PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Federal Reserve System has appointed its Payments Security Strategy leader, the agency announced Friday (Dec. Kenneth Montgomery, first vice president and chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, is taking up the position. Treasury and financial market, among other responsibilities.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2016

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric Rosengren delivered a speech yesterday (April 4) at the bank’s 2016 Cybersecurity Conference highlighting the economic and cyber risks financial institutions are facing today. However, this rapid evolution generates risks,” Rosengren said.

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JUNE 29, 2020

Connie Ngo , CertiK’s marketing manager, told CoinDesk in an email that the companies agreed “it would make sense to formally partner with one another as a public promise of Hdac’s focus on security and a symbol of CertiK’s ability to support larger enterprise-level solutions such as Hdac’s.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

But in a collaborative effort with Flywire , Citi Commercial Bank is working to accelerate these transactions for Boston-area hospitals that need equipment fast. to China within only a few hours in order to secure a PPE shipment for healthcare providers. Accelerating PPE Procurement. Paving Way For Faster B2B Payments.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 16, 2018

Through the collaborative efforts of those with backgrounds in payments and security, the Federal Reserve’s Secure Payments Task Force has published “Payment Lifecycles and Security Profiles.” They also cover security methods — and identity management controls — along with relevant laws and regulations, among other topics.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

A paper published by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) described today as a critical moment in banking history as players face pressure from alternative players and corporate clients that demand newer, better services. The time for this radical shift is now,” Boston Consulting Group declared.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2017

Rinse has a solution for both, and thanks to a $14 million Series B funding round led by Partech, it’s taking that solution to two new cities: Boston and Chicago. The $14 million of funding Rinse recently secured will not be going into the company’s tech as much as into building out its team as it looks to launch in new markets.

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American Banker

MARCH 5, 2024

Berkshire Hills Bancorp declined to detail the savings it expects from the downsizing, though one analyst estimated it could shave $3 million from the company's annual noninterest expenses.

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BankInovation

MAY 20, 2022

Before inking deals with the nation’s biggest banks and financial institutions, fintech Akoya was focused on secure open finance. The Boston-based fintech, which originated as an application programming interface (API) division under Fidelity Investments, is now owned by several banks, including the $3.24 trillion Bank of America, $2.3

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is lengthening its timeframe to approve or reject operations by a tZERO-affiliated security token exchange, per a release. The agency is seeking analysis and comment on the proposed rule changes of BOX Exchange to start Boston Security Token Exchange (BSTX) operations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

Boston University , Northwestern , Trinity College , Georgetown and Duke have unveiled decreases in wages or to retirement contributions for the time being in an effort to mitigate the reduction of funds coming into the schools because of the pandemic. As a result, their job security is reportedly at an all-time low.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Earlier this month, as PYMNTS noted , the Federal Reserve said its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use cases to get there.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

As weaknesses in authorization systems can be exploited by online thieves, financial services firms are more vulnerable to hackers and get hit 300 times more often than other businesses, according to the Boston Consulting Group. Threat Scan is part of our multi-layered security strategy to secure the payments ecosystem,” said Johan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued a state-by-state listing of lenders accepting applications from new business customers for the Main Street Lending Program on Wednesday (July 8). To participate in the program, lenders must register using the program’s lender portal , which provides secure access and verification.

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Long Lasting Ideas

APRIL 11, 2016

Fine put up his dukes so to speak after an article in The Boston Globe published a story contending that small community banks faced the greatest risk from hackers. Continue reading ICBA President takes on The Boston Globe on cybersecurity at Bank Marketing Strategy + Ideas.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston said, “To date, U.S. Open banking, in brief, securely shares and analyzes data allowing financial institutions (FIs) and FinTechs to iterate and ideally create wonderful new money products that people will love. It’s part of that “stand back” posture the Boston Fed noted in its March brief.

