Head Of South Korea’s FSS Steps Down Due To Hiring Scandal
Head Of South Korea’s FSS Steps Down Due To Hiring Scandal
March 13, 2018  |  South East Asia

The head of South Korea’s financial watchdog, the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), has resigned after questions have surfaces about hiring practices at his previous employer....

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All Sorts Of Smart Cameras Can Be Hacked Remotely
All Sorts Of Smart Cameras Can Be Hacked Remotely
March 13, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab announced news on Monday (March 12) that it has found several security vulnerabilities in smart cameras that are used as baby monitors or...

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Alexa Can Now Text And Call From Tablets
Alexa Can Now Text And Call From Tablets
March 13, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Amazon announced that Alexa’s calling functionality, which allows users to place voice and video calls from Alexa devices, is now available on tablets, including iPads,...

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Pass The Check: Masterpass Deploys At Restaurants
Pass The Check: Masterpass Deploys At Restaurants
March 13, 2018  |  ResTech

Smartphones at the dinner table? Bruno Degiovanni, VP of digital payments Western Europe at Mastercard, is against it – and as an Italian, he’s not...

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 Why Every Retailer Needs To Act Like A Software Company  
 Why Every Retailer Needs To Act Like A Software Company  
March 13, 2018  |  Data Drivers

Fleet of foot and fickle of mind, consumers are flocking to retailers -- online, and to buy direct.  In the latest Data Drivers, EDITED CEO, Geoff...

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Moving Mortgages Into The Mobile Era
Moving Mortgages Into The Mobile Era
March 13, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Millennials, we have long been assured, were never, ever going to buy houses. Some hypothesized that the lingering memory of the Great Recession’s origins in profligate mortgage...

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Blending Data And Payments To Boost Wine Trading
Blending Data And Payments To Boost Wine Trading
March 13, 2018  |  Platform Payments

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Ant Financial Has $95B In Consumer Loans Even With Government Crackdown
Ant Financial Has $95B In Consumer Loans Even With Government Crackdown
March 12, 2018  |  Loans

Ant Financial, the payment affiliate of China’s Alibaba, has seen its consumer lending business reach 600 billion yuan ($95 billion) even as the company faces...

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Today In Data: Cross-Border Costs, SMB Cyberattacks And Grocery Preferences
Today In Data: Cross-Border Costs, SMB Cyberattacks And Grocery Preferences
March 12, 2018  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS data, cross-border transactions are creating friction-related costs each year, most companies around the world are experiencing cyberattacks and grocery shoppers have reasons...

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