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APRIL 28, 2016

Qatar National Bank (QNB) is looking into allegations that the names and passwords of many of its customers were compromised, Reuters reported on Wednesday (April 27). Earlier this year, QNB became the first bank in Qatar to provide NCR interactive video teller technology. The Doha News website reported that 1.5

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

More than 100,000 eateries — or about one in six restaurants nationwide — have closed due to the pandemic, according to National Restaurant Association estimates. Social media fraud has been on the rise during the past year. Developments From The Mobile Order-Ahead World. About The Tracker®.

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American Banker

JUNE 22, 2016

For some banks, gone are the days of just using social media to update followers on branch hours. Increasingly, banks are using sites like Twitter and Facebook for something much larger.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

People provided access to the online technology of Estonia via an eResidency program are reportedly being connected to digital currency schemes in other countries, Bloomberg reported. Approximately 70,000 virtual IDs have been provided to eResidents from 174 nations. Estonia is a country of 1.3

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JUNE 10, 2020

The EU’s investigative unit will form a task force to examine TikTok’s activities across the 27-nation bloc following a request from a lawmaker concerned about its data collection and its security and privacy risks. Faced with compelling evidence that this wildly popular social media platform is blatantly flouting binding U.S.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank client preferences have moved toward self-service technologies over branch visits in recent years because of ease of use and improved convenience. 29), has Penn National Gaming Inc.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The restaurant business is: a) healthy for 2020 or b) apprehensive about technology. The 2020 outlook report from the National Restaurant Association was released today and it paints a picture of an industry dealing with the countercurrents of solid consumer spending and disruptive technology. All of the above.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Launched to provide resources Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched in 2004 by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) and the U.S. The idea was to create a national campaign to educate people about cybersecurity basics, such as using strong passwords, updating software, and avoiding phishing emails.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s most technologically advanced nation, Singapore, is working toward a smart nation. Currently, about 30 percent of all online sales in Southeast Asia in 2016 occurred through social networks, like Facebook, Instagram and Line (Naver Corp.’s The country had a mobile penetration rate of 148 percent in 2014.

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JULY 7, 2019

national security panel has approved a $2.25 Last year it was reported that the investment is coming from SoftBank’s $100 billion Vision Fund, making it one of the fund’s biggest investments in self-driving technology. self-driving company Cruise revealed that a U.S. billion investment by Japan’s SoftBank.

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MARCH 22, 2020

The tech giant is also listing national and local resources people can utilize to find out the latest updates specific to where they are. And in India, popular social media app WhatsApp has engineered the “MyGov Corona Helpdesk” for all citizens to turn to for information and resources regarding the virus.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Facebook ’s Chief Marketing Officer Antonio Lucio is leaving the social media behemoth after just two years on the job to actively promote diversity in the technology sector. It is a time for reckoning for our nation and industry, and it is time for me to play a more active part in accelerating change.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The legislator was reportedly referring to the policy that the social media company rolled out a day prior to prohibiting very manipulated videos made by machine learning or artificial intelligence. Experts reportedly brought attention to the national security as well as the societal implications of manipulated digital media.

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JANUARY 3, 2020

Those traits could find their way into more social media and online research interactions — and the payments and commerce associated with them — in the coming years, if Dr. Fausto Giunchiglia, project coordinator for Italy-based WeNet , gets his way. What about smarter, and more diverse?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A new poll shows that Americans believe Facebook to be the least trustworthy of all the major technology companies as far as protecting user data. At the same time, 126 million Americans — accounting for a third of the nation’s population — were exposed to content placed on Facebook by Russian sources during the 2016 elections.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

The organization, which is investing $600,000 in the project, is working with blockchain startup ChromaWay and Bolivian IT services company Jalasoft on the project in Bolivia, Peru and Paraguay, with plans to eventually test out the technology in other parts of South America. I personally don’t believe Libra will succeed,” he said.

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APRIL 14, 2019

The National Assembly of France has voted to allow local insurance companies to include cryptocurrencies in life insurance contracts. And billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper will meet with Facebook about the possibility of investing in the social media giant’s cryptocurrency project. “I I am interested to hear the story.

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JUNE 10, 2020

The Times noted that a recent United Nations report found that the pandemic runs the risk of setting back decades of gains women have made in the workplace. And though those effects have been observable worldwide, developing nations like India have been hit particularly hard.

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JUNE 16, 2017

A byproduct of incorporating connectivity into just about any activity is how social media affects regular interactions. It can be difficult to discuss the digital effects without looping in social media. For the Chinese buyer in particular, social media engagement and online shopping activities takes on a unique avenue.

