Most—79%—of Cybersecurity Pros Claim Ransomware Attacks in Past Year and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/1/22

Some 79% of cybersecurity professionals globally said their organizations had been hit by ransomware within the last 12 months, according to a survey of 620 respondents conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group and commissioned by OwnBackup, a data protection platform.
Payments provider Repay Holdings Corp. announced an integration with Flex, a provider of core system software to credit unions.
Digital lending and payments startup LexFin launched in partnership with Coastal Community Bank to offer services to clients of the legal profession.
The big processor Worldline S.A. said it has acquired a controlling interest in an acquiring unit of ANZ Bank to pursue processing opportunities in Australia. ANZ is said to control 20% of transaction volume in Australia. Worldline last month agreed to sell its Terminals, Solutions and Services unit, which includes the Ingenico brand, to Apollo Global Management.
TD Bank said its TD Auto Finance unit rolled out real-time funding of automobile dealers for car loans as they are made throughout the day.
Discover Network said it will fund tuition for full-time employees who enroll at Chicago State University as well as for employees already enrolled at the school.
MetaBank N.A. has made an investment in Advantage Payment Services, a data manager for payments fintechs. The extent of the investment was not disclosed.

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