Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019
Microsoft OS flaws, out-of-bounds reads, ICS gear and a record number of high-severity bugs marked 2019 for the ZDI program. Continue reading Zero Day Initiative Bug Hunters Rake in $1.5M in 2019
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Why Bill.com didn’t pursue a direct listing
Bill.com went public today after pricing its shares higher than it initially expected. The B2B payments company sold nearly 10 million shares at $22 apiece, raising around $216 million in its IPO. Public investors felt that the company’s price was a deal, sending the value of its equity to $35.51 per share as of the […] Continue reading Why Bill.com didn’t pursue a direct listing
Fundbox raises $176 million Series C to build ‘Visa’ for B2B payments
Credit cards have become all but ubiquitous for consumer transactions, and it isn’t hard to see why. By intermediating payments, networks like Visa allow buyers and sellers to exchange money for goods and services without knowing the financial risk profile of the counter-party. Rather than applying for credit at every merchant you shop at, you […] Continue reading Fundbox raises $176 million Series C to build ‘Visa’ for B2B payments
Facebook’s new Study app pays adults for data after teen scandal
Facebook shut down its Research and Onavo programs after TechCrunch exposed how the company paid teenagers for root access to their phones to gain market data on competitors. Now Facebook is relaunching its paid market research program, but this time with principles — namely transparency, fair compensation and safety. The goal? To find out which other …
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The Ticket Fairy is tech’s best hope against Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to ridiculous service fees, scalpers galore, and exclusive contracts that exploit venues and artists. The moronic approval of venue operator and artist management giant Live Nation’s merger with Ticketmaster in 2010 produced an anti-competitive juggernaut. It pressures venues to sign ticketing contracts under veiled threat that artists would otherwise be routed […] Continue reading The Ticket Fairy is tech’s best hope against Ticketmaster
PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
The booming industry of spyware to spy on romantic partners doesn’t exist in a vacuum: Companies need financial and tech giants to process their payments and advertise their wares. Continue reading PayPal Processes Payments for ‘Stalkerware’ Software Sold to Abusive Partners
Daily Crunch: How the government shutdown is damaging cybersecurity and future IPOs
The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe here: 1. How Trump’s government shutdown is harming cyber and national security The government has been shut down for nearly three weeks, and […] Continue reading Daily Crunch: How the government shutdown is damaging cybersecurity and future IPOs
Zuora partners with Amazon Pay to expand subscription billing options
Zuora, the SaaS company helping organizations manage payments for subscription businesses, announced today that it had been selected as a Premier Partner in the Amazon Pay Global Partner Program. The “Premier Partner” distinction means businesses using Zuora’s billing platform can now easily integrate Amazon’s digital payment system as an option during checkout or recurring payment […] Continue reading Zuora partners with Amazon Pay to expand subscription billing options
Ready or Not, Here Comes the Next Big Digital Attack
The recent ATM hack that netted cybercriminals $13.5 million from a bank in India happened just days after the FBI warned it was coming. Consider this the latest reminder about the importance of being ready for attacks before they happen, not after the… Continue reading Ready or Not, Here Comes the Next Big Digital Attack
Five Ways to Maximize Opportunity in the Digital Banking Era
Digital transformation presents new opportunities for the financial services industry to expand their offerings and win new customers. With opportunity comes risk, but fraud does not have to be one of them. Learn five key areas where opportunities abo… Continue reading Five Ways to Maximize Opportunity in the Digital Banking Era