US Judge: Facebook May Have Improperly Handled Data Breaches
US Judge: Facebook May Have Improperly Handled Data Breaches
May 31, 2019  |  Legal

Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights of the Delaware Chancery Court has ruled that there’s a “credible basis” to infer that Facebook may have committed malfeasance in...

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Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
Data Leak Discovered In Marriott’s Management Company
May 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

A cybersecurity research team at vpnMentor has discovered that The Pyramid Hotel Group, which manages Marriott and other hotel brands, underwent a data leak exposing...

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Synchrony Financial CEO Takes ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach With Apple Card
Synchrony Financial CEO Takes ‘Wait-and-See’ Approach With Apple Card
May 31, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Margaret Keane, the CEO of Synchrony Financial, the biggest provider of store credit cards, said the card industry will be keeping a close watch on...

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Yields Yielding (Poached) Customers For Online Banks?
Yields Yielding (Poached) Customers For Online Banks?
May 31, 2019  |  Digital Banking

When money leaves accounts, it’s gotta go somewhere – if not for a transaction, then to another account. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Another Payment Megadeal, Amazon Suppliers And PayPal SMB Lending Top The Week’s News
Another Payment Megadeal, Amazon Suppliers And PayPal SMB Lending Top The Week’s News
May 31, 2019  |  The Weekender

Are you ready for the weekend? Silly question — of course you are. But don’t forget to review this past week of busy news, if...

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The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Keeping Cool, Literally And Figuratively
The Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: Keeping Cool, Literally And Figuratively
May 31, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Normally, when in a race for the consumer’s whole paycheck, winning the war for headline dominance in any given week is a good sign. Most...

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Uber, Lyft Have Biggest Month Ever Despite NYC Ridesharing Caps
Uber, Lyft Have Biggest Month Ever Despite NYC Ridesharing Caps
May 31, 2019  |  Ridesharing

New York City has been trying to reduce traffic congestion by limiting new licenses to ridesharing drivers and making passengers pay an additional congestion fee....

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Is Sweden Proof There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Digital Payment Success?
Is Sweden Proof There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Digital Payment Success?
May 31, 2019  |  Cash

Usually when we’re telling a story at PYMNTS about expectations for a product being radically divergent from its actual performance, it is a story about...

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Uber Q1 Earnings Call Touts Rational Market; Lyft Shares Rise
Uber Q1 Earnings Call Touts Rational Market; Lyft Shares Rise
May 31, 2019  |  Ridesharing

In an earnings call on Friday (May 31), Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company was optimistic about the ride-sharing market and the competition within...

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