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5G, Biometrics Lead The Way At Mobile World Congress

PYMNTS

Indeed, new evidence recently emerged about the deployment of the latest generation of mobile technology – one that promises to bring significant changes to retail and payments thanks to bandwidth expansion and faster processing, along with new challenges and questions as early 5G case studies loom. cities by the end of 2019.

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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News

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In a year that has been marked by mega mergers in the payments space (linking networks, technology and a continuum of products and services), several themes dominate: scale, digital, real-time and cross-border. The eCase for Liberating $190B in Rental Security Deposits. The latest evidence of that comes from Mastercard.

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Wearable Wonder

Independent Banker

Security is based on biometrics: After the first login, a user’s thumbprint becomes the key. “We Roberts co-owns Uncarbonated Software LLC, a bantam software-development firm in Oklahoma City. —Duggan Roberts, Quail Creek Bank. We don’t store anything on the Apple Watch app,” Roberts explains.

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Cybersecurity Falls Short In September

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7, the media has been abuzz over the security breach at credit scoring company Equifax and the vast number of consequences the incident set in motion, from the resignation of the company’s CEO to lawsuits filed by state Attorneys General across the U.S. Since Sept. Elasticsearch Servers. EDGAR Database.

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Fintech Fundings: 24 Companies Raise $560 Million Week Ending Sep 18

Fintech Labs Insights

The total included one new alum, Praesidio , which will be presenting its security and fraud control integrations at next month’s FinDEVr. Also, long-time alum, Alkami Technology picked up $11 million Friday to further their e-banking solutions business. HQ: New York City. Alkami Technology. Latest round: $11.5

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The top-performing community banks of 2021

Independent Banker

Whether it’s products and services, technology strategies or employee benefits, independent community banks decide on their own terms what’s best for their business and their customers. Cumberland Security Bank, Inc. First Security Bank of Deer Lodge. Rapid City. Oklahoma City. A: Technology.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

Fintech Labs Insights

Secure messaging for financial services. HQ: Oklahoma City. Real estate technology. HQ: New York City. Tags: Enterprise, IDology (investor), security, risk management, payments, Finovate alum. HQ: Atlanta, Georgia. Latest round: $135 million at $1 billion valuation. Total raised: $600 million. million Seed.