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The Top 10 Technologies For Stopping Fraud
January 08, 2015

Payments experts expect security budgets to increase this year – as well as the breaches. Forrester predicts that 60 percent of enterprises will discover a breach in 2015. But as fraud prevention solutions become obsolete by the day, says Brighterion, more efficient technologies that use...

Alibaba, Tencent Want To Help Check That Credit
January 08, 2015

Alibaba and Tencent have been approved by China’s central bank to join eight other private organizations that plan to launch their own consumer credit rating services, VentureBeat reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

New Year, Better Ways To Hack ATMs
January 08, 2015

Never let it be said that the world’s cyberthieving population isn’t always on the hunt for better and more efficient ways to use technology to separate individuals from their money. With the new year comes a new variation on the ATM skimming attack that started...

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Uber Keeps Going (Legally) In NYC Despite Suspension
January 08, 2015

Uber will continue to operate legally in New York City after the city’s taxi regulator suspended parts of its operation for failing to report passenger data, The Wall Street Journal reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

NBCUniversal’s Bonnie Hammer Joins eBay Board
January 08, 2015

Bonnie Hammer, who runs NBCUniversal’s cable entertainment operations, has joined eBay’s board of directors, according to Variety. 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...

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Lending Club COO Joins CircleUp Board
January 08, 2015

Lending Club COO Scott Sanborn has joined the board of private-equity investment platform CircleUp, according to American Banker. 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...

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IBM: Fewer Retailer Cyberattacks, More Data Stolen
January 08, 2015

The number of cyberattacks against retailers has dropped by 50 percent over the last two years, but thieves are getting much more data from a typical attack, according to new data from IBM — and much of it is coming directly through flawed e-commerce websites,...

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BMW Teams With MasterCard For Car-Sharing Card
January 08, 2015

BMW has tapped MasterCard for a contactless credit card that will let users of the DriveNow car-sharing service pay for, unlock and operate a DriveNow car, according to Finextra. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Apple Watch’s Path to Launch
January 08, 2015

Apple is currently finishing up work on software for the Apple Watch, which may be available in the U.S. by the end of March, according to Seeking Alpha. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...