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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Online gambling or gaming is one possible outlet, and the sector may even make it through the pandemic with less financial damage than other industries. Online Gambling Changes . The pandemic is sweeping through an already critical year for online betting. million in March 2020 from $67.5 reaching a value of $102.9

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TurboTax Rolls Out Free Tool For Faster Stimulus Payments

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Online tax preparation service TurboTax has announced that it is rolling out a free, stimulus registration solution to assist people who are not required to file a tax return. who are not required to file taxes, and some 80 percent are eligible for a stimulus check. There are roughly 10 million people in the U.S.

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Becoming a “Bahama Mama” Crypto-Style: A Closer Look at The Digital Asset Landscape in The Bahamas

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Members of Perficient’s Digital Asset Team have advised followers in multiple online articles about the digital asset revolution and relevant regulations affecting the same in the United States. A very significant milestone was reached when the Central Bank of the Bahamas created the Sand Dollar in October 2020. Crypto Conference.

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Federal Reserve Raises 2020 Payment Services Fees By 2.4 Pct.

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The Federal Reserve Board has approved a new fee schedule for payment services in 2020 that is overall 2.4 Fees will stay the same as 2019 for the FedACH service, National Settlement Service and Fedwire Securities Service. The 2020 private-sector adjustment factor (PSAF) of $18.9 percent for check services , 3.7

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 Netspend On How Increased Security Demands Spur Virtual Card Adoption

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State mandates have also forced some businesses to close or limit on-premises operations, prompting such merchants to connect with consumers online instead. Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Streamlining Onboarding Security.

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Walgreens Fights Promotion Abuse With Digital Tracking

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Twenty-two percent of Americans have reported being targeted by pandemic-related fraud, for example, such as schemes involving fake personal protective equipment (PPE) merchants or fraudsters impersonating tax officials. Walgreens On Stopping Promotion Abuse Fraud Through Online Deals. Developments From The World Of Digital Fraud.

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Fraudsters Find New Opportunities With Vaccine And Stimulus Scams

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Fraudsters, according to PYMNTS data, were already enjoying a banner year in 2020 as the world went online and the forces of fraud rapidly followed. As of September 2020, the FTC reported that there had been $145 million in pandemic-related scams. The “stimulus” scams are already out there, reports NBC News.

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