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Yahoo Fined $50M Over Data Breach
Yahoo Fined $50M Over Data Breach
October 24, 2018  |  Legal

Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages over the biggest security breach in history. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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HSBC, Avant Team On Personal Loans
HSBC, Avant Team On Personal Loans
October 24, 2018  |  Loans

HSBC Holdings announced that it is teaming up with online lender Avant to offer unsecured loans to consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Solving Digital ID Verification’s ‘Existential Crisis’
Solving Digital ID Verification’s ‘Existential Crisis’
October 24, 2018  |  Authentication

There's a tug of war when it comes to digital ID verification — a tug of war between the customer experience and reducing fraud. Socure Co-founder...

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Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail
Why Using Rules Of Thumb To Predict Fraud Is A Fail
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Rules of thumb are useful — until they aren’t. When it comes to deploying corporate resources in the battle against online fraud and account takeovers...

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Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base
Onboarding And Authenticating A Global User Base
October 24, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Verifying the identities of new users during onboarding is only part of the authentication challenge. Many consumers — particularly younger, tech-savvy ones — want access...

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TRENDING: Tracking Customers Without Giving Them The Creeps
TRENDING: Tracking Customers Without Giving Them The Creeps
October 24, 2018  |  Intelligence of Things

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Zelle, Venmo P2P Payments Race Gains Fresh Fuel In Q3
Zelle, Venmo P2P Payments Race Gains Fresh Fuel In Q3
October 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The third quarter proved more than kind to peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, at least according to financial results for the two main competitors, Zelle and Venmo,...

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Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
October 23, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Walmart to gain...

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Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An Elon Musk message on Twitter – apparently a joke about bitcoin that fell flat – ended up causing the messaging and social media platform to...

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