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Australian Commission Finds ‘Unconscionable’ FinServ Practices
April 30, 2018

After increased pressure on the Australian government to crack down on misconduct in the banking industry, a Royal Commission released preliminary findings of its financial services probe, highlighting “unconscionable” conduct by the nation’s largest listed wealth manager, reports in Reuters said on Friday (April 27)....

B2B Payments
Treasurers Overconfident On Cyber Defenses
April 30, 2018

With a threefold increase in the number of corporates who had been hit by a ransomware attack in the last year compared to a year prior, corporate treasurers have been forced to swallow the large, uncomfortable pill of the threat of cyberattacks and fraud on...

B2B Payments
UK Corporates Brace For Weaker Sterling, Slower Economic Growth
April 30, 2018

Market volatility and uncertainties linked to Brexit seem to have hit corporate spending in the U.K. harder than expected, reports in Reuters said Friday (April 27), as the sterling hit a two-month low against the U.S. dollar. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Korea’s Top Crypto Exchange Joins Blockchain Procurement Project
April 30, 2018

South Korea’s Korea Credit Data, a FinTech startup that operates in the small- and medium-sized business accounting software market, said it is exploring an entrance into the world of blockchain. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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IPO Surpasses Expectations For Payroll Firm Ceridian
April 30, 2018

The latest payroll company to go public had a promising debut last week on the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports in StarTribune. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payments Innovation
Can FinTech Walk The FinTalk?
April 30, 2018

Benjamin Franklin is best remembered as a signer of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and a prolific inventor who created the lightning rod after flying a kite with a key on it in a thunderstorm. A little known fact, perhaps, is that Franklin is...

Artificial Intelligence
Google’s Brin Touts AI Possibilities But Warns Of Its Danger
April 30, 2018

In his latest open letter, Google co-founder Sergey Brin touted the possibilities introduced by way of artificial intelligence (AI), but also noted the potential dangers of the technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Fintech Investments
Baidu’s New Firm Gets $1.9B Investment To Compete In China’s FinTech Market
April 30, 2018

Baidu’s new firm has received $1.9 billion in funding that will enable it to better compete in China’s growing FinTech space. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Banking
Dodd-Frank Rewrite Inspires Banks To Tackle Other Rules
April 30, 2018

With Congress ready to pass the first rewrite of the Dodd-Frank Act, U.S. banks are looking to revise or eliminate more than a dozen other lesser-known rules. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...