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Amazon Increases Its Push To Capture Online Ad Dollars

Amazon Increases Its Push To Capture Online Ad Dollars
Amazon Increases Its Push To Capture Online Ad Dollars
September 04, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon.com is eyeing the online advertising market that has long been dominated by Google and Facebook and is quickly gaining momentum, reported The New York...

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Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
Home Buyers, Tricked By Business Email Scams, Lose Six-Figure Sums
September 04, 2018  |  Fraud Attack

A scam targeting homeowners is leaving some without the downpayment for their closing on the day the loan is to be signed. Get the Full...

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Bitcoin Daily: UK, China Issue Crypto-Related Warnings, Russian Police Seize 20 Crypto ATMS
Bitcoin Daily: UK, China Issue Crypto-Related Warnings, Russian Police Seize 20 Crypto ATMS
September 04, 2018  |  Bitcoin

U.K.’s financial services providers watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has sent out a warning about three crypto-related firms that have been operating without a...

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Tally’s Credit Card Debt App Debuts On Android
Tally’s Credit Card Debt App Debuts On Android
September 04, 2018  |  Mobile Applications

Tally is launching its credit card debt payment app on Android this week — around one year after it debuted on iOS. Get the Full...

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UK Banking Execs Arrested On Bribery Charges
UK Banking Execs Arrested On Bribery Charges
September 04, 2018  |  International

Nigel Kirby, the deputy director of the National Crime Agency’s economic crime unit in the U.K., told a group of lawyers Monday (August 3) that...

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Tech Titans To Face Lawmakers During Hearings This Week
Tech Titans To Face Lawmakers During Hearings This Week
September 04, 2018  |  Politics

The technology sector will be on display this week as lawmakers begin holding hearings to look into concerns about antitrust issues. It comes amid a...

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1.5B Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023
1.5B Mobile Users To Rely On Biometrics Security By 2023
September 04, 2018  |  Authentication

Juniper Research predicted in a new report that the biggest shift coming in the mobile payment security industry is a movement toward software-based methods for verification...

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With Platform Embedded In 25M Vehicles, Xevo’s Putting Pedal Down On Connected Commerce
With Platform Embedded In 25M Vehicles, Xevo’s Putting Pedal Down On Connected Commerce
September 04, 2018  |  Ecosystems

The race is on to reduce commerce and payments friction in the fast growing world of connected vehicles. Automotive manufacturers, payments players and other digitally-focused firms...

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Mixing Humans Into The AI-Powered IDV Workflow Loop
Mixing Humans Into The AI-Powered IDV Workflow Loop
September 04, 2018  |  Authentication

In the world of Digital Identity Verification, convergence is when AI-tech and human intelligence converge to keep the cybercrooks at bay, says Jumio CTO Labhesh...

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