PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Adhering to Payments Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) is an unavoidable requirement for any and all eTailers that accept card payments, but a surprising number of firms are not up to speed on these standards. The need for digital security has never been more paramount than during the COVID-19 crisis.

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JULY 24, 2020

These marketplaces need to have strong security approaches in place, however, to ensure they do not accidentally onboard any fraudulent sellers or let other scams be perpetrated across their platforms. Find more about these stories and the rest of the latest headlines in the Report. Get the full story in the Report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Less than a year after the ride-hailing company rolled out in Sudan, Careem has concluded its operations in the country, with a planned takeover by Uber on the horizon. The firm started its Sudan operations in September 2018 following the lifting of economic sanctions by the United States in 2017, Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

As Goldman Sachs seeks further expansion in the South African economy, the financial services company joined the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s interest-rate and currency-derivatives market, Bloomberg reported on Monday (Jan. Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs announced that it was revamping its reporting into new divisions.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2020

21) will file documents with securities regulators to allow a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) it created previously to raise as much as $600 million through an initial public offering (IPO), Axios reported. Moreover, Axios reported, Softbank is moving toward creating additional SPACs. Softbank on Monday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

.” The firms will cross-market each of their travel services as the initial step of the merger. In other news, France has become the first nation to test out a blockchain-operational digital euro with successful results, Banque de France announced on Wednesday (May 20).

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In Apple 's annual report , the tech giant discussed the impact that various legal proceedings and new regulations around the world could have on its operations and financial conditions. Those could lead to changes in the company's practices or further legal proceedings, the report stated. The issue, according to the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Commerce Ventures, Flint Capital, Two Sigma Ventures, Synchrony and Sorenson Capital also participated, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged John McAfee for allegedly touting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to Twitter followers without saying that he received payment for doing so, according to a press release. The computer coder and businessperson’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson Jr.,

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

He will be tasked with developing strategy, direction and comprehensive success of Mastercard’s operations across 53 countries in Europe. Barnett will join Mastercard’s Management Committee on June 1 and will report to Gilberto Caldart, president of international for Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

The fast food leader reported comparable sales have “improved sequentially” from late March through May. Overall, McDonald’s reported that wherever markets are open “sales trends continued to improve in May.”. All but 5 percent of McDonald’s restaurants are open, but that has done little to improve sales. was not as bad.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

In several markets around the world, biometric solutions are gaining ground among consumers, companies and government organizations. These solutions could shift the way national security agencies in several countries operate, or force employers to change how they authenticate and identify their employees. billion USD.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

The funds will go toward scaling Zededa’s infrastructure, increasing R&D and expanding sales, marketing and customer success programs to provide greater support to its growing, global customer base.”. IoT Security Concerns. Security Upgrades? percent by 2024.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 22, 2020

How Customer Reviews Provide Lifeblood To Restaurant Operations. Customers can find out where their peers are happily returning after good experiences, for example, while eateries can invest time in digital platforms that provide prospective diners with information to secure their patronage. The Value In Quick Responses .

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Independent Banker

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Kathy Strasser of IncredibleBank is evaluating marketing campaign management platforms. We asked several banking leaders how they’ve employed fintech to ramp up their marketing campaigns, hone their analytic strategies and gain new patrons in the process. Their ability to market and add banking functionality … is a natural fit.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

That includes new Chief Financial Officer Amaury Dauge , previously of Qontigo and Euronext , and new Chief Marketing Officer Varun Kohli , a seasoned Silicon Valley veteran. Feedzai has seen the increase in fraud and scams with the pandemic. The company says its fraud solution works to decrease costs and more efficiently target the activity.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Securities and Exchange (SEC) filing on Friday (Dec. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that with Airbnb’s expected price, it could be valued at more than $42 billion. Both Airbnb and DoorDash are making their stock market debut this week. In fact, the stock was offered at $102 per share on Wednesday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 16, 2020

CNBC reported that the company is paying around $400 million. The companies said that BlueJeans’ video-conferencing setup “has played a significant part in continuing companies’ operations during the ongoing work-from-home surge.” BlueJeans said it is “one of the market-leading video conference and collaboration tools” for businesses.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Businesses and financial institutions (FIs) are constantly examining ways to make their customers’ accounts more secure, especially as more consumers go online to make purchases and transact during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. A convenient, yet secure solution could be just a few taps away, however.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card. billion of economic output.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2020

