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Supply Chains Stumble Through GDPR Compliance

The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect in May, but most businesses in the region still aren’t...

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Security & Fraud

Comcast Xfinity Customers’ Addresses Partially Exposed

Comcast Xfinity, the cable company, exposed partial home addresses and Social Security numbers of millions of customers, reported BuzzFeed News. Citing Ryan...

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Omnicommerce

First Data On Retailers And Next Gen Omnicommerce

First Data SVP Glenn Fodor tells PYMNTS that the fundamentals of retail remain strong, but successful retailers know how to incorporate technology...

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Security & Fraud

Members Of Hacking Group FIN7 Arrested In Europe

Three people associated with the hacking group FIN7 — also known as Carbanak — were arrested in Europe and are facing charges in...

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Security & Fraud

Dixons Carphone Says 10 Million Impacted By Data Breach

Dixons Carphone, the U.K. mobile phone and electronics retailer, disclosed on Tuesday (July 31) an update on a data breach in which...

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Security & Fraud

India Mulls Requesting eCommerce, Social Media Players To Store Customer Data Locally

India is mulling the idea of requesting eCommerce and social media companies to only store customer data locally, which could impact the...

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Global Payments

Paytm Says It Didn’t Share User Data With Investors

Paytm, a digital payment company out of India, said Thursday (July 26) that it didn’t share user data with investors or any...

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Security & Fraud

LifeLock Website Taken Offline Temporarily Due To Security Flaw

LifeLock, the provider of online identity protection, took its website offline on Wednesday (July 25) after Brian Krebs, the security researcher, disclosed a...

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Regulation

India Could Relax Rules On Data With Payment Companies

The Ministry of Finance in India is proposing that the government relax a directive that would require global payment firms to store...

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Security & Fraud

Macy’s Data Breach Includes Online Card Data

Another retailer has been hit with a data breach. This time, Macy’s has revealed that hackers obtained names and passwords of online customers...

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Security & Fraud

Ticketmaster UK Suffers User Data Breach

Ticketmaster U.K. revealed that over the weekend it identified malicious software on a customer support product hosted by Inbenta Technologies, an external...

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Data

India’s Central Bank Holds Firm On Data Storage Mandate

The central bank will not budge. Reuters reports that India’s central bank is “standing firm” on a push to keep payments-related consumer...

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Security & Fraud

Comcast Faces Fallout From Website Bug That Leaked Consumer Data

It looks like a flaw in Comcast’s website used for the activation of Xfinity routers can be exploited to harvest sensitive consumer...

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Mobile Applications

Mobile App TeenSafe Leaks Parent And Child Data

Mobile app TeenSafe leaked tens of thousands of accounts of both parents and children. TeenSafe allows parents to view their child’s text...

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Security & Fraud

Weak Websites: How Brands Are Putting Their Customers At Risk

The industry and public were still reeling from the data breach that hit Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor last week...

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Retail

LL Bean Backs Away From The Blockchain

L.L. Bean had been testing a data collection project that was attempting to determine the viability of the blockchain ledger for attaching...

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Data Drivers

Call Centers: In Search Of The 70 Percent Solution

By the time consumers are transferred to a call center agent, things have escalated to the point where chatbots have the answers...

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Safety and Security

Glitch Exposes JPMC Account Data To Other Users

Due to a glitch in JPMorgan Chase’s systems, some customers saw the personal information of other clients on Wednesday (Feb. 21). The...

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B2B Payments

SMB eInvoicing, With A Responsibility To Both Protect And Share Data

Faster payment schemes are beginning to take root around the globe, and consumer payments are ready to embrace speed. Corporate payments? That’s...

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Security & Fraud

FedEx Hacked, Says No Data Compromised

FedEx said on Thursday (Feb. 15) that it has found no evidence that private customer data was “misappropriated” when it was made...

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data enablers

The Data-Driven Guest Experience

When it comes to delivering a personalized, pleasant experience, the goals of consumers and hospitality operators are completely aligned. Consumers want a great experience – and when they have one,...