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When Cyber-Risk Becomes A Legal Nightmare
 

Hitting the ground running with the next big thing in payments can be a thrill, but for startups with blinders on, ignoring the cyber-risks that come along with it can be a lethal misstep. Lucas Morris, and Mike Neal, technology risk experts at Crowe Horwath, weigh in on what must be on a startup’s roadmap in order to keep cyber-risk from becoming a legal nightmare.

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PYMNTS Data Drivers

Getting Skinny With It: SMBs And The Cost of Payments
 

Our latest Data Drivers finds Karen Webster chewing the fat with Suneera Madhani, CEO and founder of Fattmerchant. The skinny? How to help SMBs bulk up on the data that helps them run their businesses while lowering the cost of accepting payments.
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Prepaid Card Rules

Second Thoughts: CFPB And Prepaid Card Rules
 

Despite industry concerns — and a potential Congressional challenge — the new CFPB prepaid card regulations looked like a fait accompli until last week. Now, it appears that the CFPB is having second thoughts on two of those new proposed rules, but not the one that gives the industry the greatest heartburn — yet. What’s on and off the list — and why?

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WePay And The Evolution Of Payments
 

Payments was once the specialized domain of very specialized players. But that’s changing as some of the biggest tech brands in the business are redefining themselves as commerce enablers — and building the highly-technical payments infrastructure to back it up. So what does the world look like for those specialists — particularly if those big players come to compete? Karen Webster got the inside scoop from WePay co-Founder Rich Aberman about payments today — and what they might look like tomorrow.

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