Russian Hacker Gets 27 Years In US Prison For Massive Credit Card Theft
Russian Hacker Gets 27 Years In US Prison For Massive Credit Card Theft
April 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

A Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for stealing credit card numbers and selling the data online, according to The New...

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BBVA Completes International Transactions In Seconds Using Blockchain
BBVA Completes International Transactions In Seconds Using Blockchain
April 24, 2017  |  Blockchain

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BBVA), Spain’s number two lender, has executed its first cross-border payments using a system based on the software that supports bitcoin....

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Tencent Executive Foreshadows WeChat Success
Tencent Executive Foreshadows WeChat Success
April 24, 2017  |  Payment Methods

As the eCommerce ball continues to move forward, digital payments will likely also have significant momentum. One of the companies in this space that’s helping...

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FTC Settles With Turn Over Tracking Consumers Online After They Opted Out
FTC Settles With Turn Over Tracking Consumers Online After They Opted Out
April 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it has signed off on a final settlement with Turn, the marketing company, over charges it tracked consumers online...

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Retailers And Suppliers Butting Heads
Retailers And Suppliers Butting Heads
April 24, 2017  |  Retail

It’s never a good sign when one’s suppliers resort to making signs that literally tell a company that its business “sucks” — but suck is the situation...

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Snap Pays $7.7M For Geofilters Patent From Mobli
Snap Pays $7.7M For Geofilters Patent From Mobli
April 24, 2017  |  Retail

Snap, the operator of the Snapchat messaging app, has spent $7.7 million to acquire a critical patent for geofilters. According to a report in TechCrunch,...

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MBAs Flocking To FinTech (Instead Of Consulting Or Banking)
MBAs Flocking To FinTech (Instead Of Consulting Or Banking)
April 24, 2017  |  Fintech Investments

“Consulting was fantastic — however, I had to walk away from recommendations and not get to see them go live,” noted Wharton Grad Neha Goel...

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Payless Suppliers Getting More Aggressive As Concerns Mount They Won’t Get Paid
Payless Suppliers Getting More Aggressive As Concerns Mount They Won’t Get Paid
April 24, 2017  |  Retail

Payless, the soon-to-be-bankrupt shoe retailer, is seeing hostility from its vendors grow more broadly as suppliers are growing more concerned they won’t get paid for...

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Ant Financial’s Great Mobile Payments Race
Ant Financial’s Great Mobile Payments Race
April 24, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The most memorable thing that came out of the 1959 movie, A Hole in the Head, was its 1960 Oscar-winning song, “High Hopes,” sung by...

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