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How Dallas Cowboys’ Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security

How Dallas Cowboys’ Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security
How Dallas Cowboys’ Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security
July 23, 2018  |  Risk Management

From blocking and tackling on the gridiron to blocking and tackling Internal threats and hackers – and quantum computers? HyperSpace board member Lewis Neal (of...

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Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
July 23, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Even children aren’t safe from the perils of synthetic identity fraud.  Bad guys know how to link far flung data points, create new personas,  exploit...

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Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily
Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily
July 21, 2018  |  Retail

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive...

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Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
July 20, 2018  |  Investments

Flameouts. Scams. Investors who tread among ICOs are taking their shots in the Wild West. Only a minority of ICOs make it into their fifth month. But...

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Touché LA, Social Influencer Alexis Ren Remake Middle-Market Fashion
Touché LA, Social Influencer Alexis Ren Remake Middle-Market Fashion
July 20, 2018  |  Retail

Even a decade ago, Touché LA Co-founder Karl Singer told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, the middle market of fashion was a very different place...

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Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
Will Merchants, Consumers Warm Up To SRC Payments?
July 20, 2018  |  Digital Payments

As a species, human beings tend to like consistency. That desire extends to eCommerce, too — and it’s the motivation behind a new digital payments technology...

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Why State Street Wants To Use AI On “Almost Everything”
Why State Street Wants To Use AI On “Almost Everything”
July 20, 2018  |  Digital Banking

FIs' investment in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is expected to reach $57.6 billion by 2021. In the latest Digital Banking Tracker, PYMNTS...

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Spend Management Reaches For New — And Digital — Maturity
Spend Management Reaches For New — And Digital — Maturity
July 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It’s a phrase that can cause several types of jobsite headaches — stepping away from a project to hit a hardware store with petty cash, for...

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FI/FinTech Partnerships: Eyeing Risk To Reap Rewards
FI/FinTech Partnerships: Eyeing Risk To Reap Rewards
July 19, 2018  |  Risk Management

It’s no secret that banks and FinTechs are collaborating at a rate faster than ever before. Where once traditional finance companies viewed tech-driven service firms...

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