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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The holiday season has arrived — meaning sales, snowflakes, good cheer, Christmas carols and fraudsters working day and night to break open your bank account through a variety of creative means. One of this year’s favorites so far, according to reports in The New York Times, has been fake retail and product apps popping up in the Apple App Store of late.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

For some businesses, cybersecurity may be an abstract threat. Business owners may think “it won’t happen to me,” or they may be confident in their ability to remain unaffected by a cyberattack. But a new report by Accenture uncovers just how big of a threat cyberattacks are on businesses. According to the company’s latest data , released this week, about one-third of cyberattacks on businesses are successful in their attempts to infiltrate a firm’s existing defenses

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

In the wake of the fake account scandal at Wells Fargo, companies are rethinking how they compensate salespeople, reported The Wall Street Journal. According to a report, companies are trying to overhaul how they compensate salespeople in an effort to improve customer service and prevent the bad behavior that did Wells Fargo in. Sure, commissions can motivate people to ink deals and boost sales, but they also have risks associated with them.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The U.S. Federal Reserve is turning heads for its attention to faster payments, but the Fed has recently announced yet another initiative in the payments innovation space. Last week, the Fed’s Secure Payments Task Force called for comment from industry stakeholders about what challenges they face when it comes to payments security. The task force, made up of about 160 members, will explore areas of payments security, like identity management and data protection, in hopes the survey will he

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

In this week’s Bitcoin Tracker, bitcoin soars, then settles down and plans for its yearly sale abound. Switzerland gives bitcoin a hand by way of rail ticket machine sales, an Australian startup banks on the aptly named Dash and Zcash fervor fades. The election came and went and, with it, brought some stock market shock. First, they slid way down ( investors don’t like surprises ), then they rose back up a bit.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Wipro, the information technology, consulting and business process services company, announced Monday (Nov. 7) it launched its Open Banking API platform. The Open API platform will enable banks and financial institutions to launch Open Banking initiatives. With an open banking initiative, the company says financial institutions can create new forms of distribution channels and servicing capabilities, as well as provide access to third-party application marketplaces.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Two-point-oh. The number and the decimal — 2.0 — has evolved into a rough shorthand for the newest version of something. It’s ubiquitous. It could mean anything. A revamp, a redo, a new and improved model — from technology to your latest spouse. Enter 3-D Secure 2.0. Late last month, EMVCo published the EMV 3-DS 2.0 Specification, a messaging protocol that allows consumers to be authenticated to card issuers during card-not-present transactions.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The best way to reach a holiday shopper might just be through their smartphone. That’s why marketers will be leveraging mobile in their holiday shopping strategies this year, with new and creative strategies that focus more on omnichannel solutions and less on generic mobile coupons. According to the BDO Retail Compass Survey of CMOs, nearly 60 percent of marketers plan to leverage mobile in their marketing strategies this holiday season.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

William Safire wrote a story in The New York Times in 1994 tracing the origin of the phrase. He was prompted to do so when First Lady Hillary Clinton used it in response to a pointed question she was asked during the Whitewater hearings. Safire, in that piece, traced its usage to a number of different situations dating all the way back to 1854. Lexicographers, he concluded, peg the phrase to mean, more or less, “spare me the useless excuses.”.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

442 million. A large number and not the number of tweets sent out reminding you to vote today. That’s the number of bank accounts opened in the world each year — for which digital identity is important and for which mobile identity can help facilitate that formerly paper-laden process. Given the staggering volume that comes through in the banking industry, it would follow that securing those accounts would be imperative, especially in the wake of the seemingly innumerable data breaches wor

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

It’s one day to election day in the U.S., and as always, national economic issues are at the top of voters’ minds. The stakes are high for businesses of all sizes, and the latest data on corporates in America makes that abundantly clear. Small businesses are anxious, and there is evidence that large corporates’ cash management and investment strategies are also being shaped by political uncertainty.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

