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CORO Global Brings Gold Payment App To Alabama

PYMNTS

The company – and its gold trading app – just expanded its reach in the United States with the addition of a license to operate in Alabama. The Alabama Securities Commission on Tuesday (Nov. The future is looking a bit more golden for CORO Global.

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Darden Cyberattack Puts 567K Cards At Risk

PYMNTS

In a press release , the restaurant chain operator said it was notified on August 16, 2018, by federal authorities that a legacy point-of-sale system for some of its Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen restaurants, a brand acquired by Darden last year, may have been compromised via a hack that involves restaurants in 23 states.

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Guest blog post: Protecting yourself online

Abrigo

This secures your data and disguises your location. Use a Known Good Computer, or Live CD, such as the Air Force’s Lightweight Portable Security. This is a Linux operating system that boots from a CD. Every time you reboot it’s the exact same, secure platform. Use a Virtual Private Network. Don West, CPA.CITP.

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Consumer lender sets aside $21.7 million to settle Foreign Corrupt Practices Act probe

CFPB Monitor

South Carolina-based consumer lender World Acceptance Corporation announced recently that it had earmarked $21.7 million to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into its compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA is enforced by both the SEC and the DOJ.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

Abrigo

Operational Risk: Lastly, the OCC mentioned an increase in operational risk, and its intent to focus on: • Significant growth areas, new products, new or expanded services and changes in strategic direction. • Security measures to deter and detect cyber-attacks. The OCC on Oct. • Changes in underwriting.

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Retro Malware, Bitcoin’s Surge ‘N’ Split And Apple Watch Sees Other People

PYMNTS

EST in South Carolina, there will be a total solar eclipse — with Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia all enjoying prime viewing slots between start and finish. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Today, between 12:05 p.m. EST/9:05 a.m.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

Jeff For Banks

Since that time, the company has grown to more than 100 locations throughout Arkansas, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama and Florida. They acquired seven failed institutions in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina from the FDIC, adding over $2 billion of acquired assets since March 2010.