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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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Online Grocery Ordering Coming To SNAP Recipients

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Big news is in the offing for Walmart , Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a formal “green light” from the USDA to offer that service to recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Reports indicate other retailers will join the program next month. .

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Drone Company Flytrex Secures $7.5 Million

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The company also partnered with online marketplace Aha in 2017 to debut an on-demand delivery service in Iceland’s capital, Reykjavik. Flytrex also has plans to expand into North Carolina.

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US Colleges See Drop In International MBA Students

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securing permanent residency, job security, they just feel like it’s a safer bet here.”. colleges have dealt with demands to cut the cost of tuition and fees as many classes go online or follow a “hybrid” model. Pires, associate director of recruitment and admissions, said that “because it may be harder to stay in the U.S.,

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Facial Recognition Can Be Hacked With Internet Images

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Facial recognition is supposed to make computing and banking much more secure, but just like most efforts to fight the bad guys, hackers can apparently infiltrate that, too. The report noted the virtual reality-style face, which is rendered in 3D, gives the motion and depth cues of a real face that security systems are typically looking for.

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Holiday Season Brings Corporate Payments Fraud Spike

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the FBI recently issued a warning for holiday shoppers of a new scam called eSkimming , in which cyber criminals hack into legitimate online retailer websites to steal shoppers’ credit and debit card details. 200,000 was reportedly stolen from the Salvation Army at its North Carolina district headquarters. In the U.S.,

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Radius Bank: Virtual Debit, Mobile Tools Help Banks Fight Debit Fraud

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One skimming attack in North Carolina resulted in the loss of $5 million, for example, and instances of prepaid debit card scams and targeted ATM fraud are also skyrocketing. FIs are thus rethinking their approaches to online payment security, especially as it relates to debit.

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