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Tune In To Payments Reality Check!

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The Wall Street Journal article last week about the rise of ransomware attacks, thanks to bitcoin, is just the latest example of the cryptocurrency’s near-perfect utility for committing cybercrime. Bitcoin is being credited for the rise in the rate of ransomware attacks , which have quadrupled this year.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Restaurants Rule, FireEye Flounders And Lending Club Is Back On The List

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The DOJ reports that $24 billion in cash makes its way into Mexico every year, some of it on prepaid cards. After intense lobbying from the Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA), FinCEN pulled it back and said it’d rethink things.

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