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BEC Scam Takes $15M In Widespread Attack

BEC Scam Takes $15M In Widespread Attack
BEC Scam Takes $15M In Widespread Attack
October 01, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Mitiga is working with law enforcement after uncovering a widespread business email compromise (BEC) scam that has netted more than $15 million. Get the Full...

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PepsiCo’s DTC Sales Nearly Double In Q3
PepsiCo’s DTC Sales Nearly Double In Q3
October 01, 2020  |  Earnings

Food-and-beverage giant PepsiCo reported Thursday (Oct. 1) that its eCommerce sales almost doubled during the third quarter, and that the company plans to invest in...

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Goldman Sachs To Pay $2.5B For General Motors’ Credit Card Business
Goldman Sachs To Pay $2.5B For General Motors’ Credit Card Business
October 01, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Goldman Sachs has beat out competitor Barclays to buy General Motors (GM)’s credit card business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)....

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Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
October 01, 2020  |  Walmart

Walmart‘s partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant’s foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. Get the...

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D2C Telehealth Firm Hims Plans SPAC IPO
D2C Telehealth Firm Hims Plans SPAC IPO
October 01, 2020  |  Investments

Hims, a direct-to-consumer (D2C) company selling health products targeted at millennials, is going public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), CNBC reported. Get the...

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Mastercard, Instacart To Provide Grocery Delivery Benefits To Cardholders
Mastercard, Instacart To Provide Grocery Delivery Benefits To Cardholders
October 01, 2020  |  Mastercard

Shoppers who use a U.S.-issued Mastercard to pay for groceries delivered by Instacart are being offered a way to save money, the New York-based global...

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Disbursements By Voice Are Growing In Popularity – And Other Instant Disbursements Trends
Disbursements By Voice Are Growing In Popularity – And Other Instant Disbursements Trends
October 01, 2020  |  Disbursements

Consumers and microbusinesses now get an average of two disbursements each year, excluding tax disbursements from local, state and federal governments. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: BitMEX Execs Charged With Violating Bank Secrecy Act; Talent Network Braintrust Lands $18M For DeFi Approach To Freelancing
Bitcoin Daily: BitMEX Execs Charged With Violating Bank Secrecy Act; Talent Network Braintrust Lands $18M...
October 01, 2020  |  Bitcoin

BitMEX’s founders and its first employee were charged with contravening the Bank Secrecy Act and conspiring to violate the act, according to a Thursday (Oct....

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SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud
SaaS Platform Kount Partners With Verifi To Help Firms Minimize Disputes, Fraud
October 01, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Kount, the Boise, Idaho-based Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify fraud detection and improve profitability, announced it has partnered with Verifi, the...

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