Wirecard AG’s accounting firm said an independent report failed to account for half of the German payment company’s revenue and all its operating profit, the Financial Times (FT) reported. . Reporting solely on KPMG’s forensic investigation carries the danger of misinterpretation,” they noted. .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

One report revealed that more than 72,800 eateries listed on crowd-sourced restaurant review site Yelp had permanently shuttered since the start of the health crisis, for example. Taking such steps can enable QSRs to streamline their operations and lead to significant sales gains, he noted. Managing Order Integrity.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 28, 2019

It’s hardly news that consumers (along with regulators and politicians) are becoming increasingly focused on privacy and online security. According to one estimate, “about 50 million internet-connected cars operate on U.S. And, as PYMNTS has documented , one of the main questions there is who is really responsible for IoT security.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

Indonesian wholesale eCommerce market Ula has announced that it has secured $10.5 million in a new seed funding round, according to an e27 report. In the report, he called Ula an “easy, affordable and scalable” solution to help retailers do business in more efficient ways.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

18), the first time the cryptocurrency has climbed above $18,000 since December 2017, CNBC reported. A Citi analyst earlier this month compared its movements to that of gold before its price surge in the 70s, PYMNTS reported. We can confirm client funds are accounted for, and remain safe and secure,” the post stated.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2018

Chef’d , a the meal-kit operator, has halted its business operations after using up all its cash and failing to line up more of it. Executives tried to secure new funding from private investors and banks, but nothing came of the negotiations. Consequently, please cease all work associated with Chef’d.” It is a tough business.”.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2020

The average security deposit in the U.S. And of course averages can be misleading — in Manhattan that rent average is over $4,000 a month, while in Wichita, Kansas (the least expensive market in the survey) rents are still well below $1,000 at $639 a month. But in the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 8, 2019

Wirecard AG expects the final report on an investigation concerning alleged fraud at its Singapore unit to be presented soon, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

have established an $800 million fund to boost trade finance in emerging markets. Across the globe, the COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting supply chains, decreasing demand, and causing overall market anxiety,” said Paulo de Bolle , global director of IFC’s Financial Institutions Group, in a statement. The International Finance Corp. (

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2018

China will reportedly allow payments company WorldFirst to enter its financial services market, making the U.K.-based Reports in the South China Morning Post on Friday (June 15) said WorldFirst is about to receive its license to operate in Shanghai, according to Shanghai Financial Services Office director Zheng Yang.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2019

While there were no mega-deals in the B2B startup funding realm this week, it was still a busy time for companies and investors, with many funders targeting companies operating in less common markets. Alternative small business lender Lendingkart secured new funding this week to the tune of $11.5 Lendingkart. Growth Street.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Hard Fork reported that Matjaz Skorjanc, the co-founder of NiceHash, was reportedly taken into custody on Monday (Sept. He is accused of setting up and operating Darkode, a black marketplace that operated between 2008 and 2013, as well as creating and deploying Mariposa, one of the largest botnets.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

Small and micro merchants that would otherwise have been priced out of the market by traditional, fixed POS systems have seen success with mPOS solutions. Commonplace operations such as food trucks and nonprofits are using these products, as are furniture restoration merchants and even buskers. Security risks and defenses .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Signal is exploring the idea of adding cryptocurrency payments into its messaging app by integrating MobileCoin , a cryptocurrency supported by the Stellar blockchain, Platformer reported. MobileCoin complements the privacy-focused app in that it is “more resistant to surveillance,” according to a 2017 Wired report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In today’s payments news, China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country with its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay. China has allowed PayPal to operate in the country with its purchase of a majority stake in GoPay. Also, Mastercard has outlined its intentions with blockchain following its high-profile Libra Association exit.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Banking institutions are responding by integrating advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and data analytics, into their lending operations to enhance efficiency and adaptability. The emergence of modern alternatives to traditional credit scoring signifies a broader movement toward financial inclusion.

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