Best American Banker Magazine stories for 2023
American Banker
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Here is a highlight of 10 great American Banker Magazine features from the year. Topics range from redlining to the Most Influential Women in Fintech.
What’s holding back a successful move to the cloud?
Accenture
APRIL 17, 2022
Accenture introduced the Banking Cloud Altimeter, our interactive digital magazine, to help guide banks along the way and get straight…. When you’re immersed in the cloud world, it’s easy to sound off about all the advantages awaiting banks that make the move. But banks’ journey to cloud has faced its share of challenges and setbacks.
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How Mobile Wallets Could Bring Security To Shoppers
PYMNTS
APRIL 16, 2019
From fuel pumps to convenience stores (C-stores), many consumers worry about the security of their personal financial information. adults are concerned about the security of their financial data when making payments at these venues. Mobile wallets , however, have advantages that span from convenience to security.
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Uber’s Offer For Daimler/BMW's Free Now Tops €1B
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 21, 2020
21) report in the German monthly business magazine Manager Magazin, per Reuters. . Daimler is reportedly ready to sign, but Oliver Zipse, chief executive officer of BMW, has indicated that he would rather sell Uber just a stake in Free Now, the magazine said.
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Scammers Prove Corporate Payments Fraud Comes In All Shapes And Sizes
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 7, 2020
. $923,533 was stolen from a food bank in Philadelphia via a BEC attack , according to recent reports in Info Security Magazine. In a statement to the magazine, Lucy Security CEO Colin Bastable said that this attack "checks all the boxes of a successful BEC scam.".
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Driverless Cars A Threat To National Security
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
Justice Department has created a team to conduct a threat analysis on the security risks of self-driving cars. The government team’s focus is to secure the Internet of Things (IoT), including self-driving cars, internet-connected devices and medical equipment. Fiat has been proactive in this regard by recalling almost 1.5
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SMB-Focused Lender Judo Bank Attains Unicorn Status
PYMNTS
MAY 18, 2020
Australia’s Judo Bank has attained unicorn status, according to FinTech Magazine , meaning it has achieved a valuation of at least $1 billion. The bank has seen an avalanche of funding in recent times, as this recent round comes 10 months after it was able to secure $261.6
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Why Security Techniques Need To Evolve As Fast As Hackers
PYMNTS
AUGUST 29, 2018
“These websites are so easy to hack that we couldn’t give them to adult hackers — they’d be laughed off the stage,” said Jake Braun, a former White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, in an interview with ABC News. And it should require little or no data science expertise,” Aqil told PC Magazine.
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Pizza Hut Gets Hit With Breach
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 17, 2017
16) news reports from QSR magazine shared that yet another well-known brand has recently been hit with a cyberattack. QSR magazine described Pizza Hut’s cyberattack as a “temporary security intrusion.” Monday (Oct. The breach allegedly put any customer of the Yum!
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The Finanser’s Week: 3rd July – 9th July 2017
Chris Skinner
JULY 8, 2017
This week’s main blog headlines are … The Top 1000 banks in the world I’ve written a column for The Banker magazine for the last 15 years and, during that time, have collected their special July edition each year. Every July The Banker publishes their analysis of the Top 1000 banks in the world.
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Fides Hires Mark O’Toole to Head Sales and Strategic Business Development in North America
Bobsguide
MARCH 30, 2022
His articles frequently appear in publications including Treasury Today, TMI Magazine, Treasury Asia, Treasury & Risk Magazine, AFP Exchange and Risk Magazine. There is a widespread need for state-of-the-art, trusted, secure and reliable bank connectivity and liquidity management across the U.S.
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NY Mag To Open Pop-Up Shop; Amazon Go Plans New York Store
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 26, 2018
Magazines have been testing the waters of brick-and-mortar retail by opening temporary stores in major cities, and New York Magazine is no exception. The venture, which is dubbed “I Found It at The Strategist,” will feature items chosen by the magazine’s editors. In Other Brick-and-Mortar News….
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135 China Regulators Eyeing Rules Concerning ICOs
PYMNTS
AUGUST 29, 2017
According to a news report in Business Insider , citing the Beijing-based financial magazine Caixin , Chinese regulators including the People’s Bank of China and the China Securities Regulatory Commission are currently looking at how best to approach initial coin offerings (ICOs). BITCF). (BITCF). 7 of this year.
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FBI Urges Caution On Chinese Amazon/Apple Hack Reports
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 11, 2018
According to CNBC , Wray made the comments during a hearing in front of the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday (October 10) after being asked when the FBI found out about the chips. “I I would say to the newspaper article or, I mean, the magazine article, I would say be careful what you read,” Wray replied.
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Open Payments Raises $3.5M In Seed Round
PYMNTS
AUGUST 24, 2020
Open Payments, Open Payments , the Stockholm-based FinTech, has raised a €3M ($3.5M) seed round, according to a report from the magazine EU-Startups. The round is led by Industrifonden , with participation from existing investors including Brightly Ventures and Luminar Ventures.
