Italy

Italian Bank UniCredit To Investigate Capital One Data Hack
Italian Bank UniCredit To Investigate Capital One Data Hack
July 31, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

One of Italy’s most well-known banks, UniCredit, said that it was going to start its own probe into the Capital One data breach, according to...

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Italy Fines Facebook $1.1M For Mishandling Data
Italy Fines Facebook $1.1M For Mishandling Data
June 28, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

An Italian data protection regulator hit Facebook with a fine of  €1 million ($1.1M) for violating local privacy laws in relation to the Cambridge Analytica...

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Italy Considers Mini-BOTs To Pay Gov’t Vendors, Igniting Debate
Italy Considers Mini-BOTs To Pay Gov’t Vendors, Igniting Debate
June 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Amid rising scrutiny over government debt and longer payments to contractors, Italy has churned up debate with its consideration of so-called mini-bills to pay state...

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Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
March 11, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded a program that rewards developers for creating top apps for its Alexa voice assistant to Spain, Italy and France, in a push...

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Bitcoin Daily: Italy Develops Blockchain Strategy; Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Denied Lawsuit Dismissal
Bitcoin Daily: Italy Develops Blockchain Strategy; Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Creator Denied Lawsuit Dismissal
December 30, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development has published a list of 30 experts who have been tasked to develop the country’s blockchain strategy. The experts include Angiolini...

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Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
Italian Bank Intesa Sanpaolo, Mastercard To Test Biometric Contactless Payment Cards
December 19, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Digital security company Gemalto announced Wednesday (Dec. 19) that it is supplying Intesa Sanpaolo, the Italian bank, with what it said is the first Mastercard...

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Italian Certified Email Accounts Targeted In Cyberattack
Italian Certified Email Accounts Targeted In Cyberattack
November 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The government of Italy was hit with a major cyberattack, violating data privacy by exposing thousands of Italian certified email accounts, including around 9,000 magistrates, as...

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Amazon Launches European Pop-Up Stores To Celebrate The Holidays
Amazon Launches European Pop-Up Stores To Celebrate The Holidays
November 12, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is gearing up to celebrate the holidays in a bigger way in Europe, announcing it is opening up pop-up stores in major European cities....

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US Corporates Continue Cash Stockpiling Spree
US Corporates Continue Cash Stockpiling Spree
October 30, 2018  |  B2B Payments

U.S. corporates are sitting on record levels of cash, and the latest data suggests firms are accelerating their stockpiling. The Association for Financial Professionals’ October...

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