“Who’s on First” was funny when it was an Abbott & Costello skit about baseball player nicknames. But for merchants who really need to verify whether the person at their virtual front door is really a legitimate customer, getting a straight answer in a matter of seconds is essential. The power of real-time customer data can not only help know your customer (KYC), but actually go further to identify and verify customers as well as the customer (i.e., merchants) behind the customer, Merlin Bis

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The latest report from Close Brothers could be bad news for banks looking to stay competitive in the SME finance space. The firm released new data this week that found 80 percent of SMEs in the U.K. say they are not always adequately serviced with the advice provided by their banks, reports said Thursday (Nov. 10). The statistic is yet another piece of evidence on how traditional banks could be falling short of meeting their SME clients’ needs.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

ECurrency Mint announced Friday (Nov. 4) it inked a partnership with Banque Régionale de Marchés (BRM) to provide a digital currency in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). In a press release , eCurrency Mint said BRM will issue the digital tender, eCFA, in compliance with eMoney regulations of Banque Centrale des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO), the central bank of WAEMU.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

The conveniences of fast food are getting even more convenient now that McDonald’s is gearing up to roll out the ability to order and pay for a Big Mac online. According to a report by The Next Web , McDonald’s is gearing up to launch the new app that will support online orders next year. But not every fast food fan is going to have access to the app since it will be launched only in certain international markets at first, including Australia, Canada, France and the U.K.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Contactless card payment usage in Europe continues to explode as more and more merchants accept this form of payment, according to a new study by consulting firm RBR. In a report dubbed “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecast,” the firm found that one in five card payments will be contactless by 2021. That’s an increase from one in 20 as of 2015.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Blockchain. It’s not just for banks anymore. In a move that helps cement B2B payments within the realm of secure transactions, PayStand, a B2B payment and billing company, has given firms the ability to notarize and also certify payments across the supply chain. The firm noted last month upon launching the service that payments recording and certification have been the purview of physical, manual processes — that is, signoffs via notaries or auditors.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Karhoo, the startup that was aiming to take on Uber in the ridesharing app market, has shut down after burning through its capital. On the company’s website , Karhoo said it had to close the service and is looking at the next steps for its business. “Unfortunately, it became clear two weeks ago that the financial situation was getting pretty dire with Karhoo in urgent need of funding.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Russia is reportedly aiming to create a mutually compatible payments system with China in an effort to reduce the risk of more sanctions from the West, reported Reuters. The report, citing an interview with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, reported Russia created a new national payment to lessen its reliance on systems based in the West, such as Visa and Mastercard.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2016

It happened. The Chicago Cubs — a team supposedly cursed for over a hundred years by a spurned man and his now infamous pet goat — did what many believe wasn’t possible this week. They won the World Series. The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 after undergoing a gut-wrenching 10-inning ball game to clench the title of MLB World Series Champions.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

There’s no question that Walmart’s e-store and Amazon are going toe-to-toe in the battle of the best retail giant. As the retail space continues to reinvent itself, the rivalry between the two retailers seems to only gain traction. The gloves came out last year when Amazon officially booted Walmart out of its long-running top spot of being the world’s biggest retailer.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Cash is no longer king, and it’s costing businesses $80.6 billion every year. That’s according to the Sage Payments Landscape report on U.S. small and medium businesses. Sage, which is a market leader for integrated accounting, payroll and payments software, released the results of the sixth annual report focused on the current and future payment trends.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

If you’ve ever ventured solo on a business trip, you know what it’s like to be alone with just your thoughts over dinner. Some people like it; others don’t. And many people, even if they do like it, would love some company from time to time. Networking app DineHero has pulled up a chair to your table. It was founded by two brothers, Thet Soe and Thiha Min — one traveled alone for work extensively, the other ate at a restaurant every night – who wanted to pair something people do every day with

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The largest fast-fashion growth retailer in the country is also the most innovative when it comes to customer engagement. Rue21, which uses the Aptos retail technology platform, has won the loyalty of its teenage customers, as well as a Gold Award for Customer Engagement. Retail TouchPoints announced the award as part of its fifth annual Store Operations Superstar Awards, which recognize companies with the most creative and successful store operations strategies.

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