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APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised. Back in the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

users into new agreements with its corporate headquarters in California, effectively circumventing the European Union’s strict privacy laws, according to an exclusive report by the Reuters news service. 15) rolled out a proposal for tough new regulations for digital services that cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. The average loss was $600. The gift cards are sold at a discount in exchange for cryptocurrency.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Excuse the brief descent into heartbreak, but for every online dating success story — Aren’t they so cute?!! Can Facebook help bring more sanity — or, more accurately, a better sense of safety — to the world of online dating? That’s the social media platform’s aim. How nice of them to have an open bar at their wedding !

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are attempting to square away increasing consumer use of online channels with their privacy and banking standards. Why Pandemic-Driven Online Payment Spikes Are Pushing Middle Eastern Regulators To Confront Privacy Questions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Secure payments provider PCI Pal launched a new digital service on Tuesday (Jan. 28) that will let organizations offer ultra-secure payments across a multitude of channels, from social media to email and everything in between. Using the service, customers will be able to pay securely through any channel.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While recognizing that digital currencies do pose risks, including the possibility of imposing “a macro-economic cost,” Haldane argued that a digital currency could mitigate technological constraints on lending, provide additional payments security, and increase stability. “I In other news, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

Squarespace announced that it had applied for a confidential registration to go public with the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), a release says. The brief press release doesn't constitute an offer to sell and doesn't mean there's any offer to buy securities on the table.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 17, 2017

Fraud campaigns targeting online financial services tend to be smaller, and subtler than fraud campaigns conducted for other online platforms.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A new report by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that millennials are 25 percent more likely to report losing money to fraud than consumers ages 40 and over. Online shopping fraud reports include complaints about items that are never delivered or are not as they were advertised. The average loss was $600.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

A $5 million gift from Craiglist’s Craig Newmark Philanthropies will support a new program, led by former Facebook security expert Alex Stamos. The project will battle online abuses and misuses on the platform such as disinformation and election interference, Reuters reported on Friday (July 26).

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Of that group of users, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that since the beginning of 2021 through the first quarter of 2022, more than 46,000 people have reported losing over $1 billion in crypto scams. That's one out of every four dollars reported lost—more than the amount lost through any other payment method.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. The proposal also mandates more disclosure on "online advertising and on the algorithms used to recommend content to users.". The company was slated for an initial public offering, which has been shelved.

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William Mills

JUNE 8, 2017

In just a short decade, social media has grown from a couple of platforms connecting music fans and college students to the de facto channel of communication for millions of people every day. How pervasive has social media become? Social Media is for Building Relationships, Not Spamming Ideas.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Social Security Administration, for example, requires recipients using its website to provide unique eight-digit codes sent via text to their smartphones in addition to their usernames and passwords when they sign up or log in. . It also outlines some of the frictions entities face when doing so. .

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. A scam usually begins with online contact via social media or dating apps. Would you like other articles like this in your inbox?

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Abrigo

JULY 10, 2023

Here are several suggestions for tightening security. Takeaway 2 Improving security questions is a good step to take to avoid text-to-speech AI fraud schemes. Public social media sources have made it easier for fraudsters to obtain information by looking at what people post online.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Twitter announced an update to its abuse reporting functions that will allow its users to specify personal information issues. “We We want to move faster in reviewing reported Tweets that share personal information. Twitter isn’t the only social media site looking to boost its privacy measures.

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PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2019

Facebook has been hit with another security issue — this time involving its Messenger Kids app. The Verge reported that the social media giant has been shutting down group chats and alerting users of the app for the past week. We’d also appreciate your feedback.”

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

The first quarter of 2020 should have been business as usual — especially for the payments processors and financial services technology companies — the firms that keep commerce humming across offline and online channels. Earnings reports from those companies show just how abruptly things have shifted. If they can hold on, that is.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

percent of online sales came from social channels. However, 8 percent of Cyber Monday visits did originate from social media, an increase of 17.5 It comes from WBR Insights , which credits customer engagement via social media. Brand advertisers, it says, need to justify social media ROI.

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Perficient

JANUARY 28, 2021

As we mostly are working remotely these days, securing your space when you’re not in the safeguards of the office walls are critical. Perficient places a high value on data security and has several processes and tools in place to protect colleague and client information, but what about the everyday person?

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2019

users to report suspicious ads that they suspect of being scams. The feature can be accessed by clicking the three dots in the top right corner of the Facebook ad, selecting “Report ad,” choosing “Misleading or scam ad” and then “Send a detailed scam report,” Financial Times reports. Facebook has launched a tool for U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2019

The latest company to be affected may be food delivery app Deliveroo, according to a report in the Financial Times. data protection watchdog is looking into the company after it reported “limited fraudulent activity” on some customers’ accounts. In 2016, customers took to social media to complain about a similar thing.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

The January Navigating Nonprofits’ Digital Payments Shift Report examines how nonprofits are turning to digital payment methods, virtual fundraisers and other tools to keep their contributions coming in. Social media-based campaigns are also proving to be especially useful during the health crisis. Read more in the Report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

The study also found that Americans are becoming increasingly less sure that their personal data is secure — and generally lack confidence that the various institutions tasked with protecting their digital safety are actually up to the job of keeping their data safe from misuse. There were some areas of positive regard.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2018

after the Information Commissioner’s Office ( ICO ) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” ” CNBC , citing the ICO, reported that the government watchdog alleged Thursday (Oct. Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2017

Security in the digital age is a goal for most retailers and consumers — and nearly everyone else in the business world. When it comes to personal information, especially data linked to payment accounts, the level of privacy and accuracy of security are key in keeping the retail world spinning. Although most U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As government regulators in China increase tech industry oversight, Tencent said it will comply with new laws intended to curb antitrust activities and tighten FinTech acceleration, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday (Nov. Its business units span social media, video streaming, digital payments and wealth management.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

The Indian parliamentary committee on information technology has asked representatives from Facebook, the messaging app WhatsApp and the photo sharing app Instagram to appear and answer questions about citizens’ rights on social media platforms, according to a report from CNBC. 25) to discuss the same thing.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

BigCommerce , which works in software for online business operations, saw its value rise by 292 percent after an initial public offering (IPO) for $216 million was priced above a target range, according to a report by Bloomberg. exchange for a company raising at least $100 million, according to Bloomberg’s data.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. The Drawbacks of Complex Security. AI Solutions for Balancing Security and Convenience. More than 4.5

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. Data Control.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The bank said the decision was to “preserve an adequate competitive environment that ensures the functioning of a payment system that’s interchangeable, fast, secure, transparent, open and cheap,” Bloomberg reported. The Central Bank’s decision is a setback for the social media giant.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

A security researcher has discovered that hundreds of millions of private chat logs from Chinese users were exposed on the internet. The database could be accessed online by anyone who searched for its IP address, and exposed photographs, addresses and locations. It’s worrisome that these things appear online so easily.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 26, 2020

E-FRESCO , a fresh fruit virtual market, is introducing blockchain capabilities to help sustain cross-border needs, according to a report. Canada, the Middle East, Europe and South America, customers trying to buy fresh fruit and vegetables online through the marketplace can now use blockchain-based shipment and B2B technology.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

Banks must enable fast and seamless onboarding experiences, but these processes should also be secure. New account fraud is a significant problem for FIs, with 48 percent of values generated from fraud attempts coming from accounts that have only been open for one day, according to a recent report.

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