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Market Snapshot Shows Merchant EMV Chip Use On The Rise
Market Snapshot Shows Merchant EMV Chip Use On The Rise
October 13, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

The U.S. Payments Forum has released its fall 2017 market snapshot, showing that merchant EMV chip enablement is on the rise. Get the Full Story...

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Hyatt Hotels Gets Cyber Intruder…Again
Hyatt Hotels Gets Cyber Intruder…Again
October 13, 2017  |  Safety and Security

Hyatt, the hotel operator, is alerting its customers that it was hit with a credit card breach, marking the second big breach in a few...

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Citi’s Q3: U.S. Consumer Credit Down And Credit Losses Up
Citi’s Q3: U.S. Consumer Credit Down And Credit Losses Up
October 13, 2017  |  Market Conditions

It was a beat, for Citigroup, but maybe not as clean a beat as investors might have liked, muddied a bit by the latest credit...

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Ohio Gives Wells Fargo Six-Month Time Out
Ohio Gives Wells Fargo Six-Month Time Out
October 13, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

Ohio announced that it is extending its ban on doing business with Wells Fargo because the bank “still has work to do” when it comes...

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Equifax Says It Was Not Breached Again
Equifax Says It Was Not Breached Again
October 13, 2017  |  Fraud Attack

Equifax, the embattled credit reporting company, was under pressure in Thursday (Oct. 12) trading after rumors began to circulate about a potential new data breach....

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Apple iPhone X Production Woes Continue
Apple iPhone X Production Woes Continue
October 13, 2017  |  Apple

Apple’s iPhone X is being released next month, but according to a news report in The Nikkei Asian Review on Thursday (Oct. 12), manufacturers are having...

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Amazon To Control 68 Percent Of Smart Speaker Market In 2017
Amazon To Control 68 Percent Of Smart Speaker Market In 2017
October 13, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Despite the efforts on the part of competitors to reign in Amazon’s leadership in the voice-activated smart speaker market, thanks to the Echo powered by...

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SWIFT Test Demonstrates Positive Potential Future For Blockchain Tech
SWIFT Test Demonstrates Positive Potential Future For Blockchain Tech
October 13, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

The results are in for an early proof-of-concept test at Swift with six of the cooperative’s member banks. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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The IMF Says It’s Time To Get Serious About Cryptocurrency
The IMF Says It’s Time To Get Serious About Cryptocurrency
October 13, 2017  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Digital currency is serious business, according to the IMF — and it is time for the world’s banks and banking regulators to get serious about...

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