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The Surprises Edition: Ethereum, PayPal And The Fed

PYMNTS

But not to worry, folks: This is just an inconvenient speed bump on the way to a future where cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and Ethereum and the 998 offspring they beget – become the underpinning of our new global financial system. We imagine Parity users would prefer if they knew that for sure. PayPal’s India Push.

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Sacred Data for Sale, steal it while you can!

Lex Sokolin

Capital One recently suffered a data breach resulting from poor security practices that exposed 100 million credit card applications and accounts. Two years back, Equifax lost 140 million identities, again from poor security practices. Capital One’s estimate for $150 million on $28 billion seems off, to say the least.

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Sacred Data for Sale, steal it while you can!

Lex Sokolin

Capital One recently suffered a data breach resulting from poor security practices that exposed 100 million credit card applications and accounts. Two years back, Equifax lost 140 million identities, again from poor security practices. Capital One’s estimate for $150 million on $28 billion seems off, to say the least.

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The 2015 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

FFIEC’s Cyber Security Self-Assessment Tool. Disruptus Interuptus Award for fintech providers trying to beat the system that said, “Ah heck, let’s just sell and join the system”: Tie: Novelty media darling SmartyPig (SocialMoney) acquired by bank vendor Q2 for $10M. Thank You Sir, May I Have Another?’ Follow the Money Award.