Cio news and trends

Healthcare’s CIOs Are Losing Their Purchasing Power
B2B Payments // January 14, 2019

Worldwide enterprise investment in IT is slated to reach $3.7 trillion, according to 2017 Gartner statistics, marking the fastest growth rate in a decade. The healthcare industry is an aggressive investor in digitization, with HIMSS Analytics pointing to health information exchange, IT infrastructure, data archiving,...

The CIO Emerges As A Key Asset For The CFO, Says Workday
B2B Payments // October 29, 2018

Amid the flurry of B2B FinTech innovation aiming to transform organizations’ back offices, there is often one common threat within the disruption: the need for previously siloed, disconnected systems and processes to integrate with each other, offering a streamlined, holistic view of the enterprise. This...

Equifax Lets Go Of Two Execs; Wealthy Victims Could Be At Risk After Breach
Security & Fraud // September 18, 2017

In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the chief security officer, Susan Mauldin, will both retire. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Webb’s job will...

Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes
B2B Payments // June 30, 2017

Security in payments — it’s what consumers and retailers alike need to have successful interactions. With connected devices within arm’s reach of most consumers, secure payments have moved over to the digital arena. Although there may always be consumer concerns over payment security, merchants need...

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Commanders in Chief: Merchant Link’s CIO Keeps Data Security on Its Toes

June 30, 2017
Security in payments — it’s what consumers and retailers alike need to have successful interactions. With connected devices within arm’s reach of most consumers, secure payments have moved over to the digital arena. Although there may always be consumer concerns over payment security, merchants need to continually refine prevention efforts. According to American Express’ 2017 […]

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Equifax’s Ex-CIO Will Do Time For Insider Trading

June 30, 2019
The United States Department of Justice has announced that Jun Ying, the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of Equifax U.S. Information Solutions, has been sentenced to federal prison for insider trading. “Ying thought of his own financial gain before the millions of people exposed in this data breach even knew they were victims,” said U.S. […]

Equifax Lets Go Of Two Execs; Wealthy Victims Could Be At Risk After Breach

September 18, 2017
In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax, the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the chief security officer, Susan Mauldin,...

Denny’s Announces New Chief Information Officer

May 29, 2017
Denny’s Corp. has named Michael Furlow its new chief information officer and senior vice president of information technology. Food Business News reports that prior to joining Denny’s, Furlow was chief...

Regions Bank Plucks New CIO From FinTech Arena

April 12, 2017
As technology becomes more infused in everyday processes, the banking world is taking note and pulling resources from the FinTech arena. The latest example of this comes from Regions Bank...