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October 26, 2016
 
 
 
 
  Global Fraud Attack Index™
 
 
 
Fraud’s Frightening Surge
 

Forget ghosts and goblins, fraudsters are real-life monsters haunting merchants this Halloween. Data in the hot-off-the-presses October 2016 Global Fraud Attack Index™ reports that the fraud attack rate grew 15 percent since the start of 2016 and a whopping 62 percent between Q3 2015 and Q2 2016. You can find more insights on the state of fraud, along with insights from Liz Garner, vice president of the Merchant Advisory Group, inside.

 

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  Apple Earnings
 
 
 
Apple Says Expect Big Things In Next Quarter (Don't Think Too Hard About This One)
 

Another quarterly earnings report from Apple — and for the third time in a row this year, investors are once against reacting to a lot of red arrows pointing down. Other than Services, everything is down year-to-year for Apple: revenue, net income, earnings, iPhone sales. But Tim Cook is bullish — and says the that three quarter losing streak is about to be snapped during 2016 Q4 by the success of the iPhone 7. Investors — not so much — they sent Apple's stock down 2 percent overnight Read More...

 
  Chatbot Tracker
 
 
 
Chatbot Tracker: Friends’ Joey Tribbiani, Dead Friends, Brushing Habits And ... Swearing
 

This week's Chatbot Tracker introduces us to quirky and potentially useful bots including Friends' Joey Tribbiani, Unilever's oral health bot, bringing back friends from the dead...and more.  Read More...

 
  IoT Security
 
 
 
Are Connected Devices Threatening Payment Security?
 

Cybercriminals are looking at a new point of entry to cause major damage to both consumers and businesses – the Internet of Things. Michelle Tinsley, director of mobility and secure payments for Intel, joined Karen Webster to discuss why merchants shouldn’t underestimate the backdoor connected devices may leave open for hackers.   Read More...

 
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