MENLO PARK, Calif.—2019 is shaping up as the year of the “exit scam,” according to a new study from CipherTrace, a cryptocurrency intelligence firm.
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LONDON–A new analysis has found the mobile channel continues to lag in usage among consumers 65 and older.
MALTA—The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, is planning to launch Venus, calling it an “independent regional version of Libra,” the company announced.
GENEVA, Switzerland—Ninety-eight percent of the world’s top 100 financial technology startups are vulnerable to web and mobile application attacks, despite being well-funded, according to new research.
WASHINGTON—The abortion industry's chief trade association is unveiling a program to award prepaid gas cards to women seeking to terminate their children.
WASHINGTON—Fifty-one attorneys general and 12 of the largest telephone companies in the U.S. have signed a pledge to combat illegal robocalls by implementing call-blocking technology at no cost to consumers and a new caller identification framework known as SHAKEN/STIR.
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.—With the Federal Open Market Committee meeting here this week as part of its annual retreat, newly released minutes from its July meeting show strong internal divisions over whether to cut rates.
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory alerting financial institutions to recent schemes related to the trafficking of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.
WASHINGTON—Existing home sales grew 2.5% during July, according to data from the National Association of Retailers.
WASHINGTON–While the labor market remains sound, the numbers aren’t quite as strong following a downward revision of 500,000 jobs by the Department of Labor—although the market remains tight in the financial services field. The DoL has made a revision in its analysis of job gains from April 2018 to March 2019 by 501,000, the largest downward revision in a decade.