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Former Goldman Sachs Director Waives Extradition In Malaysia 1MDB Scandal
February 15, 2019

An ex-Goldman Sachs banker who’s accused of being involved with a multibillion-dollar scandal in Malaysia has requested to be sent to the U.S. to face his charges, according to a report in the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Watchdog Orders Deutsche Bank To Review Policies Post-AML Scandal
February 15, 2019

Bafin, the German financial watchdog that is monitoring Deutsche Bank’s involvement in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal, has asked the bank to review some of its correspondent banking policies, according to a report from Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Hacker Steals 127M User Records From Houzz, Ixigo
February 15, 2019

A hacker who stole around 620 million user records last year has struck again, this time taking another 127 million records from eight websites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Coffee Meets Bagel Discloses Users’ Information Was Breached
February 14, 2019

Coffee Meets Bagel, the online dating site, disclosed on Thursday (Feb. 14) that it was hacked. 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...

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Apple’s Enterprise Certificates Being Used By Software Pirates
February 14, 2019

Apple has been infiltrated by software pirates who figured out a way to use digital certificates to gain access to an Apple program, which corporations use to distribute business apps, as a means of rolling out hacked versions of popular apps. Get the Full Story...

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Visa: EMV Cuts Card-Present Counterfeit Fraud By 80 Pct
February 13, 2019

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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QuadrigaCX Loses Another $250M CAD Of Crypto
February 13, 2019

QuadrigaCX, the Canadian crypto exchange that previously lost $250 million CAD worth of cryptocurrencies and fiat, has reportedly lost an additional $500,000 CAD. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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FTC: Romance Scammers Swindled $143M From Consumers In 2018
February 12, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission released a warning on Tuesday (Feb. 12) about potential “romance scams,” which cost victims a collective $143 million last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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GM Test Drives Blockchain ID Verification
February 12, 2019

General Motors’ financing unit, General Motors Financial, is teaming up with Spring Labs, a blockchain company, to create identity verification solutions. 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...