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no names, physical addresses, passwords or sensitive data Cyber ransoms fatten bitcoin wallets
were stolen. The company asked users to forward suspi-
cious emails to spam@docusign.com. The recent WannaCry ransomware attack affected hospitals
and organizations in more than 150 countries. It was not
Google, PayPal to deliver mobile pay by fingerprint just data held hostage, but factory workers were unable
to work and critically ill patients were unable to receive
Android Pay users on Chrome mobile web will soon be able treatment. A group known as the Shadow Brokers exploited
to pay at millions of online merchants that accept PayPal vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows PCs, which it claims
using their PayPal account and a fingerprint ‒ no username to have stolen from U.S. intelligence agencies. It also
or password required. Google Vice President of Payments informed victims it would only accept bitcoin payments.
Products Pali Bhat stated, "Mobile checkout remains one of
the biggest sources of friction in the commerce experience, Transact 17 celebrates partners, innovators
and we're excited to collaborate with PayPal on enabling
streamlined checkout experiences for all Android Pay and More than 200 exhibitors and 4,000 attendees from across
PayPal users." the globe gathered May 10 to 12, 2017, for Transact 17 at
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino's conference center in
First Data named top U.S. employer for veterans Las Vegas. The annual convention and expo, hosted by
the Electronic Transactions Association, included keynote
First Data Corp. placed first in the overall rankings on speakers and panelists from leading technology and
Military Times' Best for Vets: Employers 2017 list, which retail companies. A curated menu of events facilitated
recognized 84 companies nationwide. Companies were networking, company and product launches, deal-making,
evaluated based on military service member recruitment education and infotainment.
policies, company culture and reservist accommodations.
Military Times provides news related to the military and Carr goes beyond with new enterprise
defense targeted to current and former military personnel.
"Our hiring efforts have placed veterans and military Robert O. Carr, who built Heartland Payment Systems Inc.
spouses at every level of the company, and we work from a $2 million startup to a $4.3 billion enterprise that
tirelessly to support veteran-owned businesses through he sold last year to Global Payments Inc., launched a new
innovative tools to help these business owners thrive startup, Beyond. Beyond is an employee-owned company
long after returning home from service," said First Data that offers payment processing, POS systems, lending, pay-
Chairman and CEO Frank Bisignano. roll and integrated human resources services, as well as
services tailored to specific verticals. Carr said he wasn't
NAB to acquire TMS keen on leaving the industry last year, but as CEO of Heart-
land, he had an obligation to do right by shareholders, and
Troy, Mich.-based North American Bancard Holdings LLC the offer Global made was a good deal for shareholders.
disclosed on May 17, 2017, it will acquire Woodland Hills,
Calif.-based Total Mer-
chant Services Inc. Pay-
ment analysts expect the
merger to improve capabil-
ities, geographic footprint
and ranking for North
American Bancard, which
will become North Amer-
ica's seventh largest ac-
quirer, with estimated an-
nual processing volumes
of $50 billion. Marc Gard-
ner, founder, President and
CEO at North American
Bancard, noted that TMS
has a history of providing
premier business solutions
and consistent focus on
ease, affordability and ex-
cellent service.

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