Series C; Pakistan Rolls Out Instant Digital Payment System

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Plus, Delivery Hero is launching an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm. Checkout.com, which was started in 2012, recently brought an office to New York City. Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund. Checkout.com Closes $450 Million Series C For $15 Billion Valuation. Checkout.com, a U.K.-based

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Guest Post: 2012 Economic Year in Review by Dorothy Jaworski

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Looking Back at 2012 Every year, I usually write about the past year with mixed feelings, at times nostalgic for those events and at times, glad that the year is over. 2012 brought us highs, lows, and surprises. Housing markets have begun to improve with the national indices showing year-over-year growth of 3% to 4% recently.

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OECD Sees Continued Decline In Global Economy

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The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a consortium of 34 nations worldwide, has warned that the U.S. are less optimistic about the national economy, with economic outlook dropping for the fourth month in a row, according to data from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).

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European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches ?100M Investment

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Naya Capital Management, the investment manager that Masroor Siddiqui started in 2012, made the investment, according to an announcement. The company said it sped up the growth of its Bolt Food delivery service in the last few months to cover 12 nations.

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Affirm Expands Installment Payment Options To Any On, Offline Store

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Holiday spending by Americans topped $700 million in 2018 and is expected to be higher in 2019, according to the National Retail Federation. Affirm was started in 2012 by Max Levchin, who co-founded PayPal, along with Jeffrey Kaditz and Nathan Gettings. It also has raised $1.03

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 UK’s Currencycloud Gets $80M From Visa, Others For X-Border Payments

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The new investors were joined by existing investors including Nation Capital, Sapphire Ventures and Google’s venture arm known as GV. Other investors included World Bank’s International Finance Corp., Siam Commercial Bank and BNP Paribas, as well as SoftBank’s spun-off SBI Group.

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