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After Subscription Stumbles, How Patreon Won Back Customer Trust
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
They tap into consumers’ need for convenience, flexibility and affordability in buying or renting products or services, securely and in real time. Magazine and newspaper subscriptions are popular services that have been around for decades, making them a favorite for bad actors as well.
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Digitization Has Yet To Prove Its Worth For Banks’ Trade Finance Operations
PYMNTS
JUNE 12, 2018
As covered by Global Trade Magazine in reports in Monday (June 11), the ICC’s 2018 “ Global Trade: Securing Future Growth ” report included a survey of 251 global banks — 8 percent of those respondents provide 90 percent of the world’s trade finance value. Digitalization will make trade more inclusive.
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The new wave of fintech: Enterprises into ecosystems
Insights on Business
JUNE 25, 2018
In our latest issue of Exponent magazine, Transforming the Enterprise into the Ecosystem , we discuss how financial services institutions are turning the enterprise into an ecosystem. Download it here: Exponent Magazine, Issue 2. The real return on risk and compliance technologies. By Grace Brasington. By Don India.
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Siri Can Share Messages From Third-Party Apps On Locked Phones
PYMNTS
MARCH 21, 2018
But that security measure can apparently be circumvented through Siri, Mashable reported. According to Mac Magazine , that vulnerability also applies to devices that run iOS 11.3 In addition, the flaw affects other apps, such as Telegram and Skype. But Apple’s own messaging app does not appear to have that issue.
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109 SWIFT Pressures Member Banks To Enhance Cybersecurity
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
SWIFT is putting the pressure on its members to enhance their cybersecurity capabilities, according to reports by SC Magazine. The Customer Security Intelligence team was launched in May last year in an effort to ensure its member FIs comply with SWIFT’s recommended cybersecurity requirements.
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UK’s Digital Starling Bank Misses SMB Loan Target
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 9, 2019
London’s digital bank startup Starling Bank has loaned just 1 percent of the amount it pledged to small and medium-sized businesses (SMB), BM Magazine reported on Monday (Dec. Founded in 2014 by former Allied Irish Banks COO Anne Boden, Starling Bank committed to execute almost £1 billion ($1.3 billion USD) in loans.
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Thyngs Teams With CDS Global; Alipay Partners With Turkish FinTech
PYMNTS
MAY 22, 2019
Coverage includes Thyngs work with CDS Global to support contactless payments for subscriptions of magazines in the U.K. Thyngs is working with CDS Global to support contactless payments for subscriptions of magazines, Thyngs said in an announcement. Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world.
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‘Secure enough’ mobile ticketing
Tomorrow's Transactions
JUNE 29, 2016
In January 2016 we presented at Transport Ticketing in London about the work that we had done to date and this was also summarised in an article in the BCS ITNow magazine. In addition we have produced minimum security requirements that will have to be met by ITSO with HCE implementations.
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30 Bank Managers Tied To AML Investigation In Brazil
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019
The company promises two-day shipping in 90 cities and perks that include access to the full content of its Prime video streaming service as well as music, digital books and magazines. Both companies saw shares drop over 4 percent with the news of Amazon bringing Prime to the country.
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Hudson To Add Amazon’s Just Walk Out Technology To Its Popular Airport Convenience Stores
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
“The addition of Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology perfectly complements our current digital footprint, providing travelers with yet another quick, secure, and contactless shopping experience that meets their needs.”.
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Why Payments Personalization Is Key To Enhancing User Experience For Digital Content Platforms
PYMNTS
AUGUST 10, 2020
Magazines, newspapers, television networks and other content providers typically offer more uniform interfaces that may not consider their customers’ geographies, content or payment preferences. Online content subscription purchasing experiences are far different from that ideal in practice, however.
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Discounts Kickstart Economy As China Reopens, Urging People To Spend
PYMNTS
MARCH 25, 2020
“Trade, tourism catering and other services not only help to prop up an economy’s growth, but also embody a city’s vitality,” Zhang Jinghua, party secretary of Nanjing, reportedly told Yicai magazine at the beginning of the month. The city is offering a lottery drawing of 318 million yuan in shopping coupons.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 20, 2017
According to a new report on cybercriminal communication strategies from security company Flashpoint , it turns out the number one hangout for the digital world’s most wanted is none other than Microsoft’s Skype. Skype is by far the most frequently mentioned messenger across the language communities in this study,” wrote Flashpoint.
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Facebook’s Libra Will Get 50 Percent Backing From US Dollar
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
The information was reported by the German news magazine Der Spiegel , referring to a letter from Facebook to German politician Fabio De Masi, Reuters said. Facebook’s planned digital coin Libra will get half of its backing from the U.S. The letter indicated that 50 percent of Libra’s backing would come from the U.S.
