Data Monetization news and trends

The World Gets Its Libra Look — And Is Divided On What It Sees
Facebook // June 19, 2019

The world has gotten its first good look at Libra — Facebook’s long-anticipated move into cryptocurrency and global payments. That move includes new rails (the Libra Blockchain), the new currency (Libra), and the new Geneva-headquartered nonprofit (the Libra Association) that will act as its governing...

Spinning Raw Data Into Synthetic (Revenue) Gold For FIs
Data // June 11, 2019

Data is everywhere. ARM Insight CEO Randy Koch tells PYMNTS that the most valuable (and safest) data is synthetic data, which meets privacy mandates and thwarts hackers at every turn. It can also help FIs monetize customer information — internally and externally.

Can Banks Safely Monetize Consumer Data?
Big Data // March 08, 2019

It’s one of the main clichés of the early 21st century, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong: Data is the new oil. The saying reflects the value of payment, commerce and personal information in the growing digital economy, and the fact that those organizations that...

Data-R-Us: The Purchase And Sale Of Data
Data // September 11, 2017

Where do analysts get their data? It’s not like they can just stroll up to a retailer like Data-R-Us and buy it … can they? Well, actually, they more or less can. It’s called a data marketplace, and it’s not just for analysts. These marketplaces...

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The World Gets Its Libra Look — And Is Divided On What It Sees

June 19, 2019
The world has gotten its first good look at Libra — Facebook’s long-anticipated move into cryptocurrency and global payments. That move includes new rails (the Libra Blockchain), the new currency (Libra), and the new Geneva-headquartered nonprofit (the Libra Association) that will act as its governing network structure and hold the Libra reserves. The move also […]

Spinning Raw Data Into Synthetic (Revenue) Gold For FIs

June 11, 2019
Data is everywhere. ARM Insight CEO Randy Koch tells PYMNTS that the most valuable (and safest) data is synthetic data, which meets privacy mandates and thwarts hackers at every turn. It...

Can Banks Safely Monetize Consumer Data?

March 08, 2019
It’s one of the main clichés of the early 21st century, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong: Data is the new oil. The saying reflects the value of payment, commerce...

Quick Reads
Samsung Launches Data Monetization Service To Enable IoT Data Economy

August 01, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. has launched a new service, Samsung ARTIK Cloud Monetization for the Internet of Things (IoT), to monetize data shared by IoT devices and to enable an IoT data economy. A press release announcing the news explained that for the first time, device manufacturers and service providers can tap into an open ecosystem […]