SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Raised $21M
SEC Stops Fraudulent ICO That Raised $21M
May 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday (May 29) that it has obtained a court order to stop a fraudulent initial coin offering...

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Ohio Payday Loan Reform Supporters Get Green Light
Ohio Payday Loan Reform Supporters Get Green Light
May 30, 2018  |  Loans

Consumer advocates in Ohio were granted permission to start collecting signatures to get a constitutional amendment regarding payday loan reform on the ballot. Get the...

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Yahoo Hacker Sentenced To Five Years
Yahoo Hacker Sentenced To Five Years
May 30, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Karim Baratov, a Canadian that has been charged with hacking Yahoo‘s email for the Russians, has been sentenced to 60 months. Get the Full Story...

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Daimler Takes Stake In Ride-Hailing Startup Taxify
Daimler Takes Stake In Ride-Hailing Startup Taxify
May 30, 2018  |  Investments

Daimler, the German carmaker that owns Mercedes-Benz, has acquired a stake in Taxify, the ride-booking startup, in a round of fundraising that gives Taxify a valuation...

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Crypto Company TransCrypt Unveils Payments App
Crypto Company TransCrypt Unveils Payments App
May 30, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Cryptocurrency company TransCrypt has launched its beta payments platform to the public. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Ex-Exec Of Mexican Bank Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
Ex-Exec Of Mexican Bank Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
May 30, 2018  |  International

A former partner and part-owner of Mexico’s InvestaBank SA has pleaded guilty to a U.S. charge that he fraudulently obtained $21 million in tax refunds...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Brokerage Tests Ripple’s xRapid, Filipino Banks Pilot Ethereum Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: UK Brokerage Tests Ripple’s xRapid, Filipino Banks Pilot Ethereum Blockchain
May 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Months after South Korea’s Financial Services Commission banned token sales, the country’s National Assembly is seeking to allow some initial coin offerings (ICOs), CoinDesk reported....

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Meta Financial, Crestmark Bancorp Announce Merger
Meta Financial, Crestmark Bancorp Announce Merger
May 30, 2018  |  Banking

Following special meetings on May 29, shareholders of Meta Financial Group, Inc. and Crestmark Bancorp, Inc. approved a plan of merger between the two companies. The...

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Whose Customer Is It When Banks And FinTechs Collaborate?
Whose Customer Is It When Banks And FinTechs Collaborate?
May 30, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

FinTech and banks have long been painted as natural enemies vying for control of the future of consumer finances – but that view is a...

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