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Consumer Spend Trends: Mother’s Day Vs. Father’s Day
Consumer Spend Trends: Mother’s Day Vs. Father’s Day
May 06, 2016  |  Consumer Insights

Just like asking parents to pick their favorite child, what son or daughter can choose between their doting mothers and supportive fathers? Well, when it...

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Affirm Taps eBay Executive To Go Beyond POS Payments
Affirm Taps eBay Executive To Go Beyond POS Payments
May 05, 2016  |  Consumer Finance

Max Levchin’s alternative online lender, Affirm, is bringing in the top guns to sturdy up its infrastructure as the company expands business beyond selling point-of-sale systems....

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Green Dot’s Prepaid Growth Boosts Earnings
Green Dot’s Prepaid Growth Boosts Earnings
May 05, 2016  |  Report

Green Dot reported earnings of $0.78 per share, beating the average analyst estimate of $0.70 a share. In addition, the firm stated that it showed $228 million...

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FBI To Companies: Don’t Pay Cyberattack Ransoms
FBI To Companies: Don’t Pay Cyberattack Ransoms
May 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director James Trainor is telling businesses that, though ransomware attacks are on the rise, it’s best not to pay hackers when...

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Boy Scores $10K For Uncovering Instagram Bug
Boy Scores $10K For Uncovering Instagram Bug
May 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook made a $10,000 payment to a 10-year-old Instagram hacker. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Europe Says Goodbye To €500 Bill
Europe Says Goodbye To €500 Bill
May 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Taking away a euro denomination favored by less-than-lawful elements of society, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday (May 4) that it was no longer...

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