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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

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The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. The future is looking a bit more golden for CORO Global.

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Now is a prime time for digital account opening

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The Bank of Idaho integrated online account openings into its website in 2015. The Bank of Idaho realized the full potential of digital account opening during the pandemic when its branches weren’t open to customers. “We Many customers wanted to meet with a banker face to face, Wilmot says. billion-asset IncredibleBank in Wausau, Wis.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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He and an accomplice operated from Nigeria, targeting the U.S., In terms of data illuminating larger trends, the National Cyber Security Alliance found that roughly 50 percent of smaller firms have been victim of a cyberattack. New Zealand and a number of other countries. The scams netted an alleged $25 million from 2014 to 2016. “In

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Boosting Access To Financial Services In Brazil

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A recent partnership in India aims to add further biometric security to the nation’s Aadhaar system. Identity Devices Sweden AB will provide a new biometric privacy platform (BPP) to Aadhaar, essentially adding a new layer of security to its online and offline authentication systems. Deep Dive: Making National IDs Biometric-Friendly.

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Deep Dive: Digital ID Developments From Around The World

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Even though biometrics offer notable security advantages, they do come with risks. The following Deep Dive examines the potential use cases for biometrics in national identification systems and the security pitfalls they could encounter. . Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Wyoming and Washington, D.C., A reported 3.6

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Deep Dive: How Banks Use Digital Technologies To Outlast The Coronavirus

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Shifting In-Branch Operations. noted on its social media accounts that it would be shuttering many of its branches and changing its hours of operation, and American bank JPMorgan Chase announced plans to close about 20 percent of its locations. British FI Nationwide U.K. Digital Technologies Under COVID-19.

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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time

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What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. Authorities and prison technology companies say this mass biometric surveillance supports prison security and fraud prevention efforts.”. New technology often starts out at the U.S. Voice-Print Efforts.

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