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2018 Data Breaches: The List No One Wanted To Make

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According to the report, cybercrime touched nearly every sector throughout 2018, including those that may seem less obvious, like education or manufacturing — and for one obvious reason: the money. For example, Marriott , Facebook and a database marketing firm by the name of Exactis exposed the records of roughly 300 million people.

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Decomposing changes in the functioning of the sterling repo market from 2014 to 2018

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Repo markets form part of the plumbing of the financial system. When there is a blockage in repo it has repercussions on financial markets. Importance of repo markets. Repo transactions are vital for facilitating the flow of cash and securities around the economy. Rupal Patel. Recent developments.

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Bank Innovation Completely Overhauls 2018 Conference Agenda

Bank Innovation

In addition to fireside chats, startup demos, and general sessions, Bank Innovation’s 2018 conference has added a pre-conference workshop on how to build an innovation team, added even more time […].

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CFTC Ups Crypto Regulation In 2018

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According to The Wall Street Journal , the federal derivatives-market regulator also handed out around $900 million in penalties, higher than the amount in five of the eight years of the Obama administration. Total fines ordered through SEC enforcement activity fell 7.2 percent in 2017 to about $3.8

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Top Funded FinTech Startups Founded in 2018

Let's Talk Payments

A growing number of new players in any industry is a sign of an expanding market and opportunities for innovators. Increasing access to capital, consumer awareness, and acceptance to new ways of managing finances and other ecosystem drivers have been attractive for entrepreneurs in 2018 as well. FinTech is not an exception here.

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Apple Is First US Company To Reach $1.5T Market Cap

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trillion market capitalization, 9to5Mac reported. . Last week, Apple inched closer to the all-time high market cap when its stock sold at $326 a share. In 2018 , Ives, a software and technology analyst at Wedbush Securities in Los Angeles, said Apple was on its way to set a U.S. company to reach a $1.52

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What is TRACE Reporting? (Part 1 of 6)

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But private prices and volume discourage market activity and hurt liquidity, and a lack of transparency can have a negative impact on bond issuers. All broker-dealers who are FINRA member firms have an obligation to report transactions in TRACE-eligible securities under an SEC-approved set of rules. Treasury Securities to TRACE.

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