DataVisor Inc., a fraud- and risk-management solutions provider, early Monday announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based platform that measures hot spot, distinct count, and high-frequency data in real time. The ability to measure these three data points in real time helps speeds the identification of potential fraud threats, which …
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Google Inc. has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following the CFPB’s action Friday asserting federal supervision of the company’s Google Pay wallet. In the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., the same day the CFPB acted, the tech giant argues the case targets a payment service …
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Consumers holding Bank of America Corp. credit and debit cards now have access to the Paze online checkout following BofA’s declaration that all of its eligible cards are now enabled for the e-commerce service. Paze is an online-checkout service developed by Early Warning Services LLC. It is designed to provide …
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Financial firms live and die by their reputation. While we know that, with credit unions, insurance companies, and holding companies, the result of a cyberattack could mean funding challenges, reputational damage, and even insolvency, what many don’t know is that, today, around 70% of business risks enter through an endpoint …
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Hospitality point-of-sale company Toast Inc. has expanded its partnership with Uber Technologies Inc. to enable restaurants using Uber’s delivery service to reach customers through more channels and lower their delivery costs. Toast will integrate its platform with Uber Direct, Uber’s on-demand delivery platform that enables businesses to take orders through their Web …
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President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Fiserv Inc. chief executive Frank Bisignano to be the next commissioner of the Social Security Administration, headquartered in Woodlawn, Md. The move follows by a day news that Trump has named Jared Isaacman, founder and chief executive of Shift4 Payments Inc., a Fiserv rival, to …
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Online checkout service Paze said retailer GNC now accepts the digital wallet. Paze is a checkout service from Early Warning Services LLC. Digital gifting platform On Me signed a five-year agreement with Mastercard Inc. and received $1.7 million in pre-seed funding from venture capital firm Lerer Hippeau and Focal.VC to help it expand its retailer …
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OwlTing Group, a blockchain-technology company, is working with MoneyGram International Inc. to support cash-in transactions from local fiat currencies to USD Coin in its OwlPay Wallet Pro service at nearly 50,000 MoneyGram locations in 30 countries. OwlPay Wallet Pro is a blockchain-based, unhosted digital wallet that enables cross-border transactions. USD Coin is …
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Online sales continued to surge on Cyber Monday, totaling $13.3 billion and up 7.3% from Cyber Monday last year, according to Adobe Digital Insights. During the peak shopping hours of 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., consumers spent $15.8 million per minute. Cyber Monday capped a strong five-day sales period from …
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Payments acceptance provider Evolv Inc. said it will acquire payments provider EnzoPay and rename it Evolv Mid-Atlantic. Terms were not disclosed. The Fiserv Small Business Index dropped two points to 144 in November from October. Year-over-year small business sales increased 4.8% and total transactions were up 9.1%. Month-over-month sales were down 1.6% and transactions …
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