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JUNE 23, 2019

Patrick McDonnell, a scammer that called himself the “coyote of Wall Street,” has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud. I perpetrated a fraud. The plea involves one count of fraud of one investor, who lost more than $164,000 in the scheme. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis, according to Bloomberg.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The network will also advance “regulatory certainty” for innovators and stay abreast of changes in the market while helping reduce fraud, discrimination and deception. Inaugural members of ACFIN include state attorneys general of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee and Utah.

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DECEMBER 31, 2020

Arizona-based FI consulting firm Cornerstone Advisors noted that just three major banks have 47 percent of the accounting and payment services sector’s $11 billion.”. They must confront one major obstacle in doing so, however: big banks.

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AUGUST 27, 2018

Last year, there were over 16 million victims of identity fraud, which resulted in over $16 billion of losses. Already, Arizona-based InfoArmor provides more than one million employees and their family members with identity protection at more than 1,400 firms.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Arizona-based startup Emailage — the identity verification company delivering risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants based on customers’ email addresses — announced news that it’s going on tour. CPO Amador Testa will be sitting on a fraud and identity panel during the event. First, on Oct. 11 through Oct.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Former Israeli intelligence agents or military members have taken the knowledge they gained during their service and contributed to artificial intelligence (AI), fraud prevention and other efforts that do make — or can end up making — a difference in the daily lives of consumers. Department of Defense (DOD) or NATO , for instance.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

Leading financial institutions, merchants, businesses and organizations around the world to a safer emailing space is something that’s always top of mind for Arizona-based platform-agnostic fraud mitigation products and solution company Emailage’s CEO Rei Carvalho and his team.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

“Right now, the Federal Reserve is not developing its own digital currency,” Williams said when asked his thoughts about bitcoin at an economic outlook luncheon in Phoenix, Arizona. While JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has called bitcoin a “fraud,” he admitted that he would be more comfortable with a government-backed digital currency.

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JULY 19, 2018

Before joining CFPB, Watkins was working at the Arizona Office of the Attorney General, where he was in charge of the office’s FinTech initiatives. Watkins was also the Chief Counsel for the Civil Litigation Division, where he managed the state’s litigation in areas such as consumer fraud, antitrust and civil rights.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

In the past few months, Arizona Beverages, science company Eurofins, and a company that makes aluminum called Norsk Hydro, have all been targeted. Our technical team is working to restore the affected systems, and it is working closely with third-party consultants to address this matter.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

As its name suggests, Emailage , an Arizona-based identity verification startup, uses customers’ email addresses to deliver risk scores to financial institutions (FIs) and online merchants. The service represents the company’s core competency. However, email addresses as verification tools are no longer Emailage’s only specialty.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

In the past few months, Arizona Beverages, science company Eurofins, and a company that makes aluminum called Norsk Hydro, have all been targeted. Our technical team is working to restore the affected systems, and it is working closely with third-party consultants to address this matter.

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APRIL 26, 2019

Charter schools vary widely in governance and practices, but there have been high-profile cases of spending fraud. Meanwhile, other outlets reported the founder of an Arizona charter school chain made millions in profits by channeling state-provided school funds into his own businesses. .

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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.”. The firm faces civil and criminal investigations.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Mr. Watkins was formerly in charge of fintech initiatives in the Arizona Attorney General’s office, and Arizona is the first state to create a “regulatory sandbox” that allows new financial technologies and products to be tested in a controlled environment with reduced regulatory risk.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Darden said the Cheddar restaurants impacted are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Mississippi, Montana and Arizona experienced the greatest complaint volume increases from the same time last year (October to December 2014 compared with October to December 2015). The volume of complaints from Mississippi, Montana and Arizona increased by, respectively, 38, 37 and 34 percent.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

But sometime in August, a hacking collective based in Eastern Europe quietly began offering the whole database for sale, according to Andrew Komarov, chief intelligence officer at InfoArmor, an Arizona cybersecurity firm that specializes in the dark web.

