January 02, 2019
Facebook CEO Says He’s ‘Proud’ Of The Improvements Its Made

Embattled Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in a post over the holiday week that he was “proud of the progress” Facebook has made to prevent election interference, stop the...

December 31, 2018
Android Apps Feed Facebook User Data, Violate EU Reg

Some popular apps for Android smartphones are feeding data to Facebook without user consent, which could be a breach of the European Union’s (EU’s) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). When...

December 27, 2018
Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version of the European Union’s General...

December 27, 2018
The Eight Retail Stories That Shaped 2018

News travels fast in payments and commerce. The world does not perhaps look terribly different, at first glance, than it did a year ago. Cars aren’t flying yet, and our frequent...

December 27, 2018
2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware

Will the New Year bring an increase in cyberattacks? According to one security expert, the answer is, unfortunately, yes. According to Robert Ackerman, Jr., founder and managing director of cybersecurity venture firm AllegisCyber,...

December 26, 2018
Deep Dive: The Costs, Complexities Of Managing Consumer Data

These days, consumers are almost always walking around with at least one, if not more, connected device. Whether they’re smartphones, tablets, wearables or something else, these devices are constantly collecting...

December 26, 2018
EU Watchdog To Decide On Data Availability

The European Data Protection Board will soon decide if financial regulators around the world can freely engage in the exchange of cross-border information. The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation...

December 26, 2018
Whitepages CEO: 2018 — The Year Of ‘Accelerated Disruption’

The following piece was written by Rob Eleveld, CEO of Whitepages Pro, as a contribution to our 2018 year-end eBook.  Payments 2018 was a year of accelerated disruption. The industry...

December 21, 2018
Today In Data: Making A Map For 2019 Commerce

With a little over a week left in 2018, the brightest minds in payments and commerce are offering their last summaries on this year, and their sharpest predictions for 2019....