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Bank wire fraud – How social engineering and technology perpetrate fraud losses

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Takeaway 1 Bank w ire transfer fraud is increasing due to technological advances today. Takeaway 3 Education and technology tools are our best defense against b ank wire transfer fraud in our institutions. While wire transfers offer speed and efficiency, they have always carried inherent risks. billion in losses reported.

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Alibaba’s Ant Group Produces Preparatory Regulatory Filing For Intended IPO

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Ahead of an intended initial public offering (IPO), Alibaba Group Holding’s Ant Group has conducted a preliminary filing with the securities watchdog of China, Reuters reported. The news service reported that the move hints that the two Chinese investment institutions will be heading up the group’s onshore offering.

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Data breach a risk despite security spend, experts say

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Financial institutions prioritize investment in cybersecurity technology but no matter how much they spend for protection, their systems and data remain vulnerable. “You could never say any organization is 100% secure and they’ll never be hacked,” Ray Kelly, fellow at cybersecurity company Synopsys Software Integrity Group, told Bank Automation News, (..)

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Castles Technology Buys Spire Payments

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Global payment solutions provider Castles Technology has acquired Spire Payments , a provider of electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) systems, the company announced in a Thursday (Oct. He said the acquisition would add more choice for customers alongside new technical and security capabilities. 1) press release.

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Chinese Conglomerate Fosun Group Bets Big on Blockchain

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A representative of Fosun Group, which, at $13.1 billion, is China’s largest private investment conglomerate, has confirmed that it has invested “tens of millions of yuan,” or multi-millions of US dollars, into a Shanghai-based startup responsible for a local blockchain technology platform.

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Ant Group Moves Ahead With $35B IPO After China's OK

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Ant Group has won the nod from China's top security regulators for its Shanghai offering, the last hurdle to clear for the $35 billion dual listing, Reuters reports. Ant, the FinTech backed by China's Alibaba Group, plans to list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai in the next few weeks, according to sources quoted by Reuters.

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China’s Ant Group Mulling Creation Of New Consumer Loan Unit

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China’s Ant Group is mulling the creation of a new consumer loan unit that would allow it to continue making loans throughout the country while complying with new Chinese banking regulations. Ant Group had planned to go public for $35 billion, which would have made it the largest IPO in market history. China TransInfo Technology Corp.

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