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Madoff Fund Has Paid Zero To Victims
Madoff Fund Has Paid Zero To Victims
May 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The firm responsible for paying out $4 billion to victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme has been spending millions on related billings, including the retention...

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Silk Road Founder’s Sentence Sparks Surge In Dark Web Drug Deals
Silk Road Founder’s Sentence Sparks Surge In Dark Web Drug Deals
May 24, 2017  |  eCommerce

When Silk Road Founder Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life in prison two years ago, it was designed to send a message to others aiming...

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Target Sets New Record: Data Breach Settlement
Target Sets New Record: Data Breach Settlement
May 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Target Corp. will pay $18.5 million to settle claims related to the massive data breach that compromised 40 million customers’ credit and debit cards in...

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TransferWise Launches Borderless Account
TransferWise Launches Borderless Account
May 24, 2017  |  Payment Methods

TransferWise, a London FinTech startup, is making a push beyond international money transfers by rolling out a new foreign exchange account. According to a report in Bloomberg News, the...

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Long Game, Savings App, Raises $4M
Long Game, Savings App, Raises $4M
May 24, 2017  |  Mobile Applications

Upon winning large sums of money through the lottery, it may be safe to say that most people do one of two things: save and...

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Blispay Lands $12M To Grow POS Financing Business
Blispay Lands $12M To Grow POS Financing Business
May 24, 2017  |  eCommerce

Blispay, the financing company for online merchants, announced Tuesday (May 23) it has secured $12 million in new equity. In a press release, the company...

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Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
Fidelity Adds Digital Currencies To Website
May 24, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Fidelity Investments announced that it will soon allow its clients to see their holdings of bitcoin and other virtual currencies held on digital asset exchange...

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Brits Say No To Credit, Debit Cards Over Hacking Fears
Brits Say No To Credit, Debit Cards Over Hacking Fears
May 24, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

New research shows that more than one in 10 Brits have cancelled a credit or debit card in the past year due to online fraud. Finextra reports...

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Storage Startup, Trove, Raises $8M
Storage Startup, Trove, Raises $8M
May 24, 2017  |  Startups

Moving and storing items like furniture and wall decor can be a somewhat painful process. In the $30 billion furniture storage industry, Uber’s former head...

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