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Binance Adds Intermediate Verification To KYC For Added Security 
August 20, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance is integrating an intermediate verification stipulation for all users, adding to the startup’s know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) protocols. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Big Tech Push Trust Boundaries With Consumer Security And Privacy Tweaks
August 08, 2021

By some measure, consumers don’t seem overly concerned about protecting their personal data and privacy. They rarely read the terms of service before clicking “OK” and reuse the same password across multiple websites — no matter how often security experts warn them not to. To...

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Report: Two-Thirds Of Digital Shoppers Will Bolt If They Feel Unsafe Online
August 04, 2021

In The Privacy Paradox: Securing Data To Build Customer Engagement, a collaboration with Very Good Security, PYMNTS examines the role of personally identifiable information (PII) protections in customer engagement and provides insights into steps that companies can take to address consumers’ concerns about data privacy.

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Security And Compliance Shift From Barriers To Competitive Advantages
August 02, 2021

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on and the next iteration of normal rolls out. In this excerpt, Mahmoud Abdelkader, CEO of...

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White House Memo Pushes Cybersecurity For Critical Infrastructure Firms
July 28, 2021

The White House could soon introduce even more regulations aimed at preventing cyberattacks on U.S. energy providers and other critical infrastructure companies after President Joe Biden signed a national security memorandum Wednesday (July 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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ADT, Google Developing New Home Security Products, Services
June 28, 2021

The home security company ADT is banking on a partnership with Google’s smart-home services to help boost its revenue. 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...

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There’s Probably An Insurance Policy For That
June 12, 2021

For an entrepreneurial CEO leaving behind an epoch-making company, coming up with a worthy second act isn’t easy work. Bill Gates, upon leaving Microsoft, set about saving the world with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – while Steve Jobs, upon his (first and forced) exit...

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PYMNTS Data Brief: 84 Pct Of Consumers Expect New SMB Merchants To Guard Data
June 10, 2021

The connected economy is being shadowed by a despicable construct: the fraud economy, where people aren’t the legit customers they pretend to be. The damage these fraudsters inflict erodes the very foundation of enduring consumer-merchant relationships: trust. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fastly Implements Fix For Software Bug That Caused Outage
June 09, 2021

Fastly Inc., which operates a content delivery network, announced that it quickly detected a software bug that caused an outage on Tuesday (June 8), and that most of its network was back to running normally within 49 minutes, according to a blog post. Get the...