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Stemming The SIM-Swapping Tide In Fraud Friendlier Times

Stemming The SIM-Swapping Tide In Fraud Friendlier Times
Stemming The SIM-Swapping Tide In Fraud Friendlier Times
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

While being the victim of fraud is never good, there is something to be said for at least being able to identify where exactly one...

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Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
April 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
March 20, 2020  |  Retail

Research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics has released a report stating that global smartphone shipments dropped 38 percent year on year in February of 2020....

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Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
March 16, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Inclusion is a laudable goal — bringing the 1.7 billion unbanked and underbanked people worldwide into the global digital marketplace is a nearly uncontested good....

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Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
March 13, 2020  |  AML

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Apple Ships Under Half A Million Smartphones In China In February
Apple Ships Under Half A Million Smartphones In China In February
March 09, 2020  |  Retail

As the coronavirus hampered demand, Apple sold less than 500,000 smartphones in China last month. The country put limits on travel and requested that residents...

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Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
Taking Real-Time Payment Rails To The Tipping Point
March 06, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Real-time payments are imperative for running successful operations in today’s global ecosystem. Digital payments sent internationally are expected to move past $1 trillion in 2025,...

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Today In Payments: NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of Fraud; Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default Apps
Today In Payments: NYC Taxi Commission Accused Of Fraud; Apple Considers Letting Users Change Default...
February 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, the New York attorney general accused the Taxi and Limousine Commission of drastically inflating the price of taxi medallions, and...

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