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DHS Secretary Singles Out Ransomware As Cybercrime Priority
DHS Secretary Singles Out Ransomware As Cybercrime Priority
March 31, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will make stopping ransomware attacks a priority in the new administration, Reuters reported. His focus on that...

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Mastercard Augments Cards With Emburse Spend Management
Mastercard Augments Cards With Emburse Spend Management
March 31, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Emburse is teaming with Mastercard to equip card-issuing financial institutions (FIs) with detailed spend management features. FIs that issue Mastercards can provide a tailored version...

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Bitcoin Daily: RocketFuel Launches One-Click Crypto Checkout; FCA Requires UK Crypto Companies To Submit Financial Crime Reports
Bitcoin Daily: RocketFuel Launches One-Click Crypto Checkout; FCA Requires UK Crypto Companies To Submit Financial...
March 31, 2021  |  Bitcoin

RocketFuel Blockchain, which works on one-click online payments with bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, has rolled out a blockchain-based payment solution, according to a press release....

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Robinhood Ditches Some Of Its Controversial Glitz
Robinhood Ditches Some Of Its Controversial Glitz
March 31, 2021  |  Investments

Robinhood, the investing platform that boasts about its attention to making trading fun — and has drawn fire from lawmakers and others for being good...

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SPAC Boom Hits $1.3 Billion For Q1
SPAC Boom Hits $1.3 Billion For Q1
March 31, 2021  |  IPO

Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have seen their strongest developments in four decades in the first quarter of this year as special purpose acquisition companies...

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Fortnite Maker Epic In Talks To Raise $1.7 Billion At $28 Billion Valuation
Fortnite Maker Epic In Talks To Raise $1.7 Billion At $28 Billion Valuation
March 31, 2021  |  Investments

Epic Games could raise as much as $1.7 billion, which would constitute a doubling of its fundraising in the past year, Bloomberg reported. Get the...

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States Pursue Online Gambling in Bid to Restore Tax Coffers Hit by Pandemic
States Pursue Online Gambling in Bid to Restore Tax Coffers Hit by Pandemic
March 31, 2021  |  Economy

The pandemic has spurred states to scramble to find more revenue streams in place to combat the impact of COVID-19 on tax coffers amid business...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Fondeadora Taps AU10TIX For ID Verification; Federal Reserve Reveals FedNow Specifications
Today In Digital-First Banking: Fondeadora Taps AU10TIX For ID Verification; Federal Reserve Reveals FedNow Specifications
March 31, 2021  |  Digital Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Fondeadora said it had chosen AU10TIX to be its identity verification provider, while the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Japan’s Paidy Inc. Lands $120 Million; Italy’s Everli Raises $100 Million
Today In Payments Around The World: Japan’s Paidy Inc. Lands $120 Million; Italy’s Everli Raises...
March 31, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Paidy Inc. said it completed its Series D funding round while Everli has raised $100 million in...

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