French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
February 16, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

A new startup is taking aim at PayPal. This time, it’s French startup Lydia, which recently raised a $16.1 million round (€13 million). Get the...

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81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that cybersecurity is the biggest worry for companies, especially since few of them feel prepared to handle an attack. Get the...

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Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
February 16, 2018  |  Facebook

Is Peter Thiel resigning from the Facebook board? Sources say he is considering it, as he moves his residence and investment firms to Los Angeles...

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Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
February 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Oracle announced that it is in the process of acquiring Zenedge, a leader in cloud-based DDoS mitigation, WAF, API protection and bot management solutions. Get...

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Visa Expands B2B Connect Project To Asia And Russia
Visa Expands B2B Connect Project To Asia And Russia
February 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

UnionBank has announced that several community banks in the Philippines have signed on as partners to develop the blockchain platform underlying Visa’s B2B Connect solution....

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Amidst Growing Competition, Credit Unions Turn To Data
Amidst Growing Competition, Credit Unions Turn To Data
February 16, 2018  |  Credit Unions

For credit unions, challenging a growing competition means better understanding their customers’ needs. But doing so without data insights is like shooting arrows in the...

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TrickBot Malware Now Aimed At Exchanges To Steal Bitcoin
TrickBot Malware Now Aimed At Exchanges To Steal Bitcoin
February 16, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Heavy is the wallet that carries the bitcoin, as the explosive growth in the price of crypto-currency in the last several months has made lifting...

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Russian Central Bank Says $6M Hack Linked To SWIFT
Russian Central Bank Says $6M Hack Linked To SWIFT
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is reporting a SWIFT hack last year that saw hackers made 339.5 million rubles ($6 million) disappear.  The disclosure...

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Walmart Eyes 40 Percent Stake In Flipkart
Walmart Eyes 40 Percent Stake In Flipkart
February 16, 2018  |  Retail

Reports in Reuters this morning indicate that Walmart is closing in on buying 40 percent of Indian eCommerce giant Flipkart. Get the Full Story Complete...

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