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NEW REPORT: Mueller Indictments Prompt Renewed Look At Social Security Numbers

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These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees. As more millennials enter the workforce, passwords are going out the door. Social Security’s Role in Russian Meddling. billion USD.

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Mastercard Card Clearing In China, Unattended Retail, Rapid Settlements Top This Week’s News

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11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. The People’s Bank of China said it has approved an application by Mastercard’s Chinese joint venture to run a bank card clearing business in the nation. Is No-Factor Authentication Digital Security’s Future?

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Afterpay Teams With Simon Before Holiday Shopping Season

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To help merchants and promote Afterpay in-store payment services to individuals before the busy holiday shopping season, buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay and Simon have announced a national collaboration. Millennial and Gen Z shoppers are focusing on sustainable and ethical fashion and retail more than before.

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BJ’s On The Block, Amex’s Millennial Problem And Another Big Breach

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And most of the nation got a good chuckle — except perhaps the investors who threw $125 million at the disruptive future of juice. The long-suffering team at American Express has a new headache to handle — losing the love of those millennial customers. and yes, this looks like card data breach. Can we say we told you so?

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National Business Systems VP: For Some SMBs, It’s Still Wait-And-See On EMV

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In an interview with PYMNTS, National Business Systems VP David Riley noted a lack of awareness in the field for smaller firms across several verticals. Millennials are traveling and leaving their credit cards at home. After nearly three years, the transition to EMV in the United States still has its challenges.

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Deep Dive: Why Staffing Agencies Must Consider Payroll Cards

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The national unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1969 in April 2019 — 3.6 This month’s Deep Dive digs into the data that guides staffing agencies’ payroll disbursement decisions, including payroll cards ’ pros and cons. Employees’ Payroll Card Opinions. The number of activated payroll cards in the U.S.

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The Rise Of Card-on-File Commerce

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Capturing and then enabling card-on-file payments when consumers buy the products or services they consume in the physical world. Part of that includes reminding consumers to use their contactless cards when they check out in their stores (if they have one) or their mobile wallets (if they choose). Uber and Starbucks pioneered it.

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