New Zealand Makes Open Banking Progress
New Zealand Makes Open Banking Progress
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking and APIs are making headway in New Zealand after a year-long pilot program. In the U.S. (and beyond), Signature Bank has signed on...

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WorldFirst’s CurrencyVue Takeover Signals B2B Payments Push
WorldFirst’s CurrencyVue Takeover Signals B2B Payments Push
March 05, 2019  |  B2B Payments

WorldFirst is looking to expand its B2B payments position through an acquisition of CurrencyVue, the company said on Monday (March 4). Get the Full Story...

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China To Institute Billions Of Dollars In Tax Cuts To Boost Economy
China To Institute Billions Of Dollars In Tax Cuts To Boost Economy
March 05, 2019  |  South East Asia

China is aiming to boost the economy by tax cuts and infrastructure spending in the billions of dollars range. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
Marriott Exec To Testify About Hack Attack
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Marriott International Chief Executive Arne Sorenson is set to testify before a U.S. Senate panel about a hacking incident that exposed the records of up to...

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Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
Munchery Leaves Consumers, Vendors Out $6M
March 05, 2019  |  Subscriptions

Meal kit service Munchery has filed for bankruptcy and still owes $3 million in unfulfilled customer gift cards and another $3 million to its vendors...

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Breach Exposes Millions Of Chinese Chat Logs
Breach Exposes Millions Of Chinese Chat Logs
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A security researcher has discovered that hundreds of millions of private chat logs from Chinese users were exposed on the internet. Get the Full Story...

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Prince Charles’ Charity Funded By Company With Russian Ties
Prince Charles’ Charity Funded By Company With Russian Ties
March 05, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A charity run by Prince Charles received donations from a company used to transfer large amounts of cash from Russia. According to The Guardian, investigators...

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Chinese Gov’t Blocks Millions From Buying Travel Tix
Chinese Gov’t Blocks Millions From Buying Travel Tix
March 05, 2019  |  International

Millions of Chinese travelers were banned from buying airline tickets last year because of outstanding social credit offenses. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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UK Fines Countrywide In AML Crackdown
UK Fines Countrywide In AML Crackdown
March 05, 2019  |  Regulation

U.K. estate agent Countrywide has been fined £215,000 (more than $283,000 USD) for failing to comply with the country’s money laundering prevention rules. Get the Full...

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