Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 

Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
Small Businesses Increasingly Targeted by BEC Scams and Other Internet Crimes 
December 16, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Criminals are using BEC scams against small businesses to steal hundred-thousand-dollar food shipments.  They are spoofing emails and domains to impersonate employees at real firms,...

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Digital Transformation Shows Retail Store Payment Preferences Split by Geography
Digital Transformation Shows Retail Store Payment Preferences Split by Geography
December 16, 2022  |  Retail

New research found payment innovation is seen as increasingly critical to long-term retail store growth. Introducing new and better payment choices for their customers is...

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Binance Crypto Exchange Faces Growing Industry Headwinds
Binance Crypto Exchange Faces Growing Industry Headwinds
December 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Efforts to restore public trust in the Binance crypto exchange are proving to be challenging. This, as ongoing industry headwinds continue to blow and new...

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Goldman Sachs Layoffs May Reach 4,000 Across Firm
Goldman Sachs Layoffs May Reach 4,000 Across Firm
December 16, 2022  |  Personnel

Goldman Sachs layoffs reportedly may reach as many as 4,000 employees. Reuters reported Friday (Dec. 16) that these planned cuts follow the firm’s laying off...

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UK Authorities Outline Vision for the Future of Open Banking
UK Authorities Outline Vision for the Future of Open Banking
December 16, 2022  |  Banking

U.K. authorities have outlined a vision for the future of open banking in the country. The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC), which is led by...

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Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
December 16, 2022  |  Europe

Iraqi financial app provider Blue now enables users to trade U.S.-listed stocks.  The Iraq-based FinTech said in a Friday (Dec. 16) press release that the launch of this latest...

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Payoneer to Expand Payments Services Offering in Singapore 
Payoneer to Expand Payments Services Offering in Singapore 
December 16, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Payoneer will soon be able to offer additional payments services to companies located in Singapore.  In a Friday (Dec. 16) press release, the commerce technology company said...

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Strong Labor Market Skips Main Street’s Small Businesses 
Strong Labor Market Skips Main Street’s Small Businesses 
December 16, 2022  |  SMBs

Between inflation and a tight labor market, retail’s small businesses can’t catch a break.  The U.S. economy added 263,000 non-farm jobs in November. This was roughly in...

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Binance Auditor Pauses All Work Across Crypto Markets
Binance Auditor Pauses All Work Across Crypto Markets
December 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Accounting firm Mazars is putting its crypto markets practice on hold. The reversal comes just days after the firm faced pushback following its recent work...

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