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Mastercard Launches Biometric Payments Partnership With NEC
Mastercard Launches Biometric Payments Partnership With NEC
November 14, 2023  |  Biometrics

Mastercard has teamed with NEC to bring biometric checkout to the Asia Pacific region. The partnership, announced Tuesday (Nov. 14), combines NEC’s facial recognition and liveness verification technology with Mastercard’s...

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Amazon Extends Social Shopping Efforts With Snapchat Deal
Amazon Extends Social Shopping Efforts With Snapchat Deal
November 14, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon will let Snapchat users purchase merchandise straight from that social media app. The collaboration lets customers shop Amazon’s Snapchat ads and check out with...

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McLaren Health Care Reports Data Breach Affecting 2.2 Million Patients
McLaren Health Care Reports Data Breach Affecting 2.2 Million Patients
November 13, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

McLaren Health Care, a healthcare provider based in Michigan, has reported a data breach that compromised the personal and health information of about 2.2 million...

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Amazon Games Cuts 180 Jobs Amid Refocus on Development and Publishing 
Amazon Games Cuts 180 Jobs Amid Refocus on Development and Publishing 
November 13, 2023  |  Amazon

Amazon has made a second round of layoffs in its games division as part of a broader restructuring effort.  The elimination of 180 jobs in the...

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Judge Investigates ‘Suspicious’ Settlement Website Related to Visa, Mastercard Case
Judge Investigates ‘Suspicious’ Settlement Website Related to Visa, Mastercard Case
November 13, 2023  |  Legal

Class-action settlements often involve websites with information for the class members. But in the case of a multibillion-dollar class action lawsuit against Visa and Mastercard,...

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NRF Releases Principles for AI Use in Retail Sector
NRF Releases Principles for AI Use in Retail Sector
November 13, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The National Retail Federation (NRF) has released its Principles for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Retail Sector, providing a framework for retailers to govern and strategically...

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Fed and CFPB Raise Dollar Thresholds for Lending, Leasing Rules
Fed and CFPB Raise Dollar Thresholds for Lending, Leasing Rules
November 13, 2023  |  Regulation

The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) have raised the dollar thresholds for applicability of Truth in Lending and Consumer Leasing rules. In 2024, Truth...

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Hackers Claim ICBC Paid to End Ransomware Attack
Hackers Claim ICBC Paid to End Ransomware Attack
November 13, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

A hacker group says the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) paid a ransom following an attack last week. The bank, which is China’s largest...

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Klarna Expands Creator Shops as Consumers Embrace Social Commerce
Klarna Expands Creator Shops as Consumers Embrace Social Commerce
November 13, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Payments network Klarna has expanded its ad and marketing tools for creators and retailers.  The new offerings, announced Monday (Nov. 13), include new versions of the company’s Ad...

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