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Faster Payments
Compass Plus Gets Aggregator Accreditation For Faster Payments In UK
August 16, 2016

Compass Plus, the electronic payments software company, announced on Monday (Aug. 15) that it has been certified as one of only five companies to gain aggregator accreditation for Faster Payments in the U.K. Faster Payments is a system that enables U.K customers to make secure...

Security & Fraud
Group Of Hackers Claim To Breach NSA Hackers, Auctioning Off Stolen Data
August 16, 2016

NSA’s team of elite hackers has reportedly been compromised, with an anonymous group, calling itself Shadow Brokers, saying it breached the systems used by the NSA’s elite team of hackers that go by the name of Equation Group. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Security & Fraud
Cryptsy CEO Denies He Moved Millions Of Dollars In Funds From Service
August 16, 2016

Paul Vernon, chief executive of now-defunct digital currency exchange Cryptsy, is denying allegations he took millions of dollars in funds from the service and moved it to his personal accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Security & Fraud
Trulioo Enhances Global AML Watchlist Capabilities
August 16, 2016

Trulioo, the global identity verification company, said on Monday (Aug. 15) it has enhanced its global AML watchlist capabilities for its GlobalGateway product. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Q2 Business Sales Took Longer, Saw Lower Values
August 16, 2016

The overall tenor of business sales (that is, of enterprises themselves) in the second quarter of 2016 reflected a slower pace and realized lower values than had been seen during the same period a year ago, according to a report by the International Business Brokers Association, M&A...

Payment Methods
Millennials Are Shunning Credit Cards
August 16, 2016

Millennials may know something that their older counterparts haven’t figured out yet: Cash is better than credit cards. 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...

Social Commerce
Instagram Launches Three New Business Tools In The UK
August 16, 2016

Instagram, the photo-sharing social media network, has unveiled three new tools geared toward advertisers on its website. 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...

Berkshire Changes Outlook On Apple, Walmart
August 16, 2016

No less an investing titan than Warren Buffett has been finding Apple sweet as of late. 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...

B2B Payments
Blue Marble, World First Streamline Cross-Border Payroll
August 16, 2016

Globalization has given rise to a new specialty among FinTech companies: cross-border payroll. A new partnership in the game will look to streamline this area for firms with international staff. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...