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Security & Fraud
U.S. Officials Confirm Bangladesh Bank Heist State-Sponsored
March 29, 2017

According to reports out of an FBI official stationed in the Philippines, the theft of $81 million in funds hacked out of the Bangladesh central bank’s account at the NY Fed was a “state-sponsored” job. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Financial Inclusion
Illegal Immigration Crackdown Hitting Some Businesses’ Bottom Lines – Hard
March 29, 2017

As the Trump administration has stepped up the efforts of immigration and border control officers, immigrants to the U.S. are starting to avoid public places for fear of being stopped.  This has been bad news for small business that serve immigrant communities like Nadine Robinson’s...

Retail
Manhattan Landlords Find Loophole For Rising Retail Rent Prices
March 29, 2017

Urban real estate prices have seen a steady increase over the years. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Security & Fraud
ATMs Drive Debit Card Fraud To Record Heights
March 29, 2017

Fraud detection and prevention is no cottage industry. As debit and credit cards grow in the field, making inroads to consumers where they’d not been held before, so too has the opportunity grown for skimming and pilfering. And FICO has seen an alarming uptick and uptake in...

B2B Payments
FinServ Has The Power To Combat Invoice Fraud
March 29, 2017

A new report from Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is highlighting the contribution fraudulent trade invoicing makes to the $2.2 trillion in transnational crime every year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Payments Innovation
Smoothing Out Innovation’s Bumpy Ride
March 29, 2017

Making innovation stick is a total balancing act. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you...

B2B Payments
Bitbond, BitPesa Partner For African SME Finance
March 29, 2017

Two FinTechs are joining forces to help SMEs across Africa access finance. 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

B2B Payments
GBTA Wants More Hotels To Accept Virtual Cards
March 29, 2017

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) wants travel providers to accept virtual payments and has formed a task force in an effort to explore how to boost adoption of virtual payments in business travel. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Tesco Accounting Scandal Costs Grocer $300M
March 29, 2017

U.K. grocery giant Tesco will pay nearly $300 million to settle allegations by the nation’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of false accounting at the retailer’s subsidiary Tesco Stores Limited linked to how the company booked supplier payments. Get the Full...