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New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy

New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy
New Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Plaid Violated User Privacy
July 20, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Plaid is facing a lawsuit which alleges that it has violated users’ privacy and used customers’ private data in inappropriate manners for years, affecting over...

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Vanguard’s Ant Tie-Up Attracts 200,000 Chinese Investors In 100 Days
Vanguard’s Ant Tie-Up Attracts 200,000 Chinese Investors In 100 Days
July 19, 2020  |  Investments

A joint venture for an advisory partnership between Vanguard and Ant Financial in China has hooked 200,000 clients in in its first 100 days, Financial...

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Road Tech That Can Alert Drivers To Hazards, Congestion In Testing
Road Tech That Can Alert Drivers To Hazards, Congestion In Testing
July 19, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Utah officials estimate that new vehicle-to-everything, or V2X, technology could reduce the severity of traffic crashes by 80 percent, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports....

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Drop Delivery Starts Raising Capital For Cannabis B2B Payments System
Drop Delivery Starts Raising Capital For Cannabis B2B Payments System
July 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Equity crowdfunding program Equifund CFP is launching a Regulation Crowfunding offering to help cannabis tech company Drop Delivery raise money for its all-in-one delivery system...

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Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’
Wirecard Auditor Flagged KPMG Report, Saying It Needed ‘Context’
July 19, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Wirecard AG’s accounting firm said an independent report failed to account for half of the German payment company’s  revenue and all its operating profit, the...

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TMC, Shell Fuel Management Solution To Boost EV Charging, Mileage Tracking
TMC, Shell Fuel Management Solution To Boost EV Charging, Mileage Tracking
July 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The Miles Consultancy (TMC) has teamed with Shell for a new fuel management solution that the companies say will help save businesses money and time...

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India’s Central Bank Warns Of Banking Crisis
India’s Central Bank Warns Of Banking Crisis
July 19, 2020  |  Banking

Rajnish Kumar, chairman of the State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, said the resurgence of the coronavirus jeopardizes reform of the financial system,...

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Twitter Hackers Took Personal Data From Celebrity Accounts
Twitter Hackers Took Personal Data From Celebrity Accounts
July 19, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Twitter has provided a glimpse into its investigation of last week’s security breach, the worst in its 14-year history, as hackers commandeered more than 100...

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US Companies Pivot From Resilency To Reinvention
US Companies Pivot From Resilency To Reinvention
July 19, 2020  |  Economy

Despite trimming jobs and minimizing operations as COVID-19 spread earlier this year, large U.S. companies now say that’s not enough. Get the Full Story Complete...

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