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ATM Marketplace

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Thales eSecurity and Networld Media Group will host the 2018 FinServ Data Security Summit in Boston, Thursday, Nov. Participating CISOs will get exclusive insights from the Thales Data Threat Report and from IS executives who have headed up major digital transformation initiatives for their financial institutions.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

The campaign of cyberstalking allegedly escalated to surveillance and the mailing of packages to the Natick couple that contained, among other things, a bloody Halloween pig mask and a book on surviving the death of a spouse, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal district court in Boston.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

And as PYMNTS has previously reported , the Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure. The Fed, of course, is hardly alone in mulling digital fiat currencies.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Four former eBay employees have agreed to plead guilty next month in federal District Court in Boston, U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling tweeted Wednesday (Sept. The four defendants who confessed to cyberstalking and intimidating the couple and will plead guilty on Oct.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission late last week settled charges with two companies it charged with offering digital tokens in a manner that ran afoul of rules. Back in March the SEC said it would treat most token offerings as the same as securities offerings and that it will impose fines on those that skirted the laws.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2018

In an interview with PYMNTS, CEO and Founder of Reviver Auto Neville Boston said that for the firm, which traces its genesis to 2009, the “initial thought process was simplifying the registration process. The conversation, as it often does with technology, turned to security. Beyond the technology and the plate lies concept.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

Attorney Andrew Lelling in Boston. The release states that former eBay employees arrested on Monday (June 15) included James Baugh, 45, of San Jose, California former senior director of safety and security, and David Harville, 48, of New York City, former director of global resiliency.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

Boston-based Eastern Bank , the nation’s largest mutual, is pushing ahead with plans to go public and shed its long-time format in a move that could raise nearly $2 billion, according to a press release. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of its plans for an initial public offering (IPO). billion to around $2 billion.

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ABA Community Banking

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Boston Fed’s Montgomery to head anti-fraud effort Payments Security.

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BankInovation

APRIL 19, 2022

State Street Bank spent $423 million on technology and communications in the first quarter, up 5% year over year but down 3% from the Q4 2021 as the Boston-based bank continues to focus on tech infrastructure.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Traditional Silicon Valley startups accelerate through cash to achieve rapid expansion, with the goal of easier profitability once a certain market size has been secured. Sonder closed 100 units in Boston last year after city regulations were modified, impacting its business model. “This year, we are taking steps to address this.”.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 17, 2017

Boston-based money transfer firm Flywire has launched a new offering, targeted at international business-to-business (or B2B) payments. The fintech will enable faster settlement between businesses, seeking to make those transaction “local.”

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Eater also noted that “Only three tables are available at any given time for the experience,” and that it’s pay-in-advance to secure Keller’s post-pandemic epicurean splurge. It started outdoors on June 22 in Boston, for example, with parts of the city and surrounding suburbs commandeering sidewalks for café seating.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

The case was prosecuted by Homeland Security Investigations, along with agents of the U.S. Secret Service’s Boston Field Office; the East Longmeadow, Cambridge, Ludlow and Medford police Massachusetts’ and various district attorneys’ offices.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

It also plans to build the world’s first full stack offering for truly autonomous security, as well as increase investment in its core organic R&D. Boston-based Cybereason has 500 employees, with offices in Tel Aviv, Tokyo, London and Sydney, as well as additional presence on all continents. “We

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. Direct debit is widely considered to be among the most secure and cost-effective ways to handle payments and most minor SMBs don’t have access to it. .

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PYMNTS

MARCH 10, 2017

Boston-based investment firm Acadian Asset Management is ready to make the jump by partnering with Microsoft. 40,500 | Number of securities in Acadian Asset Management’s proprietary database. 40,500 | Number of securities in Acadian Asset Management’s proprietary database.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

“From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said. merchants and acceptance at Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2020

Emerging payment rails and digital currencies often tout security as a key value-added differentiator over legacy payment rails. The Bank of Thailand said it will begin development next month and aims to complete it by the end of the year. Federal Reserve Tackles Fraud Across Rails.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2017

SoftBank is helping out Boston-based digital security firm Cybereason with a big $100 million investment. Cybereason turns machine learning and behavioral analytics loose to process data and flag security issues in real time. Businesses need to concentrate on what happens once the adversaries are inside.”.

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