Dyre Malware Picks Up Where Zeus Left Off
Since the takedown of the Zeus botnet in June 2014 fraudsters have moved to a new malware of choice, known as Dyre, which also seeks to...
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Nov 4, 20212 min read
Mitek Systems Acquires IDchecker for $10.6 Million
Mitek, who specializes in mobile onboarding and capturing solutions, announced they would be acquiring identity document verification...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20211 min read
Pitney Bowes Acquirers Global eCommerce Provider Borderfree
Borderfree, a publicly traded company providing site localization, global logistics services and other solutions for eCommerce merchants...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Early Warning Acquires Authentify and their Multi-Factor Authentication Technology
Early Warning, the cooperative owned by five of the largest U.S. banks that provides risk management services to financial institutions...
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Nov 4, 20213 min read
The Fraud Practice and CardinalCommerce Release Results from the 2nd Consumer Authentication Survey
Sarasota, FL, March 18, 2015 / The Fraud Practice LLC The Use of Consumer Authentication in eCommerce white paper from The Fraud Practice...
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Nov 4, 20213 min read
Google Wallet Partners with and Acquires Softcard’s Technology
While there had been rumors that Google was in talks with Softcard to acquire the mobile network’s joint venture, the two organizations...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20213 min read
Samsung Acquires Mobile Payment Technology Startup LoopPay
Samsung, one of the primary Google Wallet partners, announced in late February that they would acquire mobile contactless payment...
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min read
Digital River Goes Private Pending $840 Million Acquisition
Global eCommerce payments company Digital River has entered into an agreement to be acquired by investor group Siris Capital, LLC in a...
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Nov 4, 20212 min read
FIS Acquires Clear2Pay, Possibly to Speed Up Development of Payment Network ACH Alternative
FIS Inc. announced the acquisition of Brussels-based payment technology company Clear2Pay for €375 ($493.3) million in early September....
Fraud Practice
Nov 4, 20212 min read
ACI Worldwide Announces Acquisition of Retail Decisions, ReD
ACI Worldwide announced their acquisition of an industry veteran fraud solution provider Retail Decisions (ReD) for $205 million in cash...
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Nov 4, 20212 min read
Largest Grocer in U.S. Prepares to Enter eCommerce with Vitacost Acquisition
Kroger, the largest pure grocery store chain by sales in the United States, recently purchased online vitamin merchant Vitacost.com for...
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Nov 3, 20211 min read
MasterCard acquires digital wallet maker C-SAM
MasterCard has entered an agreement to acquire C-SAM, mobile wallet provider and transactions provider behind ISIS, the mobile wallet...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
eBay Acquires Braintree to Bolster PayPal and Mobile Payments
In late September eBay announced their acquisition of Braintree, a payment service provider and gateway focusing on payments within...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20211 min read
Private Equity Firm Acquires European Alternative Payment Provider Skrill
CVC Capital Partners acquired majority stake in Skrill Group Plc with a purchase valuing the alternative payment provider at €600 million...
Fraud Practice
Nov 3, 20211 min read
RSA Acquires Mobile Multifactor Authentication Company
In late July RSA, the security arm of EMC, acquired PassBan for an undisclosed amount and it will now be under RSA’s Identity Access...
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Nov 3, 20211 min read
TSYS Enters Consumer Prepaid Market with Acquisition of NetSpend
Back-end processor TSYS finalized their acquisition of prepaid card firm NetSpend on July 1 as TSYS completed the $1.4 billion...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
Yandex.Money Purchased by Russia’s Largest State-Owned Bank
Towards the end of 2012 Sberbank, the largest state-owned bank in Russia, purchased 75 percent stake in the online payment service...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
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Two major acquisitions occurred in the world of eCommerce in late October as merchant acquirer Litle & Co. was purchased by the publicly...
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Nov 2, 20212 min read
FICO Acquires UK Fraud Prevention Firm Adeptra
In mid-September data analytics provider FICO announced they would acquire Adeptra Ltd., a privately held company based out of the UK...
David Montague
Nov 2, 20212 min read
Apple Acquires Mobile and Network Security Firm AuthenTec
On July 27 Apple acquired AuthenTec, who provides encryption technology, fingerprint sensors and identity management software, for $356...
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