Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man behind the bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been arrested and indicted. Reuters reported news that a U.S. jury made the decision on Wednesday (July 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Barclays, the U.K. investment bank, has reportedly revealed the names of clients as well as trading information to the German Finance Agency by accident. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...
Alexander Vinnik, the 38-year-old Russian man who is accused of being behind the BTC-e virtual currency exchange and bitcoin laundering $4 billion or more, has reportedly been arrested in Greece. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Italy’s UniCredit has confirmed that the personal financial data of about 400,000 customers has been compromised. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...
A teenager trying to help the Budapest Transport Authority (BKK in Hungarian) patch its online payment system was instead arrested for his good deed and accused of launching a cyberattack against the organization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Come next year, FIs will need to share consumer data with FinTechs and merchants courtesy of PSD2. In the latest PYMNTS Digital Identity Tracker™, powered by Socure, Euro Banking Association Secretary General Thomas Egner shares the ways in which FIs must protect this newly shared...
Wells Fargo, reeling from a fake account scandal, is facing more regulation scrutiny due to the unauthorized release of client data on tens of thousands of bank accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
With EMV changing the way payments are made in person, so, too, is the nature of fraud changing. Card not present (CNP) fraud is becoming a favorite avenue pursued by criminals, meaning merchants must do more than just block and tackle — they must also be...
Protecting digital identities is all about keeping up — keeping up with new technology, new regulations and, of course, bad actors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
