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JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain

JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
October 04, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

JP Morgan Chase is working on a new way to leverage the blockchain technology that supports bitcoin and allow the bank to design a publicly available system...

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Western Union Launches Mobile Platform In Canada
Western Union Launches Mobile Platform In Canada
October 04, 2016  |  Mobile Applications

Western Union, a player in the global payments market, announced on Monday (Oct. 3) the launch of its mobile platform in Canada for domestic and...

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Why Consumers Stay Loyal To Hacked Brands
Why Consumers Stay Loyal To Hacked Brands
October 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

It looks like the conventional wisdom of the last few years — that big hacks lead to big waves of customer defections — is turning out to...

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Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
October 03, 2016  |  Android Pay

Google has announced that grandfathering extended to Android Pay users allowing them to transfer any card from Wallet to Android will be rescinded as of...

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Firms Exiting The UK Post-Brexit
Firms Exiting The UK Post-Brexit
October 03, 2016  |  International

Many firms in the U.K. are taking advantage of a post-Brexit ruling that allows them to relocate to Europe so that they can continue to...

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Lawmakers Across The Aisle Urge CFPB To Relax Payday Rule
Lawmakers Across The Aisle Urge CFPB To Relax Payday Rule
October 03, 2016  |  CFPB

In a rare moment of bi-partisan agreement, House members sent the CFPB a letter last week to explicitly request the agency rethink some of its...

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Hackers Getting Money Mules To Remit Through Bitcoin ATMs
Hackers Getting Money Mules To Remit Through Bitcoin ATMs
October 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Hackers who steal money from corporate banks often use so-called “money mules,” people willing or tricked into withdrawing funds in cash and wiring the money...

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Kachkar Charged With $140 Million Fraud
Kachkar Charged With $140 Million Fraud
October 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

A 53-year-old businessman has been charged with fraud targeting Puerto Rico’s second-largest commercial bank, Westernbank. The bank subsequently failed, showing losses connected to the fraud...

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Yahoo’s Breach Epitaph
Yahoo’s Breach Epitaph
October 03, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Yahoo’s data breach seemed the last gasp for Yahoo. But the company’s legacy lives on. Because the breach in 2014 was so large and it...

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