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The $5B Midterm Elections And The Big Costs Of Big Data

PYMNTS

But when the news broke that the Big Data consulting firm had allegedly illegally harvested the data of 87 million Facebook users to build custom voter profiles that they claimed had helped the Trump team notch the win in the 2016 presidential election, many Americans suddenly took a great deal of interest in the subject.

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Mastercard: Online Platforms – And Data – Help Cities Tackle Urban Challenges

PYMNTS

Bright lights, big (and small) cities and Big Data. In the drive to modernize, scale and handle burgeoning populations, cities are harnessing the power of data collection and analytics to improve infrastructure and services. We’re incubating a new paradigm.”.

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Hacker Tracker: DataVisor’s Global Insight Into Online Fraud

PYMNTS

While the fraud ecosystem continues to rapidly develop and advance, big data may prove itself to be a strong weapon in combatting fraud. PYMNTS: What was the motivation behind starting the DataVisor Online Fraud report? Ultimately, we wanted to help to inform and empower the community in our common fight against fraud and abuse.

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Community Service with the Personal Touch

Banking 2020

Question: Community branch, personal service, mobile banking—which is the odd one out? For some time now, there have been discussions about the future of community banks in the age of digital banking. The very notion of Big Data can seem Big Brother-like, but it, too, is here to stay, and it’s in our best interest to make it serve us.

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15 Twitter accounts every bank executive should follow

Abrigo

The ABA has a new report out on how banks are using social media, and much of the report focuses on using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and the like to boost customer service, make connections in the community and recruit staff. 14) @News_CUInsight – CUInsight is an independent source of news on the credit union community.

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New Value Banking

Independent Banker

Yes, you can monetize your community bank’s data. Community banks store much more customer data today than in past years. Everything from transactions to inquiries, text messages to online reviews serve as the basis for a virtual treasure-trove of consumer insights and applications. Suchit Shah. By Suchit Shah.

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Embracing Digital Disruption

ABA Community Banking

Shifting from competitor to collaboration through technology convergence The Economy Technology Tech Management Online Mobile Outsourcing/Cloud Core Systems Branch Technology/ATMs Big Data Feature3 Fintech Financial Research Feature Financial Trends.