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Google At Work On App-Connected Smart Debit Card

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To reportedly help it compete with Apple Pay and the Apple Card, Google is creating its own tangible and virtual debit cards. The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be.

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Adobe Pays Paltry $1 Million Fine Over Hack In 2013

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Adobe is reportedly only paying $1 million over a lawsuit that has to deal with its data breach back in 2013 that put the payment records of around 38 million at risk. According to Krebs on Security , the $1 million goes to settle a lawsuit by 15 attorney generals stemming from that data breach.

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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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Home Depot Sues MasterCard, Visa Over Chip Card Security

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Visa and MasterCard are using security measures prone to fraud, putting retailers and customers at risk of thieves, The Home Depot says in a new federal antitrust lawsuit. It’s the latest large retailer to raise the security concerns, with a lawsuit filed this week in U.S. than cards used in Europe and elsewhere in the world.

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Deep Dive: Security In The Time Of Faster Payments

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When credit cards first debuted in 1920s America,they brought with them myriad benefits. For instance, prior to a law passed by Congress in the mid-1970s, companies could mail consumers activated credit cards without their consent. Security strategies. In turn, businesses could more easily sell higher-priced items.

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Amex Alerts Cardholders Of 2013 Data Breach

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The scope of the December 2013 breach remains undisclosed at this time. According to a Finextra release issued today (March 17) on the matter, compromised information may include account numbers, names and card expiration dates. ” The third-party provider remains unnamed at this time.

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Moven Gets Funding from SoftBank and Looks to Returns to Roots with Bank Acquisition

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Neobank Moven has secured an undisclosed amount from SoftBank and is looking to acquire a bank with the funding, according to an American Banker report. Moven burst onto the fintech scene in 2012 — it was founded in 2011 and launched an alpha product in 2013 — as Brett King’s bank, or bank account.

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