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Security & Fraud
Venezuela Ex-Treasurer Sentenced For $1 Billion In Bribes, Gets 10 Years
November 27, 2018

The former national treasurer of Venezuela was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday (November 27), Reuters reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

Retail
Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast
November 27, 2018

More than 165 million Americans shopped online or in stores during the period from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, surpassing the 164 million estimate the National Retail Federation (NRF) provided before the shopping event. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

International
China’s Babytree Makes The Case For Contextual Commerce
November 27, 2018

For most people, parenting is an all-or-nothing endeavor, a constant mindset and lifestyle, the lens through which the rest of life is filtered, and a bond that can connect fathers and mothers across neighborhoods, states, time zones and countries (thanks in large part to the...

Security & Fraud
EU Watchdogs File Privacy Complaint Against Google
November 27, 2018

Google is facing a privacy complaint filed by a group of European consumer watchdogs that contend the internet giant used manipulative tactics to track the locations of web users so that it could target ads to them. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Retail
Amazon Cyber Monday Sales Hit New Record
November 27, 2018

Amazon announced Tuesday (Nov. 27) that this year’s Cyber Monday was the single biggest shopping day in the company’s history, with more products ordered across the globe than any other day. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Security & Fraud
UK Financial Firms Plagued By Tech Outages
November 27, 2018

Financial Services companies in the U.K. aren’t doing a good job keeping their IT systems up and running, with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announcing financial services firms reported a 138 percent increase in tech outages during 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Regulation
Uber Gets Fined By UK, Dutch Regulators For 2016 Data Breach
November 27, 2018

Uber was hit with a fine by U.K. and Dutch regulators on Tuesday (Nov. 27) for the data breach in 2016 that impacted millions of users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Retail
CoverGirl Opens Up First Brick-And-Mortar Store
November 27, 2018

After over six decades in business as a brand, CoverGirl is getting a store of its own — a rather high-tech store, if reports are to be believed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Cyber Monday On Track To Be A Record-Breaker
November 27, 2018

While the officially tally is still being counted, preliminary results indicate that Cyber Monday will go down in history both as the biggest online selling day of the 2018 holiday season and as the record holder for U.S. eCommerce sales in a single day, with...