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Travel Management Firm CWT Pays $4.5M In Bitcoin To Hackers

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Corporate travel manager CWT paid $4.5 According to computer security firm McAfee, criminals have been using RagnarLocker since late 2019. “RagnarLocker is a simple ransomware, much like others that exist in the criminal market. The code is medium in quality.”

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How Are Leading Financial Institutions Navigating the Cryptocurrency Market? 4 Highlights From 2021

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According to CoinGecko, the cryptocurrency market is worth more than $2.35 Although this market seems promising, the potential for big gains does not come without hefty risk. Bank customers with a custody solution that “meets the highest security, compliance and regulatory standards.”. Northern Trust.

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Making financial services more secure at IBM Think 2019

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To those working in the financial services industry, security is at the core of their business. The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning might help protect business assets, but it is also making it easier for the bad guys to find holes in the security. Security is a big theme at IBM Think this year. Feeling safe.

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In 2019, Mobilize The Commercial Card: JPMorgan

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Morgan Managing Director and Head of Commercial Card Product Management Naney Pandit says should be a focus this year is in mobilizing the corporate card. That’s despite earlier 2018 analysis from Barclaycard that found travel managers have faced a 29 percent increase in requests among employees to pay by mobile wallet.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards. This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Card fraud is an ever-present threat.

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New Law Would Regulate Libra As A Security

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A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report by CNBC. The bill is called the “Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019” and was proposed by two members of the House Financial Services Committee, Reps.

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Lawmakers Want To Make Libra A Security

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A group of senators have introduced a bill that would classify Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency Libra as a security under the law, according to a report by CNBC. The bill is called the “Managed Stablecoins are Securities Act of 2019” and was proposed by two members of the House Financial Services Committee, Reps.

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