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Core Retail Sales Grew 0.9 Percent In November

Core Retail Sales Grew 0.9 Percent In November
Core Retail Sales Grew 0.9 Percent In November
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

With declining gas prices, consumers in the U.S. apparently felt free to spend money on other goods and services. One indicator of retail sales, which...

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Google Pauses Facial Recognition Commercialization
Google Pauses Facial Recognition Commercialization
December 17, 2018  |  Google

Google has vowed not to sell its facial recognition products until it can make sure the technology will not be abused. Get the Full Story...

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EMVCo Updates Protocol To Prevent CNP Fraud
EMVCo Updates Protocol To Prevent CNP Fraud
December 17, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

EMVCo, the global technical body that facilitates the worldwide interoperability and acceptance of secure payment transactions,  announced late last week that it published the EMV 3-D...

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Amazon Overhauls Low-Margin Products In eCommerce Shift
Amazon Overhauls Low-Margin Products In eCommerce Shift
December 17, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is making moves to get rid of items on its site known as CRaP, which is short for “Can’t Realize a Profit.” Get the...

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Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
Olympic Store Debuts On Tmall
December 17, 2018  |  Retail

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Alibaba Group have announced the launch of the first-ever Olympic store on China’s Tmall. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
EBA: No-Deal Brexit Would Hurt UK Payment Firms
December 16, 2018  |  Economy

Payment providers in the U.K. are not fully prepared for the chance of a no-deal Brexit, warned the European Banking Authority late last week. Get...

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Influential Apple Analyst: iPhone Demand Lower Than Expectations
Influential Apple Analyst: iPhone Demand Lower Than Expectations
December 16, 2018  |  Apple

Apple took a hit late last week after Ming-Chi Kuo, the closely followed Apple analyst at TF International Securities, warned that demand for Apple’s iPhones...

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Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
Equifax Settles With NY AG Over App Security
December 16, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Office of the New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced late last week it reached settlements with five companies whose mobile apps failed...

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