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New Jersey Shows The Good And Bad Of Gambling Payments Progress

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Among recent developments is the addition of PayPal to the sportsbook operated by DraftKings in New Jersey. com to invest in automated authentication processes, according to Russell Medley, 888’s director of fraud and risk management. “If That’s pushing companies like casino site 888.com

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Report: 80 Pct. Of NJ Gamblers Place Wagers Online

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Mobile sports betting is quickly growing to a point where New Jersey is close to topping Las Vegas as the country’s biggest market, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Sept. Mobile betting, however, is only allowed in five: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Iowa and Nevada.

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NICE Actimize Looks To Boost AML Efforts With Guardian Analytics Buy

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Financial fraud prevention software and cloud company NICE Actimize has unveiled a deal to acquire Guardian Analytics. With the deal, New Jersey-based NICE Actimize looks to beef up its offerings to financial services institutions. NICE Actimize, a unit of NICE Ltd., Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

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A cluster of states in the northeastern US accounted for an additional 29%, and included New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. When looking at total fraud cases related to skimming, we saw that 70% were tied to POCs in 5 states: California (38%), New York (16%), Pennsylvania (6%) and Florida/Washington (5%).

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First Bankcard, Provident Bank Team For Commercial Payments

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Provident Bank, a New Jersey-based financial institution (FI), will issue a comprehensive suite of commercial payment solutions in conjunction with First Bankcard. Macko, senior vice president, director of corporate cash management. The corporate card program has higher limits to accommodate individual client spending habits.

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March Madness: Next Big Chance For Legal Online Sports Betting

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New Jersey was the ringleader of the effort, though it did enlist support from 17 other states and three additional state governors. According to the latest data from the state’s gambling regulator, consumers in New Jersey have placed more than $780 million worth of online bets since that decision, and $1.25

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Affinity Federal Credit Union On The Importance Of Accelerating Digital Transformations

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New Jersey-based Affinity Federal Credit Union began upgrading its systems about five years ago as it looked toward the digital future. The contact center serves as an improvement from both a customer relationship management perspective and a fraud-fighting one, for example.