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Retail Innovation Has Changed — Can SMBs Keep Up?

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The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in both theory and practice — for retailers to not only see how consumers browse and what they buy (to analyze the entire path to purchase), but to get to know them in the same ways as those old-time general store operators who served small towns.

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Alibaba’s Ma Worries EU Regulations Will Stifle Tech Innovation

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Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire and founder of Alibaba, expressed concerns technology companies will be harmed by increased regulation coming out of Europe. With lawmakers and regulators around the world clamping down on technology companies, the European Union has become one of the fiercest critics of tech companies.

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NJ Legislators Propose Tighter Data Privacy Regulations

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Andrew Zwicker (D-Hunterdon), chairman of the Assembly’s Science, Innovation and Technology Committee and lead sponsor of the legislation. The California Consumer Privacy Act went into effect in January, and the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) went into effect in 2018.

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Is ‘Embedded Regulation’ The Key To Stablecoins’ Success?

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The age of digital currencies might be fully upon us, but key questions swirl about how to issue and regulate cryptos – especially stablecoins. Regulators and lawmakers, however, can latch onto digital currency efforts as they must monitor and also supervise such stablecoins. In a paper that debuted Tuesday (Nov.

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Red Hat: Cloud Technology And The New Digital Normal

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"What I enjoy most is helping our customers thrive in this rapidly changing world and helping them realize their vision in a way that simplifies the adoption of new technology — capabilities that can unleash their innovation in the digital economy," said Craig Muzilla, senior vice president of Red Hat. A Permanent Shift for Payments.

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Turkish delights in innovation

Chris Skinner

I’ve been working closely with BKM, the Turkish retail payments clearing company, for a few years now. They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. Could you please tell us a bit about banking sector in Turkey?

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NTechLab’s FindFace Facial Recognition Technology Has Applications In Retail, Public Safety

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FindFace started as a futuristic social technology for identifying strangers by scanning their faces with a smartphone camera. Two years later, the facial recognition technology is the best in the world (yep, even better than Google’s) and is being used for public safety, law enforcement and fraud prevention through cybersecurity.