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Lyft Valuation Tops $15B
Lyft Valuation Tops $15B
June 28, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Lyft announced on Wednesday (June 27) that it raised $600 million in a new funding round, bringing its valuation to $15.1 billion. Get the Full...

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Ticketmaster UK Suffers User Data Breach
Ticketmaster UK Suffers User Data Breach
June 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Ticketmaster U.K. revealed that over the weekend it identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Inbenta Technologies, an external third-party supplier to...

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Boston’s Commuter Rail Will Now Accept Card Payments Onboard
Boston’s Commuter Rail Will Now Accept Card Payments Onboard
June 28, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The MBTA and its operating partner Keolis Commuter Services have announced that, beginning this fall, commuter rail passengers in Boston will be able to pay onboard with...

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Google Pay Now Available In Germany
Google Pay Now Available In Germany
June 28, 2018  |  Google

Google Pay, the mobile payment service of Google, is now live in Germany, with customers able to download the payment app via the Google Play...

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Shopify Stock Tanks Post-Retail Sales Tax Decision
Shopify Stock Tanks Post-Retail Sales Tax Decision
June 28, 2018  |  eCommerce

Shopify’s stock fell on Wednesday (June 27) following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will enable states to collect more online taxes. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: Feds Seek Forfeiture Of $24M In Seized Bitcoin, Coinbase Takes Crypto To Charities
Bitcoin Daily: Feds Seek Forfeiture Of $24M In Seized Bitcoin, Coinbase Takes Crypto To Charities
June 28, 2018  |  Bitcoin

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has updated its anti-money laundering rules by requiring domestic banks to monitor all of the accounts held by cryptocurrency...

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Equifax Agrees To Regulators’ Demand For Stronger Security Practices
Equifax Agrees To Regulators’ Demand For Stronger Security Practices
June 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Equifax has made a deal to tighten up its security after a massive data breach that compromised the sensitive data of more than 145 million...

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How To Stop Fraud From Making Itself At Home In Real Estate
How To Stop Fraud From Making Itself At Home In Real Estate
June 28, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The category of real estate has not traditionally been a haven for fraud, but it does exist. Leasing fraud made its first significant appearance in...

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Moving The Commercial Card Adoption Needle
Moving The Commercial Card Adoption Needle
June 28, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Commercial cards are gaining traction in B2B payments, especially in areas like employee expense management, but there are still assumptions that commercial card adoption lags...

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