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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

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This week’s look at the latest funding for B2B FinTech and other startups showcases an investor appetite for security, data and business intelligence, with nearly $63.5 Focused on mitigating third-party risk for B2B buyers and suppliers, Utah-based Whistic recently announced a $12 million Series A investment round, FinNSMEs reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC Freezes Crypto Firm?s Assets, Alleging It Stole $12M From Investors; Hong Kong: 39 Pct Of New FinTechs There Are Blockchain Firms; Coinbase Eyes Selling Blockchain Analytics To IRS, DEA

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The Securities & Exchange Commission ( SEC ) has moved to freeze the assets of a $12 million cryptocurrency mining and multi-level marketing (MLM) scheme, Coindesk reports. The defendant in the case is Utah resident Daniel F. Putnam, whose businesses — MMT Distributions and R&D Global — and associates — Angel A.

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Giving Voice Recognition A Security Boost

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The latest innovations in consumer technology for the home are starting to resemble pets. Increasingly, voice is being used as a security feature, but it actually has huge holes in it,” Shin said. “If Voice recognition security isn’t the only thing on which Shin and his team are working. Fighting Off Vocal Fraud.

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Subscription Business Models Lead B2B VC Funding

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Venture capital appears to be picking back up in the B2B technology startup community. But it was one startup, which helps other businesses launch their own subscription service offerings, that secured the largest round of the week, perhaps reflecting the rising tide of companies looking to shift business models amid market uncertainty.

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Report: Digital ID’s Role In Boosting Trust In The Sharing Economy

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They must reassure customers they are safe from viral contagion in sharing economy spaces while ensuring their personal data is secure from rising incidents of fraud. Payments providers are seeking more secure and compliant ways of onboarding and authenticating customers to help deter online fraud.

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SAP SE, Qualtrics Unveil Software For B2B Supply Chain Management

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SAP SE and Qualtrics , an SAP company, have introduced a new offering that provides entities with the power to find pivotal areas of improvement throughout the source-to-pay workflow to save more money, secure pivotal supply, bolster corporate flexibly and assuage risk, according to a Wednesday (Oct. 28) announcement.

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Two-Factor Voice Authentication: Now We’re Talking

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Voice-activated technology is cool , but how secure is it? Voice authentication , for instance, is seen by consumers as a preferable security method over the old-fashioned static password – but in fact, false authentications occur about once per every thousand instances.

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