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Marqeta ceases operations in Australia

The Paypers

Global card issuing platform Marqeta has ceased its operations in Australia to reduce expenses and boost activities in its Oakland, California base.

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Payments firm Marqeta to add 175 jobs to boost global presence

Bank Innovation

Fresh off a $260 million Series E funding round, card issuing and processing startup Marqeta is building its team as it expands to new geographies. The Oakland-based company plans to add 175 jobs this year, bringing its total to 400 employees by 2020, CEO Jason Gardner said on Wednesday.

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Top 5 Fraud Posts for 2022: Scams, Contactless and Money Mules

FICO

This is not only the case for application fraud — where automation is used to create and submit hundreds if not thousands of applications — but also for card fraud. They were able to identify attempts to uncover CVVs on the cards they had issued and could therefore have those cards blocked and reissued. The “Scamdemic”.

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CFPB announces new appointments to advisory groups

CFPB Monitor

Hughes, Senior Vice President of Card Marketing, Discover Financial Services, Deerfield, Ill. O’Connor, Senior Vice President, Lending and Operations, Community America Credit Union, Shawnee Mission, Kan. Katey Proefke – Assistant Vice President of Compliance, Chevron Federal Credit Union, Oakland, Calif. Christopher G.

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50+ Startups Tackling Sports Stadium Technology

CB Insights

The Oakland As, for example, are looking to build out a new tech team to “revitalize systems and infrastructure that power the fan experience” at the ballpark. OverPowered Network , for example, helps organizations run e-sports gaming events, operate tournament venues, and more. live briefing: The rise of smart cities.

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The Nerd Oscars: 24 Best Data Science Moments in Movies

FICO

Computer systems are not yet ready for operational use (though the IBM® 7090 is the butt of multiple jabs throughout the movie). It was a group of as many as 80 math-savvy MIT students and ex-students who travelled the world using card counting techniques to beat casinos at blackjack from 1979 until the late 1990s… raking in an estimated $57.6

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Fintech Fundings: 39 Companies Raise $930 Million Week Ending April 15

Fintech Labs Insights

Equities markets operator. HQ: Oakland, California. HQ: Oakland, California. Tags: SMB, payments, merchants, mobile, acquiring, debit/credit cards, B2B2C. Aire raised an undisclosed amount to further its new credit scoring system. Here are the fintech deals by size from 9 April to 15 April 2016: Bats Global. million IPO.