| PayPal Launches Braintree Extend Merchants that want to scale in the digital age need partnerships with third-party apps to do it â and that often means sharing payments data to power those commerce experiences. That used to mean time-consuming and costly integrations to remain secure and compliant. Now, it's something that Braintreeâs Azita Habibi tells Karen Webster that Braintree Extend lets them do in a matter of weeks, not months or years. |
| Diamonds (And Gold) Are A Blockchainâs Best Friend Supply chain management is one of the most promising applications for blockchain, and crowded supply chains rife with illicit and illegal activity make distributed ledgers an attractive technology for the precious metals market. This weekâs Blockchain Tracker takes a look at how blockchain and crypto innovators are pushing the diamond and gold trade onto blockchain in hopes of boosting transparency, combating crime and backing their own solutions with the value of precious metals. |
| | Cybersecurity | | How Fake News Drives Corporates To Redirect Their Security Strategies The price tag of security incidents like chargeback fraud and BEC scams is clear. Pinpointing the financial impact of other types of fraud â like content abuse and data breaches â is less obvious, though Facebook recently came close: Its ongoing data misuse scandal wiped $73 billion in market value in a matter of days. Kevin Lee, the trust and safety architect at cybersecurity firm Sift Science, says the rise of more abstract fraud has forced a change in corporates' cybersecurity strategies â yet, at the same time, made it more difficult for firms to assess the damage. |
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