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Travelex Parent Finablr On Verge Of Collapse
March 16, 2020

Payments company Finablr has said that it could be in danger of collapsing, and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has frozen its trading, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Wirecard Says Audit Finds No Account Manipulation
March 13, 2020

German payments company Wirecard said that an auditing firm it hired found no evidence of account manipulation, 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 content — no...

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Payment Data From 2019 Volusion Hack Appears On Dark Web
March 12, 2020

Last year, credit card data was stolen from online stores hosted by eCommerce software, hosting and support company Volusion. Now, that data has appeared for sale on the dark web, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Paris Sentences 6 In $50M Impersonation Plot 
March 12, 2020

Six men were convicted by a Paris court in a $50 million impersonation plot that conned wealthy residents into giving money to help the government with covert operations involving hostages, The New York Times reported on Thursday (March 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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AML Probe Into Swedbank Turns Up $4.8M In Possible Violations
March 11, 2020

The Swedbank anti-money laundering (AML) probe by the law firm Clifford Chance has uncovered 586 transactions totaling roughly $4.8 million in possible U.S. sanction violations, Swedbank said in a press release on Wednesday (March 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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FBI Charges Russian National With Running Online Hacker Marketplace
March 11, 2020

A Russian national believed to be behind the Deer.io service, which lets hackers advertise and sell stolen information, has been arrested by the FBI, according to published reports Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Fifth Third Bank Sued By CFPB Over Fake Accounts
March 10, 2020

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bancorp alleging that employees opened accounts for customers without their consent in an effort to reach sales targets, according to reports on Tuesday (March 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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India’s Yes Bank Founder Held On Fraud Charges
March 09, 2020

Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor was arrested on money-laundering charges amid efforts to formulate a rescue plan for the country’s fourth-largest private lender, Reuters reported on Sunday (March 8).  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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PayPal On Bringing Data Firepower To Bust Illegal Gun Trafficking
March 09, 2020

To ferret out crime, follow the money; to put a stop to crime, stop the money from getting to the bad guys in the first place. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...