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EPC Chair On SEPA’s Instant Credit Transfer, One Year In

EPC Chair On SEPA’s Instant Credit Transfer, One Year In
EPC Chair On SEPA’s Instant Credit Transfer, One Year In
December 03, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Last year, the European Payments Council (EPC) debuted the SEPA Instant Credit Transfer scheme, where credit transfers are done in 10 seconds — or less...

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How Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
How Authentication Tech Is Stamping Out Illegal eCig Purchases
December 03, 2018  |  Authentication

Water always finds the lowest point — that’s a fact of life. So, too, is this: Underaged consumers will always try, and often find ways...

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From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer Trust Anchors
December 03, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock...

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WhatsApp Asks RBI To Expand Payment Services In India
WhatsApp Asks RBI To Expand Payment Services In India
December 03, 2018  |  Payment Methods

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is seeking approval from the Reserve Bank of India to extend its digital payments service to all of...

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Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
Google CEO To Face Congress Over Data Privacy
December 02, 2018  |  Google

Sundar Pichai, Google’s chief executive is preparing to testify before the U.S. Congress next week in what is expected to be a wide-ranging hearing with...

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Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
Deutsche Bank Denies Merger With UBS, Commerzbank
December 02, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Deutsche Bank is not concerned it will be a takeover target despite a steep sell-off in its stock late last week after a two-day raid...

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Amazon Go Goes To The Grocery Store
Amazon Go Goes To The Grocery Store
December 02, 2018  |  Amazon Payments

Amazon is testing the idea of expanding its cashierless checkout technology to a larger store format, experimenting with it in Seattle in a space that...

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Uber Holds Deal Talks With Bird, Lime
Uber Holds Deal Talks With Bird, Lime
December 02, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber, the ride-hailing company, could make an acquisition to boost its e-scooter business, reported Engadget. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
Ex-DoJ Staffer Pleads Guilty In 1MDB Scandal
December 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

George Higginbotham, a former Department of Justice employee in the U.S., pleaded guilty as part of the  1Malaysia Development Berhad bribery and embezzlement scandal. Get...

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