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MonetaGo, GUUD Team On Secure Transactions

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MonetaGo , which specializes in blockchain technologies, and GUUD Company , which focuses on making international trade smooth, have teamed up on international financial transaction security, MonetaGo announced in a press release. Both companies are based in Singapore. Going paperless has to happen.”.

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Microsoft Issues Emergency Internet Explorer Security Update

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Microsoft issued an emergency security update for Internet Explorer after hackers were able to exploit a new flaw in several versions of the browser. Unfortunately, the security issue come right before what is expected to be the biggest shopping day of the year: the Saturday before Christmas.

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Tesco Bank To Pay £16.4m Fine To Settle With FCA Over 2016 Cyberattack

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in a settlement with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) due to a cyberattack at the lender in 2016. Our priority is always the safety and security of our customers’ accounts, and we fully accept the FCA’s notice,” Tesco Bank Chief Executive Gerry Mallon said. “We Tesco Bank agreed on Monday (Oct. 1) to pay £16.4m ”

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Intuit Secures Bitcoin Payment Patent

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Business software company Intuit has secured a patent for bitcoin payment processing, according to Coindesk reports on Thursday (Aug. Intuit, which operates the business accounting software tool QuickBooks, has also been focusing on its payments service since launching Intuit Payments several years ago.

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Securing The Speed Of Securities Transactions

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Brokers/dealers were concerned about the potential for consumers to exercise their rights under Regulation E to assert that a transaction was unauthorized up to 60 days after its settlement, despite the fact that securities settlement transactions are exempt from Reg. A Window Of Opportunity. But what about the other concern?

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India Closes 2016 On Top

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FinTech is no stranger to this pattern, and while venture capital levels have seemed to dwindled in certain markets (analysts found VC funding down by 29 percent in 2016 compared to last year), B2B startups remain the apple of many investors’ eyes. Reports last Friday said the company secured $20.8 Supply Chain Management.

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Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation

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PYMNTS consulted 21 payments executives from across the industry to share their insights on the biggest takeaways from 2016 as part of the “Payments 2016, The Year Of…” eBook. Payments 2016: The Year Of Capitulation . The year 2016 was the year of capitulation by FinTechs to the traditional banking industry.

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