Monthly Archives: April 2016

Osborne’s warning as IMF blames UK slowdown on Brexit fears

Chancellor criticised after highlighting the stark message from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it downgraded growth prospects from 2.2% to 1.9%. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

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Alibaba’s $1B investment came just in time for cash-strapped Lazada

It’s hard to call a billion dollar exit from an emerging market anything more than a major win, but Lazada, the Rocket Internet-backed e-commerce firm in.. Sourced through Scoop.it from: feedproxy.google.com

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Research: Americas Alternative Finance Jumps to Over $36 Billion in 2015 – Crowdfund Insider

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, along with their project partners the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.crowdfundinsider.com

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Eurozone Bailout Fund Chief Discusses Greece’s Bailout Negotiations, Debt Relief

Klaus Regling, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism, the eurozone bailout fund, spoke to The Wall Street Journal about a range of issues, including ongoing negotiations between Greece and its international creditors and… Sourced through Scoop.it from: blogs.wsj.com

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6 hidden challenges of using the cloud for big data and how to overcome them

Enterprises have been slow to move big data processing to the cloud, but not for lack of trying. Most companies now use the public cloud in some form, ofte Sourced through Scoop.it from: thenextweb.com

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How monitoring behaviour could unmask the fraudsters – BBC News

Fraudsters and thieves are becoming cleverer at stealing our data and cash, so how should we increase security without making banking services annoyingly cumbersome? Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.bbc.com

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Real-Time Fraud Prevention From ACH Alert | PYMNTS.com

ACH Alert and Venture Bank partnered to provide the bank’s clients with access to a real-time fraud prevention solution. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

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German startups battle alarming rise in mobile ad fraud

Mobile advertising is on the rise – but so is mobile app fraud. Peggy Anne Salz highlights three German startups fighting the battle. Sourced through Scoop.it from: tech.eu

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What Private Information Did Uber Give the Government?

The ride-sharing service has released its first-ever transparency report, detailing the user and driver data it provided to local and state regulatory agencies. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.theatlantic.com

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Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.reuters.com

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