Nuula raises $120M to build out a financial services ‘superapp’ aimed at SMBs

A Canadian startup called Nuula that is aiming to build a superapp to provide a range of financial services to small and medium businesses has closed $120 million of funding, money that it will use to fuel the launch of its app and first product, a line of credit for its users. The money is […] Continue reading Nuula raises $120M to build out a financial services ‘superapp’ aimed at SMBs

Scammers impersonate Europol chief in an effort to defraud Belgians

Scammers are impersonating the head of Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, in an attempt to spook victims into handing over their financial information. The Belgian police have received hundreds of reports of emails purporting to come from Catherine De Bolle, Europol’s executive director, according to the Brussels Times. The email accuses the recipient of child pornography and sex trafficking, and then attempts to steal the PayPal account credentials. The email threatens to initiate criminal prosecution against the recipient unless they reply within 72 hours. Europol, which had warned about this type of scam in April, again urged internet users on Thursday not to fall for the gimmick. “Our executive director would never contact members of the public threatening individuals with opening a criminal investigation,” tweeted Europol, which does investigate lots of actual cybercrime. Cybercrooks often impersonate the law enforcement agencies that hunt them in an effort to intimidate […]

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Ramp and Brex draw diverging market plans with M&A strategies

From a high level, all of the recent deal-making in corporate cards and spend management shows that it’s not enough to just help companies track what employees are expensing these days. Continue reading Ramp and Brex draw diverging market plans with M&A strategies

ACI Worldwide partners with PayPal to bring digital wallet payment options to its biller clients

ACI Worldwide announced a collaboration with PayPal to bring digital wallet payment options to ACI’s biller clients like Monroe County Water Authority (MCWA). PayPal and Venmo will be integrated with ACI Speedpay, giving consumers more options to make … Continue reading ACI Worldwide partners with PayPal to bring digital wallet payment options to its biller clients

Aerospike expands Accelerate Partner Program to speed up partner ramp to revenue

Aerospike unveiled a significant expansion of its Accelerate Partner Program for systems integrators, independent software vendors (ISVs), cloud service providers (CSPs), value-added resellers (VARs) and other hardware and software platform providers. … Continue reading Aerospike expands Accelerate Partner Program to speed up partner ramp to revenue

Top threats to consumer cyber safety

Norton Labs revealed the top cybersecurity trends from January to March 2021. Phishing campaigns remained the number one threat to consumer cyber safety, with top scams relating to the pandemic, including vaccine-oriented, financial relief, and tech su… Continue reading Top threats to consumer cyber safety

Smashing Security podcast #227: Phishing foul-up, Twitter tip jars, and Facebook’s Apple fury

Facebook says it’s sticking up for the little guys as it picks a fight with Apple, there are testing times on the trains, and Twitter takes a tip.

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