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PYMNTS

JULY 7, 2017

The buying power of Gen Z comes out to $44 billion, according to an IBM and National Retail Federation study. From iPads to desktops and smartphones, it seems that interacting with technology has become intuitive for this generation. Its research showed that 69 percent of Gen Zers are interested in making purchases trough social media.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

While most millennials were brought up in the age of the computer, baby boomers can remember a time when they weren’t surrounded by technology. With the multitude of new technology that has been integrated into the workforce over the past 20 years, baby boomers are at a point where they can no longer ignore it.

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MAY 4, 2018

released its latest survey of small business (SMB) sentiment in the country, finding an increase in confidence the company attributes to greater technology adoption. and Enterprise Nation. Small businesses also recorded an increase in use of third-party social media platforms for marketing purposes. Amazon U.K.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Facebook announced last month its plans to launch its own stablecoin, which has already found backing from over a dozen companies, including Visa , Mastercard , PayPal Holdings and Uber Technologies on it. The social media giant explained that Libra will be linked to different fiat currencies and government bonds.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

According to The Next Web , hours after moving all raised funds out of its wallet, the company shut down its website, deleted its social media accounts and kicked all users off its chat group. And Venezuela is trying to lure the world’s oil markets to start using its national cryptocurrency, the petro.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers are teaming up with social media platforms to curate labels for their stores and their websites. The retailer also plans to team with Facebook on brand curation starting next year — “identifying and engaging with brands that have built a strong online community on the social media platform.”.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

After all, online sales no longer rely as much on younger shoppers who are more comfortable with the technology. He said “the older generation that couldn't [use technology] or is not willing to shop in stores is also adopting digital” — one of the main reasons the adoption of eCommerce has accelerated so much this year.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Providing a personalized experience is becoming more important as smart devices everywhere already provide it via technologies like machine learning and artificial intelligence. There are myriad technologies already developed and some yet to be developed, working 24/7 to learn individual consumer behaviors and preferences.

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MAY 1, 2017

The company could have a lot to gain from developing AI — especially as a means to boost social commerce and compete with other global giants (ahem, Amazon and Google) for supremacy in the voice-activated space. Tencent included. In the past year, Tencent’s stock climbed 43 percent, with year-to-date growth at 20 percent so far in 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

LINE will reportedly offer two tokens — LINE Point in Japan and LINK for other nations — to connect users and service providers. Just last month, Binance announced plans to launch its blockchain project, Venus, to develop localized stablecoins and digital assets pegged to fiat currencies across the globe.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 20, 2016

Information overload seems to be an occupational hazard for anyone spending time on the internet these days, particularly on social media channels. Be sure to follow Isaac for the latest accounting information, particularly on topics related to technology and innovation. Follow Kelly for all things tax-related.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Well-funded and organized fraud operations, meanwhile, continued to amass more capital, manpower and technology. That’s a recipe for negative reviews and frustrated feedback on social media. As a nation, we experienced loss and hardship. It’s time to fight back. Businesses across the U.S. Good people lost their jobs.

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JUNE 25, 2019

The Senate Banking Committee will hold its own hearing on the social media giant’s digital currency, called Libra, the day before. Regulators should see this as a wake-up call to get serious about the privacy and national security concerns, cybersecurity risks, and trading risks that are posed by cryptocurrencies.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2018

This statement comes as many have called for a boycott of companies that do business with the National Rifle Association (NRA). And in the days since the Parkland shooting, the hashtag #BoycottNRA has exploded on social media. ThinkProgress even listed a group of companies that gave special discounts and deals to NRA members.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Digital identification technology continues to advance, bringing both benefits and drawbacks. It’s undeniably advantageous to the world economy, with a recent study finding that national digital ID systems could induce GDP growth of up to 13 percent. More than 4.5 The Drawbacks of Complex Security.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2016

Pixlee , a San Francisco-based startup, allows retailers or brands to market directly to customers by using their own photos through curating them from social media or having the customer directly submit them for use, which the company says leads to a more authentic and engaging shopping experience for consumers.

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AUGUST 24, 2019

As new PYMNTS research documents, over the past year, 18 Major League Baseball (MLB), National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS) arenas have deployed biometric solutions by CLEAR. Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8 million people in 2016 to 17.2

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

National Football League (NFL) football is about to start up — real games, not the practice ones — and that means another flurry of activity regarding payments and commerce. Not only that, but “the transitory nature of social media and its effect on the collective U.S. The reasons?

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