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UK Banks Need To Invest In Cutting-Edge Tech To Fight Cybercrime

UK Banks Need To Invest In Cutting-Edge Tech To Fight Cybercrime
UK Banks Need To Invest In Cutting-Edge Tech To Fight Cybercrime
May 22, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

In order to prevent cybersecurity attacks, U.K. banks are going to have to take chances investing in new technologies at a time when the banks are...

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Activists To Use GDPR To Get Data From German Credit Scoring Company
Activists To Use GDPR To Get Data From German Credit Scoring Company
May 22, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

With Europe’s new data protection law coming into effect this week, activists are aiming to turn the tables on big companies that have long harvested data on...

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Congress Passes Bill To Ease Regs On Small Banks
Congress Passes Bill To Ease Regs On Small Banks
May 22, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

A bill that would give regional banks a break on regulation won approval in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday (May 22), with the...

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Ahold Delhaize USA Launches Peapod Digital Labs
Ahold Delhaize USA Launches Peapod Digital Labs
May 22, 2018  |  Innovation

Ahold Delhaize USA, the supermarket operator, announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is creating a new entity dubbed Peapod Digital Labs, which will...

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Chase Launches Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card
Chase Launches Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card
May 22, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Chase announced news on Tuesday (May 22) that it is launching Ink Business Unlimited, a new credit card geared toward small business owners that gives...

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Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data
Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data
May 22, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

It looks like a flaw in Comcast’s website used for the activation of Xfinity routers can be exploited to harvest sensitive consumer information. Get the...

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Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
Twenty-Two Percent Of Shoppers Use A Retailer’s Mobile App Because Of Discounts
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers love mobile apps: In fact, there were 175 billion downloads globally in 2017 — a 60 percent growth from 2015, according to App Annie’s...

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You Could Do Worse Than Quit A Warehouse Job At Amazon
You Could Do Worse Than Quit A Warehouse Job At Amazon
May 22, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon puts significant effort toward loyalty, as shown recently by its push to extend Prime discounts to Whole Foods shoppers, a move designed to increase...

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Why Benchmark Capital Put $50M Behind Good Eggs
Why Benchmark Capital Put $50M Behind Good Eggs
May 22, 2018  |  Retail

Grocery is a big category. There’s brick-and-mortar retail, where competition is so fierce that the media has branded it “the grocery wars.” There’s online food...

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