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Facebook Hit With Fine From UK’s Information Commission Over Data Handling
October 25, 2018

Facebook got hit with a $644,600 fine in the U.K. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Digital Identity Credentials Go Global
October 25, 2018

A deep dive into the latest global digital identity credential developments in Estonia, India, Japan and the United States.

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TRENDING: Flimsy PINs, The Stalwart Protectors Of Billions Of Loyalty Rewards Dollars?
October 25, 2018

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Guardian Mobile Firewall Gearing Up To Launch App That Filters, Blocks Traffic
October 24, 2018

Guardian Mobile Firewall, the new smart firewall app that is currently in a closed beta test, will be made available soon, filtering and blocking traffic that breaches the user’s privacy. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Robbers Nabbed After Being Asked To Come Back ‘Later’
October 24, 2018

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Paytm Founder Targeted In Blackmail Scheme
October 24, 2018

Three people have been remanded in India over an alleged plot to blackmail the founder of Paytm for $2.7 million. According to Reuters on Monday (Oct. 22), Paytm’s spokeswoman, “Sonia Dhawan, her husband Rupak Jain and another Paytm employee, Devendra Kumar, were arrested on Monday following...

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Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail
October 24, 2018

Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers (ATOs), all too often, guiding principles fail to spot what’s really happening to a business in real time. Get the...

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Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base
October 24, 2018

Verifying the identities of new users during onboarding is only part of the authentication challenge. Many consumers — particularly younger, tech-savvy ones — want access to mobile and connected financial management offerings that provide simple, convenient experiences. In the latest Digital Identity Tracker, Tern Commerce...

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Scandal-Ridden Danske Handled More Than $1T In X-Border Payments
October 23, 2018

Danske Bank, which is involved in a 200 billion euro ($230 billion) money laundering scandal in Estonia, revealed that it processed more than $1 trillion in cross-border payments in and out of the country between 2008 and 2015. Get the Full Story Complete the form...