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Security & Fraud
Making P2P Payments Fraud-Free
March 15, 2019

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Wirecard: Internal Investigation Clears Accounting Manager
March 14, 2019

Wirecard, a German payments company, said an internal investigation has cleared its Asia-Pacific accounting manager who was accused of faking transactions to boost revenue numbers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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India Lender Warns Of WhatsApp Scam That Steals Bank Details
March 13, 2019

State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s biggest lender, has issued a warning that account holders are being tricked into offering up personal banking details. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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UN Reveals How North Korea Uses Banks For Illegal Deals
March 13, 2019

A new report by the United Nations has revealed that global banks are being used to enable payments in illegal deals by North Korea. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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AML Scandals Prompt Decrease In European Foreign Deposits
March 11, 2019

In the wake of a slew of European money laundering scandals, deposits in the euro zone region from foreign countries dropped significantly in the latter half of 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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It’s Tax Season — And Fraudsters Are Feasting
March 11, 2019

One of the positive (or at least most promising) projects in the push toward more digital forms of payment and commerce concerns taxes — specifically, bringing more efficiency to a process that many consumers and businesses already consider a nightmare of paper-based bureaucracy. Get the Full...

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800M Email Addresses Exposed Online
March 10, 2019

A security researcher claims to have discovered a non-password protected MongoDB instance at Verifications IO, marking what Security Discovery called the biggest and most detailed email database it has reported on.  Verifications IO is an email marketing company. The exposed number of records is around...

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Citrix Says Internal Network Hacked
March 10, 2019

Citrix, the networking software company, disclosed late last week that its network was infiltrated.  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...

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Prosecutors Charge OneCoin Leaders With Fraud In Pyramid Scheme
March 08, 2019

United States prosecutors are bringing criminal charges against the leaders of OneCoin, a cryptocurrency, alleging they were operating a pyramid scheme worth in the multi-billions, when selling the currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...