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Hackers Turn Selfies Into Spy Cams
Hackers Turn Selfies Into Spy Cams
January 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers in Lebanon have been able to use smartphones to spy on and steal data from Android phone users in at least 21 countries. Get...

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Bitcoin Daily: South Korea Officials Traded Bitcoin Before Ban
Bitcoin Daily: South Korea Officials Traded Bitcoin Before Ban
January 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In what could be the largest investment of its kind in a blockchain-related firm, a French startup that makes hardware wallets for cryptocurrencies has raised...

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Mastercard Encourages People To ‘Start Something Priceless’
Mastercard Encourages People To ‘Start Something Priceless’
January 19, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard announced on Thursday (Jan. 18) the launch of “Start Something Priceless,” a new campaign in which the payment company is trying to inspire people...

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Integrated Payments: Beyond The Buzzword
Integrated Payments: Beyond The Buzzword
January 19, 2018  |  Payment Methods

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How RBC Put The Pizzazz Into P2P Payments
How RBC Put The Pizzazz Into P2P Payments
January 19, 2018  |  Payment Methods

People love to give the gift of cash, and their friends and family typically love to receive it: Cash guarantees that the recipient gets a...

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As Bitcoin Swoons, Might Hacking Balloon?
As Bitcoin Swoons, Might Hacking Balloon?
January 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Prices go up and prices fall and cryptos capture the imagination of traders, investors…and hackers. As 2018 gets underway, beware the risks beyond trading frenzies...

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Behind Slim Chickens’ Mobile Ordering Play
Behind Slim Chickens’ Mobile Ordering Play
January 19, 2018  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Consumers want what they want, when they want it. That’s a lesson Slim Chickens learned from fielding a growing demand for mobile order-ahead from customers at its 60...

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CFPB Director Says He’ll Make Do With Existing Budget
CFPB Director Says He’ll Make Do With Existing Budget
January 18, 2018  |  CFPB

Mick Mulvaney, President Donald Trump’s appointed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), did not request any funding for the watchdog agency in...

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