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JULY 17, 2019

Arizona Sen. Some of those questions Marcus answered — and much of what he offered ought to be familiar to anyone following the Libra saga thus far. But if the wallets don’t do it — and there are no stops at the on-ramp — it is not clear how the Libra Association could stop transfers between terrorists’ non-custodial wallets.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

One of our oldest alums just inked a deal with the biggest credit union in Arizona. Desert Schools FCU is the largest credit union in Arizona, with $4 billion in assets and more than 220,00 online banking users. ” And this is exactly what the Arizona-based credit union was looking for.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

There also is the specter of payments fraud. In a recent report via Lloyd’s Bank, trends point toward growth in what is known as impersonation fraud, perhaps more commonly known as business email compromise. It’s on the rise, this fraud, up 58 percent year over year, said Lloyd’s. Want insight into another type of fraud?

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 23, 2016

Arizona-based Emailage announced this week it has received an investment from Wipro Ventures, Wipro’s investment arm. In October of 2015 the company partnered with Feedzai to bolster its fraud prevention solution. The amount was not disclosed. million Series A round in November of 2014.

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Social Assurance

APRIL 13, 2021

Does the temperature of the room goes from being in a freezer to the middle of an Arizona desert? Don’t you remember when you were building your business case for implementing mobile deposit, and your Chief Risk Management Officer almost fell off her chair with the sheer thought of the amount of fraud that was going to occur?

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MAY 3, 2020

Other Crypto Capital officials were charged with fraud and conspiracy around the same time. Bitfinex’s parent firm iFinex is seeking subpoenas in Colorado, Arizona and Georgia, trying to access funds held there for Crypto Capital, the processor where Bitfinex’s customer and exchange funds were held.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Record numbers of students are signing up for online classes, with Arizona State University reporting a 17 percent increase in the number of individuals who took summer courses this year, for example. This marks a notable shift from previous years. percent of all breaches reported during that year.

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CFPB Monitor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

In addition to the CFPB, the initial members are Attorneys General of Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.

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FICO

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

With temperatures frequently north of 100º, Arizona gets mighty hot in the summer. But I decided to dig a little further by reaching out to my network of payments and fraud professionals on LinkedIn to get their opinion. The Intersection of Fraud and Money Laundering. Were they expecting this crime to rise? by TJ Horan.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 22, 2016

Emailage raised an undisclosed sum for its fraud prevention technology keyed off email address. Fraud solutions based on email addresses. HQ: Phoenix, Arizona. Tags: Financial institutions, enterprises, security, fraud prevention, Wipro (strategic investor), Finovate alum. Alt-lender to students. Source: Crunchbase.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Backpage was hit with two lawsuits this week, one in federal court in Arizona and the other in federal court in Florida, over allegations the company facilitated sex trafficking. In the complaint filed in Arizona, the lawyers claim Backpage facilitated trafficking through websites such as BigCity.com.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. The intended goal is a reduction in legal, accounting, and transaction costs, as well as a decreased risk of fraud and corruption. Title Management. Source: Ubitquity .

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MARCH 1, 2016

The Arizona Grandma Scam. In defending the retailer, another Walmart spokesperson told 12News: “Consumer fraud is common to all retailers, even with great fraud prevention practices in place. “We serve more than 140 million customers in our U.S. We have many examples of our associates helping customers avoid scam transfers.”.

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MAY 13, 2016

The solution helps merchants make the most of cross-border opportunities – enabling payments for goods purchased, while staying on the right side of fraud, risk, tax and regulatory and legal compliance. And they verify that the orders are not fraud,” he said.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 25, 2016

Two Finovate alums raised fresh capital: Emailage raised another $5 million for its email-based fraud prevention solutions. Fraud protection for financial institutions. HQ: Chandler, Arizona. Tags: Enterprise, security, fraud protection, email, Finovate alum. Total dollars raised YTD is $8.8 billion, also double the $4.4

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CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Companies across industries from food delivery to mobile payments disintegrate for all kinds of reasons, from technology errors and logistical challenges to overspending and outright fraud. Below, we dive into the stories behind 9 of the world’s most notable startup failures. Table of Contents. Powa Technologies.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In Arizona, a self-driving Uber vehicle hit and killed a pedestrian (though there was a driver behind the wheel). As AI technology advances and seeps deeper into our daily lives, its potential to create dangerous situations is becoming more apparent. A Tesla Model 3 owner in California died while using the car’s Autopilot feature.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio got a surprise presidential pardon, one that President Trump let slip during an Arizona rally earlier in the week. Cybercriminals seem to prefer to target cryptocurrency users and traders for this particular form of fraud.

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