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Fortnite, Minecraft Accounts Big Business On Black Market

PYMNTS

Tens of thousands of stolen Fortnite accounts are being sold on the black market in a $1 billion a year trade, according to Bloomberg. The news outlet cited a report from Night Lion Security , which looks into companies' vulnerable points. If any of them match up with the game's accounts, they're sold on the black market.

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Spreedly Adds Banking Exec As Chief Information Security Officer

PYMNTS

Spreedly , which works in accelerating global commerce via a secure, flexible platform for any payment type, has announced Christopher Hudel as chief information security officer (CISO), according to a press release. He said the opportunity is a good one because of the numerous ways the company meets payments and security needs.

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PCI Council Creates New Cyberattack Resources For SMBs

PYMNTS

Aiming to help small businesses protect themselves from payment data theft, the PCI Security Standards Council Small Merchant Taskforce announced Thursday (July 7) that it has developed a suite of payment protection resources geared toward small businesses.

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How to navigate technology choices: New resource available

Abrigo

It’s the same for accounting and advisory firms that know they should upgrade their technology for security reasons or to become more efficient or to accelerate growth. Learn more by downloading Tech Roadmap: Selecting the Ideal Solutions to Thrive in Business Advising.

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Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange

PYMNTS

is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago (Chile) Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago), according to a Wednesday (Dec. It handles 98 percent of the overall volume traded in the local securities market and represents 90 percent of Chilean associated stockbrokers. 9) announcement emailed to PYMNTS.

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Business Resiliency and Agility: The Need for Speed and Security

Cisco

While traditional financial services has some built-in regulatory barriers that makes it harder to be completely disrupted, companies are still at risk of losing market share and market cap. Secure the brand. Each of those present a different risk and unique security requirements. The need for speed. Next Investments.

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B2B Tech Seeks To Connect Buyers And Suppliers Amid Market Volatility

PYMNTS

Its vendor management module integrates directly into educational institutions' enterprise resource planning (ERP) and AP systems to streamline supplier payment workflows, but also has a strong focus on supplier needs, including payment type and currency. NexusPayments Tackles Real Estate Supplier Adoption.

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