PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. In a wide-ranging discussion, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS’ Karen Webster discussed the brave new world of identity security and verification, and what those terms mean when it should be assumed that all of your data has been compromised.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

The company was founded in 2014, and grew in Alibaba’s backyard – the city of Hangzhou. PingPong and Luxembourg’s relationship goes back to 2017, when the FinTech startup got a payments license in the region, which allowed it to operate between Chinese outfits and customers in Europe.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Apple previously labeled Crimea as an undefined territory.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2018

is looking to buy NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells military-grade technology, for around $1 billion. NSO makes cybersurveillance products, including Pegasus spyware, and sells them primarily to government security agencies. Francisco Partners acquired NSO for $110 million in 2014. ” Verint recently reported $1.1

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Like the 2014 list , one of the challenges identified by the OIG is the need to ensure that the CFPB has an effective information security program. The OIG identified four high-priority security risk areas for CFPB improvement: Continuous monitoring to assess security controls and system configurations.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Here are critical facts to know about some of the most popular BNPL service platforms: Afterpay: Afterpay was founded in Australia in 2014 but was acquired by fintech Square earlier this year. When deciding whether to use a BNPL service for a purchase, it is essential to read the fine print.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While technological advancements have revolutionized many aspects of operations, payroll and expense management are not [among] them. This approach can be compelling for employers that need to quickly solve problems to grow their workforces and operations worldwide.”. based organizations, 41.2 percent four years later.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Mastercard is expanding its Accelerate financial technology (FinTech) portfolio and is adding 11 companies to its Start Path startup engagement program, according to a Wednesday (Aug. 12) announcement. The company said its efforts recognize “the important role FinTechs play in the world’s rapid digital transformation.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

BMW has been expanding into China and developing autonomous technology for cars, so that it can be at the forefront of the technology when the self-driving wave hits the mainstream. The company has been working with Baidu, China’s largest search engine company, since 2014.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Apple will adhere to Russia’s demands that the technology conglomerate change the way the Crimean peninsula is displayed on Apple’s Weather and Maps apps, according to BBC reports. Russian annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Apple previously labeled Crimea as an undefined territory.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2016

A letter sent to investors of Partner Fund Management said, “Through a series of lies, material misstatements, and omissions, the defendants engaged in securities fraud and other violations by fraudulently inducing PFM to invest and maintain its investment in the company.”. million in February 2014. Theranos, a U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2018

intelligence experts are warning of the risks of major cyberattacks on the technology operating throughout businesses’ supply chains, according to BBC reports Thursday (July 26), raising alarms for enterprises that increasingly rely on software to function and interact with their business partners. A report by the U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Europe’s Monese , which touts itself as a mobile-first, multi-lingual, transnational provider of consumer and business banking services that operates in 31 countries using 14 languages, is adopting Thought Machine ’s cloud banking platform, the companies announced on Monday (Oct. The platform is called Vault. “At

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Sterling Bancorp announced that it has launched its new Innovation Finance Group , and has tapped veteran technology bankers John Hoesley and Josh Roberts to lead it. Before joining Sterling, Hoesley was at CIBC Bank USA with Josh Roberts, where the two established the Innovation Banking group in 2014.

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Abrigo

JUNE 2, 2017

As data becomes a more integral part of analysis in today’s technologically savvy world, it becomes clear technology’s influence on client acquisition will only become progressively more important. outlined the responses from 188 accounting professionals in a 2014 survey. Former CPA wasn’t using state-of-the-art technology 4.2

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

Sources told the paper the analysis, which is being conducted by federal securities and commodities regulators, is focused on whether the creators of cryptocurrency outside bitcoin exert a lot of influence over the value, similar to how a company’s actions impact a stock and its price.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Apple (FAMGA) are doubling down on data security. Effective data security features are critical to securing this information. However, Facebook and Amazon are not the only Big Tech companies with a need to innovate in data security. The Future of Data Security.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 23, 2016

Launched in 2014, Ant Financial Read More. Lucy Peng, CEO, Ant Financial Ant’s latest fundraising round – the largest ever anywhere – of $4.5 billion, and its overall valuation of more than $60 billion, have turned the Alibaba spinoff into one of the most valuable private tech companies in the world.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Often written off as a technological solution in desperate search of an actual problem, the QR code fell by the wayside development-wise. consumers could have learned to pay with QR codes, but the technology hit two major roadblocks. Second, U.S. consumer interest in adopting mobile payments had been pretty consistently low.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2019

The PSD2 -related regulation counts itself among a raft of those set to become law across the continent, focusing on boosting online commerce security by requiring cardholders to provide two forms of identification to verify their identities when transacting. A September to Remember.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Among the several initiatives being developed, IIN uses digital technology to accelerate international money transfers. Japanese banks have been asked to bolster efforts to thwart money laundering since the Financial Action Task Force found deficiencies in 2014.

