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What telco mobile money licenses mean for Nigeria’s financial services sector

CIO Business Intelligence

That may change as telecommunications companies such as Airtel and MTN jump into the mobile money market, after recently receiving licenses to do so. Nigeria’s mobile money landscape, however, has been dominated by banks and other financial services companies. Mobile money is not entirely new to Nigeria.

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Digital identity startup Evernym sells to Avast, looks to bring trust to a decentralized internet

GeekWire

There’s a lot of chatter these days about Web3 — a decentralized version of the internet that operates outside the confines and grips of social media and technology giants. “This could be a log-in credential, but it could also be a vaccine record, diploma, hotel reservation, driver’s license, etc.

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Robin Hood of the Internet or the apocalypse of an industry

Dataconomy

With the advent of the internet and technological advancements, the ease of sharing and accessing digital content has created an environment where digital piracy thrives, leading to detrimental consequences for content creators, copyright holders, and the overall economy.

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Marc Andreessen on the future of technology and the nature of government services

CTOvision

We are already seeing the use of the Internet as a reference to law, but consider it being delivered in a tailored way to inform. Consider the many services that states are already moving online, like driver licenses and car registration. The Internet is changing the DMV and most every other state, federal and local government office.

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How online fraudsters use genuine, stolen personal data that passes data check

Galido

With the rise of more people using their handsets for online shopping and banking, they become prone to cybercrime. It’s becoming trickier every day to protect all your available internet devices. They use emails from reputable firms such as banks or social networks like Twitter or Facebook. Check your bank statements.

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The HP-Autonomy lawsuit: Timeline of an M&A disaster

CIO Business Intelligence

Rather than selling software to customers, HP said, Autonomy had been selling them hardware at a loss, then booking the sales as software licensing revenue. Its Agentware internet search tools are used by enterprises including Barclays Bank and Unilever and sold as shrink-wrapped software through retail outlets.

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State of Cybercrime 2020: FBI Report

SecureWorld News

The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The FBI notes that the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has been key to its mission to track cybercrimes. It is vital the complaint contain all required data in provided fields, including banking information. Visit www.ic3.gov

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