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Merchants Get Real To Stop Fake Human Fraud Attacks
Merchants Get Real To Stop Fake Human Fraud Attacks
June 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The fact that fraud levels spiked throughout the pandemic is well-known. Less reported on, but equally pressing, is the fact that fraud hasn’t only increased...

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Chasing Growth In Travel’s Hybrid Hotel-Hostels Segment
Chasing Growth In Travel’s Hybrid Hotel-Hostels Segment
June 14, 2021  |  Travel Payments

For those in the lodging industry, the last 16 months have been all about evolution as such businesses have struggled to recreate themselves and their...

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Hike In ID Fraud Causes Delays In US Tax Refunds, Stimulus Checks
Hike In ID Fraud Causes Delays In US Tax Refunds, Stimulus Checks
June 13, 2021  |  Taxes

Identity thieves are inflicting pain not only on victims, but on taxpayers whose refunds have been delayed by IRS security protocols the criminals have made...

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US Airports See 2 Million Per Day Friday, Saturday As Travel Makes Comeback
US Airports See 2 Million Per Day Friday, Saturday As Travel Makes Comeback
June 13, 2021  |  Travel Payments

Some 2,028,961 travelers moved through U.S. airport security lines Friday, according to the federal Transportation Security Administration. The figure represents the first time the number...

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Virtual Pop Stars Drive $35 Billion Industry In China
Virtual Pop Stars Drive $35 Billion Industry In China
June 13, 2021  |  International

Virtual pop stars are a rising trend in the music business and have been raking in tens of billions in terms of funding, Bloomberg writes....

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Bitcoin Daily: Musk Ties Telsa Bitcoin Transactions To Cleaner Energy; Argentina’s Central Bank To Probe FinTech Crypto Investments
Bitcoin Daily: Musk Ties Telsa Bitcoin Transactions To Cleaner Energy; Argentina’s Central Bank To Probe...
June 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reversed course, saying the company will now accept cryptocurrency as payment, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Brazil’s Central Bank Puts CBDC Debut On Hold 2 Years
Brazil’s Central Bank Puts CBDC Debut On Hold 2 Years
June 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Banco Central de Brasil (BCB) wants at least a year of more time before it debuts its new central bank digital currency (CBDC), CoinDesk...

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Debate Sharpens in US Over CBDC
Debate Sharpens in US Over CBDC
June 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The debate over central bank digital currencies sharpened a bit this past week in the marbled halls of the U.S. Congress. Get the Full Story...

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Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
Boomers To Boost Spending On Luxury Goods, Healthcare
June 13, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

Senior citizens, a demographic whose spending was significantly curtailed by the pandemic, are expected to spend substantially across a number of sectors as COVID-19 restrictions...

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