December 03, 2018
From Friend’s Grandpa To Hip Elder Brother: Banks As Consumer...
Almost five years ago (on Dec. 19, 2013), Target was breached. Roughly 40 million consumer credit cards were hacked, and the public outcry of shock was massive. People could not...
November 13, 2018
In Quest For Digital IDV, DMV To Get The Motor...
In government we trust? Maybe so, in the quest for digital identity verification. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday (Nov 12) that a number of banks, ranging from JPMorgan Chase...
November 08, 2018
EU: Regulators probe data brokers, credit rating agencies
A campaign group has asked EU regulators to investigate several data brokers, credit rating agencies, and adtech companies to see if they are breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
November 08, 2018
Under GDPR, EU Regulators Probe Data Brokers, Credit Rating Agencies
A campaign group has asked EU regulators to investigate several data brokers, credit rating agencies and adtech companies to see if they are breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)....
November 02, 2018
Equifax Joins Rivals To Offer SMB Credit Scores On Nav
Credit scoring and data company Equifax has joined its top-two rivals on the Nav platform to offer small business (SMB) credit scores. In a press release issued Thursday (Nov. 1),...
November 02, 2018
Equifax Offers Free Credit Monitoring — Via Rival Experian
Equifax has extended its free credit monitoring to all Americans affected by last year’s massive data breach, but this time, it’s using a service offered by rival Experian. Brian Krebs...
October 25, 2018
Equifax Shares Skid On Mortgage Slowdown, Breach Costs Mount
The headlines may have focused on the 14.7 percent drop in Equifax’s stock, on missed top and bottom lines vs. expectations and guidance. But beyond that, the numbers show mixed...
October 19, 2018
VCs Back Startups’ Solutions For Siloed Enterprise Data
Though B2B FinTech firms looking to disrupt small business (SMB) banking and expense management made some noise this week, the real focus for B2B venture capitalists (VCs) centered on the...
October 08, 2018
Fake IDs And Fraud’s Other Face
Among the many plots and ploys, fraudsters fake IDs. They make off with ill-gotten gains, hurting firms and consumers alike — and in the online world, one in every 60...