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Luckin Coffee Execs Fired After Fraud Probe

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An internal investigation into alleged fraud at Luckin Coffee Inc. In addition, the company has placed six other employees on suspension or leave due to involvement in or knowledge of the fraud. A special committee at Luckin hired Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis as counsel and FTI Consulting of Washington, D.C.

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State Street Agrees To Pay $35M To Settle SEC Charges

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that financial services company State Street has agreed to pay more than $35 million to settle charges that it fraudulently charged secret markups. Treasury securities. Levenson, director of the SEC’s Boston regional office, the department which investigated the overcharges.

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Is the GDPR Encouraging Phishing Scams?

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Security Boulevard reported this week (June 6) that in the wake of the new digital security rule taking effect, criminals were quick to use it to their advantage. A phishing scam purporting to come from Apple is the most popular that we’ve seen,” Security Boulevard said. “It

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Avant Brings SaaS Lending Tech To Banks

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Avant launched its first bank partnership with Alabama-based Regions Bank in 2016, using its SaaS product. Those options will largely be full-service at first, but will contain more à la carte offerings and add-ons over time for large banks, particularly around security and consumer verification.

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Stripe Teardown: How The $35B Payments Company Plans To Supercharge Online Retail

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These APIs handle everything from acceptance and processing to settlement and reconciliation, while ensuring compliance and security. Fraud prevention tools. Additionally, the company must underwrite risk, and is on the hook in the event of fraud or returned items. Funding, valuation, and investors. Leadership and board members.

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Finovate, FinDEVr Alums Earn Finalist Spots in BBVA Open Talent Competition

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The three regional finals will be held in September (schedule below). Chicago-based Rippleshot builds security and anti-fraud solutions. Continuum Security. The BBVA Open Talent competition released the list of finalists for its 2015 competition. Six winners will be chosen, two from each category. ClearServe.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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Companies across industries from food delivery to mobile payments disintegrate for all kinds of reasons, from technology errors and logistical challenges to overspending and outright fraud. It only managed to expand to 10 of the promised 22 new regions, and by the end of 2013, it had only 77,596 subscribers (Neflix had 50M at the time).

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