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Google To Tighten Android Security For Password, Payment Autofills

Google To Tighten Android Security For Password, Payment Autofills
Google To Tighten Android Security For Password, Payment Autofills
January 12, 2020  |  Google

Looking to tighten up security, Google is exploring adding biometric scans for password and payments to its Android Autofill options. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Wells’ Growth Reportedly Hampered By Old Systems, Tech Failures
Wells’ Growth Reportedly Hampered By Old Systems, Tech Failures
January 12, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

Wells Fargo is striving to revamp its approach to technology to ensure systems stay online, satisfy regulators and block cybercriminals, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

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Standard Chartered Backs China’s Linklogis
Standard Chartered Backs China’s Linklogis
January 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British bank Standard Chartered is investing an undisclosed amount in China’s supply chain platform Linklogis, earning an equity stake, and further enhancing its ongoing partnership,...

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Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
Travelex Checking Employees’ Computers For Signs Of Ransomware
January 11, 2020  |  Cybersecurity

Some employees of Travelex, a company that was recently hit with a ransomware attack, were forced to hand over their laptops to technicians to see...

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Giving Financial Independence The Royal Treatment
Giving Financial Independence The Royal Treatment
January 11, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

For Americans, who didn’t grow up with a constitutional monarchy in place, the various ins-and-outs of the British royal family are a fun, if occasionally...

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Forty Percent Of US-Listed Companies Report Losses
Forty Percent Of US-Listed Companies Report Losses
January 10, 2020  |  Investments

The share of listed companies in the U.S. that are losing money is nearing 40 percent, which is the highest level since the 90s outside...

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Regulators Investigate Fitness Bands Amid Patent Violation Claims
Regulators Investigate Fitness Bands Amid Patent Violation Claims
January 10, 2020  |  Wearables

After allegations of patent infringement by Koninklijke Philips and its North American unit, regulators with the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) said they will...

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Amazon Warns That PayPal’s Honey Poses ‘Security Issue’
Amazon Warns That PayPal’s Honey Poses ‘Security Issue’
January 10, 2020  |  Amazon

Amazon, during the height of the holiday shopping season, told its customers to uninstall Honey, a browser extension that automatically searches for coupon codes at...

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