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ISO&Agent Nov/Dec 2017

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With big sales come big fraud. This issue examines the options for protecting the point of sale from a surge of attacks during the holiday season. To get the magazine, please contact Customer Service at help@sourcemedia.com or 212-803-8500.

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan's SBI VC Trade Debuts Crypto Lending; Bitcoin Closes In On All-Time High

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Bitcoin continued its price climb today (Nov. At 6:31 pm EST, the digital currency still hit high, sitting at $19,083.92, as the coin approaches its record price of $19,783, which it hit in December of 2017. In other news, SBI VC Trade , a subsidiary of SBI Holdings, announced today (Nov.

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PayPal Processes $8.5 Billion In 2017 Donations

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GivingTuesday and PayPal’s holiday campaign, which ran from Nov. 31, 2017, helped to bring the total amount of money donated on the PayPal platform in 2017 to more than $8.5 Through #GivingTuesday, PayPal users helped the website set a record for “most money raised online for charity in 24 hours” from Nov. 27 through Dec.

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Correspondent Banking Continues Its Decline Despite Regulator Efforts

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Even with efforts to stem the decline in correspondent banking, The Financial Stability Board (FSB) noted on Friday (Nov. 16) that the practice still fell in popularity in 2017. percent in 2017 per the flow of SWIFT interbank payment messages. percent cumulatively from the beginning of 2011 to the conclusion of 2017.

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Shopify Exchange Lets People Gift A Business To Aspiring Merchants

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Small business eCommerce platform Shopify’s new marketplace connects businesses for sale with entrepreneurs and offers a feature to let people Gift A Business to an aspiring merchant, according to a report in Small Business Trends on Friday (Nov. The Gift A Business feature kicks off on Monday, Nov.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Crests $19,800; Russian Bank To Launch Sbercoin Crypto In 2021

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Bitcoin saw a new all-time record high on Monday (Nov. The high price point beat its previous record high, set in 2017, CNBC reported. In other news, Gutemberg Dos Santos was extradited from Panama to the United States on Nov. 30), rising above $19,800 in the morning and resting at 19,633.264 at 7:32 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 To Have AI Assistant

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Samsung announced Sunday (Nov. Samsung expects profits over three quarters into the first of 2017 to take a $5.4 The S8 will hit the shelves in early 2017. 6) that the new Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone would launch with an artificial intelligence digital assistant, according to Reuters. Samsung recently acquired Viv Labs Inc.,

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