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Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack

Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian...
January 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China is facing a “capital winter” of venture funding slowdown, the U.S. prepares for a potential Iranian cyberattack, and businesses are...

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Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
January 06, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have gone up several notches with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, which might raise the risk for cyberattacks. If...

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US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
January 03, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility that Iran will attempt a large-scale cyberattack in retaliation for a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a...

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US Accuses Turkey’s Halkbank Of Plot To Evade Iran Sanctions
US Accuses Turkey’s Halkbank Of Plot To Evade Iran Sanctions
October 16, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

The U.S. has accused Halkbank, one of Turkey’s largest banks, of participating in a scheme to evade sanctions against Iran. In an indictment filed on...

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Bitcoin Daily: SEC’s Clayton: Bitcoin Needs Stronger Regulation Before Trading; Philippines 7-Elevens To Exchange Cash For Crypto Via Abra
Bitcoin Daily: SEC’s Clayton: Bitcoin Needs Stronger Regulation Before Trading; Philippines 7-Elevens To Exchange Cash...
September 20, 2019  |  Bitcoin

China’s cryptocurrency czar said that while no country is ready to welcome Facebook’s Libra, they might not have a choice. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bitcoin Daily: QuickBit Confirms Data Breach Impacting 300K Users; Iran Says Crypto Mining Is Legit
Bitcoin Daily: QuickBit Confirms Data Breach Impacting 300K Users; Iran Says Crypto Mining Is Legit
July 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Swedish cryptocurrency exchange QuickBit revealed to investors that it accidentally leaked 300,000 customer records via an unprotected MongoDB database. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
Libra Wallet Won’t Launch In Certain Markets
June 20, 2019  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Iran Ridesharing Co Snapp Completes 2M Rides A Day
Iran Ridesharing Co Snapp Completes 2M Rides A Day
April 02, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Snapp, the Uber of Iran, has hit a milestone by hitting two million fares a day in the country, according to a report by Bloomberg....

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