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Retail
Target Raises Its Comparable Sales Target For Q2
July 17, 2017

Citing an improved traffic and retail shopping trend, retailer Target upped its comparable target sales for Q2 2017. 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 to...

Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk: AI Needs To Be Regulated
July 17, 2017

There have already been movies about artificial intelligence (AI) and what it could possibly do in terms of harming us. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Security & Fraud
Ashley Madison Data Breach Victims To Receive $11.2 Million
July 17, 2017

Two years after its tumultuous and massive data breach exposing millions of its users’ data to the public, the controversial Ashley Madison site — which sets up married or people in committed relationships with others looking for sexual encounters — has finally reached a settlement. Get...

Mobile Commerce
Visa Rolls Out Free Person-to-Person Digital Payments In Kenya
July 17, 2017

Visa, the credit card company, is enabling customers of Kenya Visa-affiliated banks to send online payments without paying transactions fees. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Uber Acquihires Social Product Developer Swipe Labs To Work On Driver App
July 17, 2017

Uber has acqui-hired Swipe Labs, the social product studio run by Marwan Roushdy, to help the company further develop its driver app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Banking
Investors Seek To Break Up Barclays
July 17, 2017

Following the 2008 recession, many new regulations were put in place to help prevent a recurrence. 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 to our daily...

Security & Fraud
Indians Call For More Stringent Data Protection Laws
July 17, 2017

The government is India is facing calls to establish better cybersecurity laws to protect consumers’ data after fears have crept up that Reliance Jio, the telecom startup in India, suffered a major data leak. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
France’s Worldline To Buy Digital River World Payments
July 17, 2017

Worldline has reportedly agreed to purchase Swedish Digital River World Payments. The French payments company has not disclosed what it will pay for Digital River World Payments, which grossed around $42.3 million in 2016. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
Lloyd’s Estimates A Major Cyber Attack Could Cost $53 Billion
July 17, 2017

That cybercrime is a growing — and increasingly expensive — concern is not news at this point. 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 to our...