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Apple Ups its Bets on Streamed Content and Subscription Retail
PYMNTS
MARCH 25, 2019
Magazine Subscriptions. During the Monday event, Apple also said it would offer a more muscular online news subscription service — one that not only includes newspapers but some 300 magazines and costs $9.99 The service reportedly also will offer recommendations for other news stories based on the magazines being read by subscribers.
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Is Rocky SAP Shareholder Vote Cause For Concern?
PYMNTS
MAY 11, 2017
SAP ’s supervisory board only narrowly secured shareholder approval for its actions during its annual general meeting, securing 50.49 According to Fortune Magazine , shareholder votes during these meetings are “normally routine” for German companies, and they “effectively [signal] investor confidence in the board.”.
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Foundation Is Laid, Momentum Kicks In For Amaryllis
PYMNTS
MARCH 22, 2018
In other news, Amaryllis has concluded a bridge round to its Series A funding round — amount to be announced next month — and was listed among Enterprise Security Magazine ’s top 10 payment security solution providers.
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139 US Air Force Launches SMB IT Procurement Program
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 6, 2018
Air Force Magazine reported this week that the Air Force is introducing its BlueSHIFT initiative, which allows small business vendors to submit shortened pitches for their goods or services along with a 15-minute pitch.
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Five At Five: Target Raises Its Delivery Game
PYMNTS
JUNE 7, 2018
For example, the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA) would like to see more use of know your client (KYC) checks to help reduce costs. The device then asks the person to take a selfie, which appears on the screen in the style of a magazine cover.
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Why Payments Personalization Is Key To Enhancing User Experience For Digital Content Platforms
PYMNTS
AUGUST 8, 2020
Magazines, newspapers, television networks and other content providers typically offer more uniform interfaces that may not consider their customers’ geographies, content or payment preferences. Online content subscription purchasing experiences are far different from that ideal in practice, however.
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Fraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam
PYMNTS
JANUARY 27, 2020
New analysis from Bank Info Security , for instance, revealed that BEC scammers have begun to target corporates’ financial documents from accounts receivable departments to identify unpaid invoices, as well as information regarding Days Sales Outstanding and clients. The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve.
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Apple CEO Wants FTC To Let Consumers Control Their Data
PYMNTS
JANUARY 17, 2019
According to a report in CNBC , in an op-ed piece for Time Magazine published Wednesday (Jan. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to put in place a new framework to increase the transparency of companies that handle user data. 17), Cook said consumers should be able to track where their data is going and delete any information on demand.
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UK Businesses Could Front The Bill For Bank Fraud
PYMNTS
MAY 30, 2016
lenders and government officials are looking at rule changes that would mean online banking customers with insufficient online security could face getting removed from the banking system altogether should a security breach occur. Reports last week in the Financial Times said U.K.
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100 Social Security? The Numbers Say To Get In Early As Possible
Tech and Finance
DECEMBER 2, 2018
Take Social Security as soon as you can — at 62 advises Steve Maersch, contradicting just about everyone in the retirement advice business. Maersch’s accountant yelled at him to start taking Social Security when he turned 62, and he did. From 62 through 69, Maersch collected $111,543 in Social Security.
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Deep Dive: How Fraud Runs Rampant In Mobile Ordering
PYMNTS
JULY 1, 2019
A QSR Magazine study found that 73 percent of diners have used mobile ordering, 63 percent have at least one mobile ordering app on their phones and 35 percent use mobile ordering every time they visit QSRs. Mobile order-ahead apps are growing more popular by the day, and restaurants are clamoring to get on board.
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167 Trending: Mobile Order-Ahead Takes The Field
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 25, 2019
The newest player in that space is food magazine and media company Bon Appétit , which opened an online eatery with Grubhub. DoorDash blamed the breach on an unnamed third-party service provider and pledged to investigate with outside security experts. DoorDash recently confirmed that a March data breach compromised 4.9
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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2021
John Matas, a certified fraud examiner and certified financial crimes investigator, added in a recent op-ed for Loss Prevention Magazine that organized retail crime goes far beyond mere shoplifting. The NRF noted that it conducted the research in April and May, so the findings might not even reflect the pandemic’s impact on crime.
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Authorities Investigating Dutch Ties To Billions In Laundered Money
PYMNTS
MARCH 6, 2019
One of the news organizations, a magazine called de Groene Amsterdammer, said ING, ABN AMRO and Rabobank were involved in millions in illegal payments. This has our attention and we are now evaluating all information,” she said. This is an international puzzle that has to be solved internationally.”.
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128 PAUL UK Teams With Yoyo For Mobile App; Khalti Earns Payment Service Provider License
PYMNTS
APRIL 25, 2019
In Europe, the PAUL UK bakery chain has teamed up with Yoyo to create a new app for mobile payments that will let diners accumulate rewards points, MobileMarketing magazine reported. We combine reliable and secure payment processing with an integrated technology platform to bring speed and convenience to the debt repayment process.”
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