The outrageous décor at Zappos includes this gigantic piñata piece saved from a fiesta-theme company party. At CUNA’s America’s Credit Union Conference last month in Las Vegas, some attendees had the chance to feel like grade school kids...
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Survey: Merchants Progressing on Security, Not on Breach Follow-up
Merchants have progressed with mobile security, but almost 70% of those surveyed have not made changes to their fraud prevention following a breach, even though many fear consumer perception. Boise, Idaho-based fraud-detection firm Kount’s 2017 Mobile Payments...
Canada Bans the B-word for Credit Unions
Credit union executives may want to thank their lucky Red, White and Blue stars that they do business in the USA. While Americans were enjoying the Fourth of July and all of the great food and fireworks that came with celebrating the nation’s 241st birthday...
Trump Administration Rebuffs Challenge to Fiduciary Rule in Appeals Court
The U.S. Labor Department late Monday urged a federal appeals court to largely uphold Obama-era regulations that confronted and sought to curtail conflicts of interest in the retirement-investment market. The government’s brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals...
Voters Want Banking ‘Reform,’ New Poll Finds
A new poll appears to have good news for credit union officials pushing for an overhaul of Dodd-Frank—some 63% of those responding agree that a bill to “reform regulations on banks and financial services companies” is a top or important priority for...
Targeting U.S., Mobile Ransomware Follows the Money: Kaspersky
Mobile ransomware attacks focus on wealthy countries. An annual report from Woburn, Mass.-based Kaspersky Lab. showed the United States leading the ransomware list, followed by Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. The report from April 2016 to March 2017 revealed...