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Security & Fraud
Americans Don’t Trust Institutions To Protect Their Digital Security
January 27, 2017

According to new data released by the Pew Research Center, the majority of Americans have at this point been hacked or otherwise have had their data or identity stolen.  The study also found that Americans are becoming increasingly less sure that their personal data is secure...

Regulation
Peter Thiel Is Leading The Search For Trump Administration Antitrust Officials
January 27, 2017

Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the nation’s two top antitrust enforcement jobs, according to two unnamed sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Investments
Credit China FinTech Invests $30M In Bitfury Group, Forms JV
January 27, 2017

Credit China FinTech, the Chinese investment company, announced Thursday (Jan. 26) it made a $30 million investment in Bitfury Group, the bitcoin and blockchain infrastructure provider. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Google
Alphabet 4Q Sales Gain on Mobile Search, But Bottom Line Misses Street
January 27, 2017

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, saw its fourth quarter profit grow in the mid-single digit percentages for the fourth quarter to $9.36, lagging sales growth of as much as 22 percent to $26.1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Security & Fraud
Visa Finds Counterfeit Fraud Is Down 52 Percent Since First Full Year Of Chip Cards
January 27, 2017

The start of 2017 marked the first full year since the U.S. started moving to EMV chip cards, and Visa found that, since then, counterfeit fraud has dropped by 52 percent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
Sage Is Mulling A Sale Of Its US Payment Processing Unit
January 27, 2017

Sage Group, the U.K. software company, is launching a review of the company’s payments business and is mulling a sale of the U.S. arm of that business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
India’s MoneyOnMobile Enters B2B Payments
January 27, 2017

India-based mobile payments company MoneyOnMobile is expanding into the B2B payments realm. 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
B2B FinTech Goes High-Tech For Funding
January 27, 2017

The U.S. is no longer the world’s largest market for FinTech investment, according to the latest report from Citigroup, released this week. Analysts found that, in the first nine months of 2016, China held the top spot for FinTech investment, with funding raised for that...

B2B Payments
Why Legislation Isn’t Enough To Solve Construction’s B2B Payments Problem
January 27, 2017

The U.K. has become center stage for the late B2B payments fight as regulators introduce measures that aim to reduce the time it takes corporate buyers to pay their suppliers. Those efforts have raised further debate about the efficacy of the initiatives, with conversations that...