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Big digital footprints can boost payment tech and fraud protection Big Data

Big digital footprints can boost payment tech and fraud protection

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google already have a ton of data about consumers—searching, browsing and purchasing histories—and will build on that foundation to create hyper-personalized offers.Aside from the customer personalization-related benefits, graph analytics provide fraud detection and prevention features -- an area top-of-mind for financial services organizations. This technology helps…
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March 18, 2020
COVID-19: Kazakhstan Locks Down Two Main Cities; Iran Warns Virus Could Kill ‘Millions’ Hrant Dink

COVID-19: Kazakhstan Locks Down Two Main Cities; Iran Warns Virus Could Kill ‘Millions’

By RFE/RL March 17, 2020 Kazakh authorities have imposed a quarantine on the capital, Nur-Sultan, and largest city, Almaty, after the number of people infected with coronavirus in the country more than doubled overnight to 33. The Health Ministry said in three different announcements on March 17 that 18 people…
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March 18, 2020
Coronavirus Vs. The Church: Orthodox Traditionalists Stand Behind The Holy Spoon Christianity

Coronavirus Vs. The Church: Orthodox Traditionalists Stand Behind The Holy Spoon

By Ron Synovitz March 17, 2020 Efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus have rekindled a millennium-old debate within Christianity. Should Eastern Orthodox priests use a shared spoon to distribute sacramental bread and wine to churchgoers? The debate has resurfaced amid unprecedented coronavirus measures that are compelling religious institutions around…
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March 18, 2020