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Security & Fraud
Equifax Agrees To Regulators’ Demand For Stronger Security Practices
June 28, 2018

Equifax has made a deal to tighten up its security after a massive data breach that compromised the sensitive data of more than 145 million people. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Security & Fraud
How To Stop Fraud From Making Itself At Home In Real Estate
June 28, 2018

The category of real estate has not traditionally been a haven for fraud, but it does exist. Leasing fraud made its first significant appearance in a Consumer Sentinel report three years ago in the form of identity fraud and theft – that is, fraudsters were...

B2B Payments
Moving The Commercial Card Adoption Needle
June 28, 2018

Commercial cards are gaining traction in B2B payments, especially in areas like employee expense management, but there are still assumptions that commercial card adoption lags because suppliers don’t want to accept cards, and they assume suppliers don’t want to accept cards because of the cost....

Cross Border Commerce
NEW REPORT: Removing The Friction From Cross-Border Payments Reconciliation
June 28, 2018

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Investments
RBC Investing $2M In Ben-Gurion University’s Cybersecurity Research Center
June 27, 2018

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and BGN Technologies, the technology transfer company of Ben-Gurion University  of the Negev in Israel, announced this week that RBC will invest $2 million into research at Ben-Gurion University’s cybersecurity research center. In a press release, RBC said the funding will go to support...

Payment Methods
UnionPay Partners With Bank of China To Bring QR Code Payments To Canada
June 27, 2018

UnionPay International is partnering with Bank of China’s Canadian unit to launch its QR code payment service in Canada. According to a report in Verdict, all of the Foodymart stores in Canada will now accept UnionPay QR code as a payment method. UnionPay, noted the...

News
Five At Five: How The Trade War Will Take Shape
June 27, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes two stories about the trade war that is taking shape, and two more stories about the latest Amazon moves, including in Europe. There is also acquisition news from...

International
Mastercard Teams Up With Selcom For Cashless Payments, Grab Rolls Out Mobile Wallet Credits
June 27, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mastercard’s partnership with Selcom in Tanzania. In addition, Grab is rolling out mobile wallet credits in Malaysia, while U.S.-based Concord is rolling out an externally audited implementation of General Data...

Investments
Mnuchin: Strengthen Investment Controls To Protect US Tech
June 27, 2018

Amid the trade war that is still taking shape between the United States and China and the United States and several other countries, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin has stated that investment controls are needed with the aim of protecting U.S. technology interests. Get the Full...