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Puerto Rico Falls Prey To $4M Online Fraud

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An online scam targeted $4 million in retirement funds from at least four Puerto Rico agencies, according to reports on Thursday (Feb. Agencies affected include the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co. and the Puerto Rico Tourism Co. The finance director at the Puerto Rico Industrial Development Co.

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Today In Payments Around The World: Razer Fintech, Visa Unveil Prepaid Card; SafetyPay Collaborates With LATAM’s Rappi

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SafetyPay’s infrastructure allows those who don't have credit cards and consumers who are concerned about fraud to take part in the digital marketplace via bank transfer or cash. SafetyPay has teamed with Rappi for cash solutions and immediate reconciliation. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Invests $750M in Reliance Industries Subsidiary.

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Today In Payments: Puerto Rico Falls Prey To $4M Online Fraud; India’s Antitrust Investigation Into Amazon, Flipkart On Hold

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In today’s top news, at least four Puerto Rico government agencies were targeted in a $4 million online scam, and India’s court hit pause on their antitrust investigation into Amazon and Flipkart. Puerto Rico Falls Prey To $4M Online Fraud. Authorities have frozen at least $2.9

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How DraftKings Keeps Onboarding Security Swift And Out Of Sight

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The market has the potential to expand even further, too, as Puerto Rico is reportedly considering legalization. . Many betting operations are tempting targets for fraudsters and other bad actors, however – especially online operations that do not require face-to-face customer interaction.

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Fintech Fundings: 12 Companies Raise $240 million Week Ending June 25

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Fraud detection. Payments gateway for online marketplaces. Online investment manager. Puerto Rican marketplace lender. HQ: Puerto Rico. Tags: Security, fraud, payments, ecommerce, Finovate alum. Total raised: $10 million. Source: Crunchbase. HQ: Latest round: $7 million Series A. Source: Finovate.

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How the Popular Bank Associate Trainee Program sets recent graduates on a career path to success in banking

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We worked with a lot of different people to figure this out–the branches, Miami and Puerto Rico offices and outside information as well. The connections you make across different teams in Popular throughout New York, Miami and Puerto Rico are very helpful. Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico. Meet Katia Carrady.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis

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Uber : The ride-hailing firm is being sued by shareholders who are claiming fraud, due to the fact that the company — via ex-CEO Travis Kalanick — allegedly did not disclose during capital-raising efforts the fact that Uber may have broken laws. Fizzle of the Week: Puerto Rico’s Cash Crisis. Puerto Rico is short on cash.