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Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes

Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
Hacker Tracker: Cyberattacks Come In All Shapes And Sizes
June 23, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

You’ve heard about WannaCry, University College London, George Eliot Hospital and Honda shutting down a factory for a day due to malicious software in its...

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Walmart Flirts With The Gig Economy
Walmart Flirts With The Gig Economy
June 23, 2017  |  Retail

Walmart made some news lately when it dipped its toe into the gig economy waters, asking employees to deliver packages ordered by customers who live...

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Rinse CEO On How To Clean Up In The On-Demand Laundry Biz
Rinse CEO On How To Clean Up In The On-Demand Laundry Biz
June 23, 2017  |  Startups

The dry cleaning industry isn’t working. Customers feel it, vendors feel it— but both parties need it to work. Everyone needs clean clothes, and those...

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The Retail Bankruptcy Bellwether
The Retail Bankruptcy Bellwether
June 23, 2017  |  Amazon

Where there is disruption in an industry — bankruptcies are sure to follow. And retail has been very disrupted of late. So is it time for any...

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How To Feed The Fraud Fighting Machine
How To Feed The Fraud Fighting Machine
June 22, 2017  |  CEO Series

How do machines learn to learn? In Episode Three of PYMNTS’ machine learning podcast, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS CEO Karen Webster get technical...

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Fighting Fraud By Not Focusing On It
Fighting Fraud By Not Focusing On It
June 22, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Machine learning can help find real cyber transaction fraud while letting the “good” payments go through. TSYS’ EVP Karim Ahmad and Featurespace CEO Martina King...

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How Porch Pirates Subtly Steer E-commerce
How Porch Pirates Subtly Steer E-commerce
June 22, 2017  |  eCommerce

While we tend to associate high-tech fraud with eCommerce thieves, as it turns out, it’s a big ecosystem with room enough for good old-fashioned, smash-and-grab...

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NEW REPORT: GM Takes Aim At Urban Gridlock With Maven
NEW REPORT: GM Takes Aim At Urban Gridlock With Maven
June 22, 2017  |  Unattended Retail

From depositing money to grocery shopping to access to vehicles, unattended retail solutions are stepping up to meet a variety of needs in an age...

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Switching Rent Payments From Analog To Digital
Switching Rent Payments From Analog To Digital
June 21, 2017  |  Matchmakers

While the world of payments has mostly gone online – rent remains stubbornly analog in the age of digital. According to a recent Zillow study,...

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