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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time

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New technology often starts out at the U.S. 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.

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For Big Tech, Antitrust Scrutiny Deepens

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At the Monday press conference, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge said the AGs, across political parties and demographics, stand together to “protect the free market, protect competition and … the American consumer … against this online, search engine juggernaut.”. The road may be long — and the probe itself will be sweeping.

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Deep Dive: Paper Checks: The Bane Of Student Disbursements?

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The technology has been part of the disbursement process for decades, though its costs and inefficiencies have increased with time. Nearly 90 percent of students from the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas have elected to receive mobile disbursements since the offering became available in late 2018, for example.

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FinServ Providers Lift Some Of B2B’s Fraud Burden

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As B2B fraud threats like the business email compromise (BEC) scam or internal employee theft continue to grow for businesses large and small, experts are urging business owners and executives to take the lead in combatting fraudsters. Officials noted that invoice fraud occurs on a “regular basis,” according to 3FM reports.

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Congress Presses Fed On Real-Time Payments Plan

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House Committee on Financial Services Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing Thursday (Sept. That seems like a lifetime in this business,” said Congressman French Hill of Arkansas. especially in areas like fraud mitigation), he said, and leapfrog its way into real-time payments to more effectively compete in the world.

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US Intelligence Agencies Advise Against Buying Huawei, ZTE Smartphones

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Huawei and ZTE , two Chinese technology companies, have been dealt a blow Wednesday (Feb. When asked by Senator Tom Cotton, a Republican from Arkansas, if they would advise American citizens to use products by Huawei and ZTE, none of the security officials opted to do so. business communications through Huawei technology.

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Senators Raise Intellectual Property Concerns Amid Chinese Access

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technologies, according to U.S. Mark Warner, who serves as the Senate Committee’s Democratic vice chairman, also voiced concern over surveillance technologies, remarking on extant relationships between that country’s government and Chinese enterprises focused on technology. senators and intelligence officials.