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Truston Named One of Leading Start-up Companies

May 1, 2008 by Tom Fragala

Truston has been named one of the 2008 10 Companies to Watch by the Pacific Coast Business Times.  This was part of the Business Times' annual awards program called the 101 One Hundred Awards. The 10 Companies to Watch were...

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Is Identity Theft a Bigger Threat Offline vs Online?

May 9, 2008 by Tom Fragala

From Javelin Strategy: We are not saying (online access and data breaches) are not significant factors,” said James Van Dyke, Javelin’s president and founder. “But the point is that it has really been overblown. I think it is to...

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A few facts about credit card networks

May 15, 2008 by Tom Fragala

I thought it might be interesting to give you a rough idea of the immense size of the credit, debit and prepaid card processing market. Here is some data (2006 figures) on the top 3 operators of retail electronic payment...

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Can you opt-out from credit reporting?

May 30, 2008 by Tom Fragala

Have you ever thought about this: Is it possible to opt-out from having your personal data sent to, and compiled by, the consumer reporting companies (including the "credit bureaus")? No. There is no law that provides you an opportunity to...

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