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CB Insights

MAY 8, 2018

See how venture firms, corporates, regulators, and builders are shaping the future of blockchain technology. The rise of security tokens as a distinct asset class. The SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) thinks that most tokens are securities. THE FUTURE OF BLOCKCHAIN TECH. Venture activity. Corporate activity.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). This isn’t the OCC’s first attempt to create a special banking charter that would benefit tech firms.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2018

Using Masterchain will reduce operating costs by up to five times, the white paper claims, and will accelerate contract processing. European Union sanctions against Russia for its annexation of Crimea in 2014 sparked concerns that SWIFT may remove Russia from its system.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

According to the report, a Goldman Sachs spokeswoman confirmed the membership lapse but that Goldman Sachs plans to continue to work with blockchain technology. Goldman Sachs was one of the nine original members of R3, which was created back in 2014 to explore ways to use blockchain technology with Wall Street.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to news from Reuters , this latest round was led by Jefferson River Capital, LLC, the family office of Tony James, president and chief operating officer of private equity firm Blackstone. Its clients include Australian Securities Exchange, which is also an investor, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 6, 2017

Ellison-Taylor, chairman of the AICPA , recently noted that technology tops her list of the most important trends shaping 2017 because it will drive so many of the profession’s opportunities and challenges in the year ahead. But how are accountants supposed to keep up with all of the technological trends ?

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

just secured more than $97 million through an initial public offering. The firm is the holding company for an array of FinTech companies operating in supply chain finance, invoice finance and the dynamic discounting market. An alternative lending conglomerate based in the U.K. reports noted.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2016

Investors may be flocking to blockchain technology startups that are seeking out new ways to use the tool, but one startup just secured investment for making sure that the businesses using blockchain are doing so within the confines of the law. We have already been able to expand operations to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In a press release detailing the survey results, Entrust Datacard noted that instant issuance technologies were first adopted by smaller banks and credit unions almost a decade-and-a-half ago. In one recent case study tied to instant issuance, Entrust Datacard stated that Woodforest National Bank, a community bank operating across 17 U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

Near-field communication ( NFC ) technology isn’t exactly new. When contactless payments started gaining traction in the mid-2000s, there were rampant fears about security. JPMorgan Chase launched a contactless card called Blink back in 2005, then killed it off in 2014 ahead of the push for EMV chip cards. However, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2018

The rise of mom-and-pop entrepreneurs, the coffee truck operators, craft makers and others has opened the door for the smaller POS operators to capture new business. That’s how Andrew Byrne, chief operating officer at London-based payment services firm myPOS , told it during a recent interview with PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2016

Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. As of 2014, the mobile phone penetration rate in Singapore was 148 percent. Singapore’s GDP was roughly $407 billion in 2015. With an estimated population of just 5.47 A Knack For Mobile.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

The latest Subscription Commerce Tracker explores how subscription-based businesses are adapting to an ever-changing market, and how they keep their payments experience secure and how new models are emerging to stay competitive. What Security Means For Subscriptions.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2018

The SMB lending platform announced news on Wednesday (March 28) that a survey of nearly 150,o0o small businesses revealed a more than 360 percent increase in the number of loans accessed via mobile device between April 2014 and February 2018. Late last year, the company announced it secured a credit facility from Credit Suisse.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2017

Retailers and merchants are losing more than $3 for every dollar of fraud incurred as recently as 2014, and that number was up from $2.79 At 71 percent, as estimated by one secure payments processing firm, identity theft is the most common type of fraud. the year before. Phishing follows close behind at 66 percent.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

It’s nearly impossible for human analysts to examine every sign of malfeasance with banks processing millions of transactions each day, but that is exactly where learning technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can help. You give your operational team magnets.”.

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