Oracle news and trends

Oracle Cyberattack Highlights Importance of Securing Enterprise Cloud Environments
Cybersecurity // April 03, 2025

Enterprise cores and business-line technology stacks have increasingly moved to the cloud. But as enterprises expand their digital footprints, the data they generate, store and transfer becomes increasingly vulnerable to interception, manipulation or outright theft. The threat environment today has progressed to the point where...

Report: Oracle Staff Tell Some Clients Hacker Stole Login Credentials
Cybersecurity // April 02, 2025

Oracle staff reportedly told some clients that a hacker stole some old client login credentials. The hacker accessed usernames, passkeys and encrypted passwords, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 2), citing unnamed sources. Oracle did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. This incident is separate...

AWS, Salesforce Execs See a ‘Fully AI World’ With ‘Limitless Labor’
artificial intelligence // March 21, 2025

Executives from AWS, Salesforce and Oracle believe that artificial intelligence (AI) agents will upend the world of work in ways people today might not expect. Consider the following potential future scenarios: You can talk directly to a software program to get what you need instead...

Proposed TikTok Solution Would Have Oracle Provide Data Security
Social Commerce // March 18, 2025

One of the deals being considered to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. reportedly involves Oracle taking a small stake in the company and working with U.S. buyers to ensure that no user data would be accessible to the Chinese government. That is one of...

Interviews & Exclusives
Pandemic Relief: When Speed Of Payment Alone Isn’t Enough

March 02, 2021
The pandemic has put a fine point — an exclamation point, really — on the need to make disbursements more efficient by digitizing them. Part of that efficiency can be seen in the form of speed, which can make all the difference to the person on the receiving end of that remittance. For them, speed […]

Chipotle Personalizes Loyalty Program, Digital Ordering Experience

November 20, 2020
Winter is around the corner, bringing colder temperatures and prompting many restaurants to question whether their operations can survive the season. Many quick-service restaurants (QSRs) have taken their dine-in services...

Oracle Looks Victorious As Clock Tick-Tocks Down On Deadline For A TikTok Sale

September 14, 2020
Oracle appeared to win the TikTok “sale or no sale” negotiations Sunday night, as several sources reported it had been chosen over Microsoft for U.S. control of the controversial social...

Oracle: Overcoming ERP-AP Integration Inertia

February 24, 2020
For the accounts payable (AP) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) automation space, it’s no longer business as usual. Firms looking to strengthen their interactions with customers and vendors by adopting...

Quick Reads
Report: Oracle Staff Tell Some Clients Hacker Stole Login Credentials

April 02, 2025
Oracle staff reportedly told some clients that a hacker stole some old client login credentials. The hacker accessed usernames, passkeys and encrypted passwords, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (April 2), citing unnamed sources. Oracle did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment. This incident is separate from one reported by Bloomberg in March, in which Oracle […]

Proposed TikTok Solution Would Have Oracle Provide Data Security

March 18, 2025
One of the deals being considered to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. reportedly involves Oracle taking a small stake in the company and working with U.S. buyers to ensure...

Oracle in ‘Advanced’ Talks to Take Over TikTok

March 17, 2025
Software firm Oracle is reportedly in talks with the White House to run TikTok. That’s according to a report Sunday (March 16) by Politico, which notes that there’s still a...

Oracle Debuts AI Agents to Automate Supply Chain Tasks

January 30, 2025
Oracle has added role-based artificial intelligence (AI) agents to its cloud supply chain and manufacturing suite. The new offering is designed to automate routine tasks and allow companies to devote more...