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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

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Darden Restaurants announced Wednesday (August 23) that the data on 567,000 payment card numbers may have been exposed. The company said payment card information — including card numbers — from visitors who went to the restaurants from Nov. 3, 2017, through Jan. 2 2018 may have been affected.

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Young Consumers Love to “Buy Now, Pay Later” – Here’s What to Know About the Explosive Fintech Trend

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Afterpay does not perform a hard credit check on users, but it can still affect credit if users have a credit card as the form of payment connected to their Afterpay account or if they fail to pay back their loans. Notable merchant partners include Best Buy, Home Depot, and Target.

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Another Maryland threat to bank partner model lending

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According to the factual allegations in the OCFR’s Charge Letter : The Bank offers in-store retail credit financing as well as store-branded credit cards to Maryland consumers. Atlanticus/Fortiva performs all of the collections, servicing, payment and remittance operations in connection with the accounts.

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Apple Pay’s Latitudinal Reach

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and Visa and debit cards for Desjardins shoppers in Canada. Apple Pay is now supported by 22 banks after adding The Co-operative Bank and Metro Bank earlier this month, and Apple Pay is now available in the U.K. First Bank of Missouri. and the U.S. In the U.K., territories of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

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Taking A Customer-Centric Approach To Fighting Fraud

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Social distancing mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic have advanced banking’s trend toward omnichannel operations. Banks that know their customers’ normal transaction activities will be better able to recognize when actions indicate ATOs, card thefts or other crimes.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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As for the locale: Search warrants, noted by ZDNet , were served on those individuals in an immigration detention center, yielding 16 mobile phones, various SIM cards and a number of electronic storage devices. He and an accomplice operated from Nigeria, targeting the U.S., New Zealand and a number of other countries.

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BEC Attacks Surge As Fraudsters Eye Pandemic Opportunity

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The number of businesses that reported an increase in BEC attacks targeting their operations increased by 36 percent. 115,000 worth of fraudulent payments were reportedly made by former leaders of a small town in Missouri , the New York Times recently reported.

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