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Security & Fraud
Android ‘Gooligan’ Hackers Steal Over 1M Google Accounts
December 01, 2016

More than 1 million Android phones are believed to have been infected by a new strain of malware called Gooligan. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Citi Ventures Scores New Leader
December 01, 2016

In management news tied to Citigroup’s Citi Ventures, which invests in FinTech, Vanessa Colella has been promoted to lead the Citi unit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Mobile Payments
American Express Brings Contactless Payments To Canada
December 01, 2016

Credit card issuer American Express announced Wednesday (Nov. 30) it is enabling contactless mobile pay for cardholders in Canada that have an Android device. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
Ashley Madison Rebuilds Trust After Data Breach
December 01, 2016

Adultery on-demand site Ashley Madison has had a lot of cleaning up to do since a hack in July of last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Alternative Finances
CAN Capital Puts CEO On Leave
December 01, 2016

CAN Capital, the small business online lender, has put its CEO on leave. 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...

International
Mobs Imprison Cashless Bankers On Pay Day In India
December 01, 2016

Pay day looms in India. And as Bloomberg reported, things may get ugly. The banking sector, the newswire reported, is girding for a tough response from “angry mobs” as they line up at banks and ATMs to get cash. This is, of course, in the...

B2B Payments
Finding Unexpected Uses For B2B ePayments Data
December 01, 2016

Disruptive, innovative technology can change markets in ways that could never have been predicted. The rise in Big Data, for instance, has encouraged the exploration of new ways to make use of digital payments data. For corporate payments, that could mean more accurate cash flow...

B2B Payments
UK SMEs Forced To Write Off $62B In Unpaid Invoices
December 01, 2016

Millions of dollars worth of unpaid invoices are written off by U.K. SMEs as losses every day, according to the latest analysis from Amicus Commercial Finance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
Enabling The B2B Payments ‘Easy Button’
December 01, 2016

Even with the growth of new payment technologies, the industry’s shift from traditional to digital payment methods can feel quite slow — even slower in the B2B payments space. Kevin Woods, EVP of global strategy and business development at AOC Solutions, and EJ House, director...