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Twitter May Have Mistakenly Used Users’ Data For Advertising
October 08, 2019

Twitter has revealed that some user data might have been used for advertising purposes. 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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Hunt Continues For Missing Ex-Danske Bank Exec
September 24, 2019

Aivar Rehe, the 56-year-old former executive of Danske Bank who was in charge during a 200 billion euro money laundering operation that made global headlines, has been missing for a second day in Estonia, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full...

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Lloyds To Launch Support Team To Fight Financial Abuse
August 27, 2019

British financial institution Lloyds Bank is putting together a team to fight domestic financial abuse by offering help to victims, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Privacy Concerns Spark Fresh Moves In Digital World
August 22, 2019

The push to offer more online privacy to increasingly concerned consumers continues. 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...

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Chatbot Company Sued By Delta Over Data Breach
August 16, 2019

Delta Airlines Inc. has filed a lawsuit against a firm that powered a chatbot on its website. The lawsuit alleges that [24]7.ai Inc. did not have basic cybersecurity safeguards while it ran a service powered by artificial intelligence (AI) on the carrier’s website last year...

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Why Trust Is The Super Glue To Making Cross-Border Payments Work
July 18, 2019

Trust is important for all of payment, commerce and financial services – it is more or less the glue that holds transactions together. Without foundations of trust, no transaction can get off the runway. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Consumer Watchdog Warns Against Elder Financial Abuse
July 17, 2019

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is urging financial institutions to report any suspicions they may have about financial exploitation of elderly people, the organization said in a release.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Researchers Find Over 2 Billion Records Exposed In Orvibo Data Breach
July 02, 2019

In a reported leak of billions of user records in a smart home data breach, researchers have found that a database that belongs to Chinese firm Orvibo has been left open without a password for protection. The database is said to encompass over 2 billion...

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7M Venmo Transactions Scraped To Warn Users
June 17, 2019

A computer science student scraped seven million Venmo transactions to warn users that their public activity can still be stolen. Dan Salmon said he scraped the transactions over the course of six months to prove to users that they need to set their Venmo payments...