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Big Fraud, Big FinTech and Big Uber Top Week’s News

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MyPayrollHR Founder Faces $70M Fraud Charge. The CEO and founder of the New York payroll company MyPayrollHR was arrested and charged in a $70 million bank fraud scheme that left hundreds of small businesses across the country scrambling. Visa Partner Launch Eyes $17T Digital Payments Opportunity For FinTechs.

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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News

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Stripe said the new service is based on Radar, its tool that prevents fraud and protects against future chargebacks. Around the world, banks and FinTech firms are addressing challenges associated with enabling fund disbursements in real time – and some markets are developing real-time networks faster than others. Top Performers.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Note: Less than a month after the closure announcement, Vasupal was arrested for fraud in a bizarre case involving Stayzilla business dealings. Title: Fintech ‘Plastc’ Shuts Down After Cancelling All 80,000 Pre Orders. Read more here. Title: Social bookmarking pioneer Delicious heads to the dead pool. Product: del.icio.us.

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