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 Netspend On How Increased Security Demands Spur Virtual Card Adoption

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State mandates have also forced some businesses to close or limit on-premises operations, prompting such merchants to connect with consumers online instead. Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Streamlining Onboarding Security.

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Uncovering the Hidden Efficiencies in Loan and Deposit Operations

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Addressing common loan and deposit operations process inefficiencies can help financial institutions deliver optimized value to customers and stockholders. In recent years, many financial institutions have been focused on improving their digital delivery capabilities, often at the expense of their operational groups.

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A Digital Mindset: The Key to an Enhanced Strategy for Insurance Commerce

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With the rise in vaccination rates and a hopeful return to a “new normal,” it won’t be possible to put the genie back in the bottle and return to legacy operations. Transparency and control – Enhanced digital tools can help improve the commerce experience with improved research and comparison tools. . Understanding Our People .

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

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The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. In Hong Kong, 39 percent of new FinTech firms launched in the last year are now operating via blockchain, Cointelgraph reported.

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Criticism Prompts DHS To Abort Facial Recognition Of US Citizens

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has reversed its plans for mandatory facial recognition scans of Americans arriving and departing the country, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. 4) and is “committed to keeping the public informed about our use of facial comparison technology.” .

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Data Shows 42 Pct Of Small Cap US Businesses Failing To Turn Profit

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The Russell 2000 index shows 42 percent of small-caps are either just breaking even or operating a loss. broker-dealer Strategas Securities , said the downturn was “just getting started,” and that the velocity at which the number had risen was concerning. The number is the highest since 2010’s 44 percent, the index says.

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Facebook’s Payments Revenue Soars 42%

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Although payments revenue for the quarter still paled in comparison to the company’s quarterly […]. The company’s "payments and other fees" category banked a record $274 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared with $193 million in the same quarter of 2017, marking a nearly 42% increase.

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