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More Security In Wake Of Mall Brawls

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A string of major disturbances at malls nationwide on the day after Christmas has led police to increase patrols and malls to ramp up security guard presence — in case consumers needed another reason to avoid physical stores. Some states, including Connecticut and Tennessee, reported multiple incidences. ‘Tis the season to riot.

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Data privacy: How to keep customer data safe

Independent Banker

But as the prevalence of security breaches grows, so do the opportunities for community banks to position themselves as guardians of their customers’ personal data through compliance, technology and relationship building. Data privacy and security is a hot topic and is only getting hotter. By Katie Kuehner-Hebert. Bob Hickok.

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Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations

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“We look at everything through the lens of our mission: to support the financial lives of our members and the communities we serve.”. The new features include a biometric voice authentication system intended to reduce the time spent waiting on hold and fortify security. Embarking On A Digital Transformation. Prioritizing Upgrades.

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Growing a mortgage portfolio: Encourage borrowers to bank local

Abrigo

With mortgage rates down in the US , many homebuyers are looking locally to their community banks to finance their new, potentially life-changing purchase. In the spirit of the go local movement, new data from Sageworks Bank Information peeked in on 10 cities to see which community banks were making an impact on local mortgage lending.

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Regional Banks Guide Corporates To Future-Proof Accounts Payable

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People’s United Bank, which operates across Connecticut, southeastern New York state, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire, recently demonstrated the growing interest of community banks to collaborate with FinTechs to expand their product offering — just as larger national and multinational financial institutions (FIs) do.

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College Pays Off Hackers With $28K In Bitcoin

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Joseph Moreau, vice chancellor of technology at Foothill-De Anza Community College District in Silicon Valley, was quoted as saying : “Ransomware has rapidly risen, from my perspective, to be one of the foremost threats we’re facing in information technology, anywhere, let alone in higher ed.”.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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In Connecticut, for example, you cannot buy tickets with a credit card. The company can do that because — after working with regulators before entering a specific state — it buys lotto tickets and keeps original paper tickets in a secure location, “which it also pays to insure, in case anything goes wrong at its holding facility.

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