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As The IoT Grows, Can It Overcome Security Problems?

PYMNTS

It was led by “Energize Ventures and Lux Capital, each of whom invests heavily in companies, fundamentally advancing how society implements and utilizes advances in technology,” Zededa said in a statement. IoT Security Concerns. Security Upgrades? 25) that it had raised $16 million in a Series A funding round.

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How One Nevada Credit Union Secures Its Self-Service Innovations

PYMNTS

Another key priority for many credit unions is diversity, with the African-American Credit Union Coalition and human capital solutions provider Humanidei partnering to increase the presence of women and people of color on CU executive boards. Deep Dive: Credit Unions Face Data Breach Challenges.

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Corporate Payments Firm AccessPay Secures US Backing

PYMNTS

“The problem we continue to see are these services operating in total isolation to one another, which often means the corporate is faced with exposure to security, greater risk and complexity in day-to-day operations,” he said in a statement. ” Beringea, based in both the U.K. and U.S., In 2017, it co-led a $15.2

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Small business lending insights Vol. 1

Abrigo

The negative correlation of funded business loans to the Fed funds rate is a staggering 86% as businesses weigh their needs for capital against expensive debt and lenders aim to limit risk. Almost half sought credit to grow their businesses, and 28% applied to make repairs or replace capital assets.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

PYMNTS

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised. Honorable Mention.

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The true cost of fraud

Abrigo

Additionally, the human capital investment—in terms of both hiring fraud prevention experts and training existing staff—represents a significant operational expense. People: Do your investigators receive proper training? Proceeds from fraudulent activity must be laundered, so there is a direct correlation.

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CFPB Management Challenges Include Information Security

CFPB Monitor

The memo identified four areas of improvement that, unless addressed, would otherwise hamper the CFPB’s ability to accomplish its strategic objectives: Ensuring an Effective Information Security Program. Maturing the Human Capital Program. In the wake of the CFPB’s data security enforcement action against Dwolla, Inc.