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Neiman Marcus Agrees To Pay $1.5M To Settle Payment Card Breach

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8) that his office, as well as 42 other state attorney generals, have settled with Neiman Marcus over a 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 of the retailer’s stores. Of the cards that were breached, at least 9,200 were used for fraudulent purposes, the Maryland AG said in the press release.

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Coin Operated No Longer: Fitbit Plans To Close The Card Service

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Coin, which was founded as a mobile payment company initially in late 2013, has seen its fair share of ups and downs over the years. From seeking to take the place of all credit cards , to securing a large round of funding and introducing innovative reward programs , Coin followed the routine path of most startups.

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BlueVine Adds Checking Accounts, Cards For Small Firms

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28) at the Money20/20 conference, BlueVine Business Banking connects small businesses to checking account services and a debit card: the BlueVine Business Debit Mastercard. Small business (SMB) online lending company BlueVine is expanding its financial services with the launch of BlueVine Business Banking. Announced on Monday (Oct.

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‘Death-Spiral Financing’ Leads to SEC Fraud Charges Against Penny-Stock Operator

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In a tale that roughly recalls the 2013 Martin Scorsese film “ The Wolf of Wall Street ,” the U.S. The complaint also targets three other people involved in the alleged fraud, which the SEC said took place in 2012 and 2013. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued financier Joshua Sason for fraud.

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FinTech N26 Metal Card Gets An Update

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N26 , the FinTech bank startup, is upgrading its N26 Metal card, with a launch happening Wednesday (June 13). According to a report in TechCrunch , the card was first announced at TechCrunch Disrupt Berlin in December of 2017 and was available for early access by N26 Black customers.

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Western Union Expands Banco Monex Alliance, Volopa Unveils Contactless Multi-Currency Cards

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based Volopa has unveiled contactless multi-currency prepaid cards and India- based Obopay purchased mobile app company Mubble. London-based Volopa has unveiled contactless multi-currency prepaid cards geared toward businesses and consumers, according to reports. In addition, U.K. In the U.K.

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Fleetcor Appoints Exec To New Fuel Card Leadership Role

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Fuel card company FLEETCOR has a new leadership position, and the news was announced Monday (June 19) that the company appointed Steve Greene to the role. In 2014 Greene was then named managing director for Epyx, a service and repair company acquired by FLEETCOR in 2013.