Businesses risk failure to comply with privacy and data protection laws due to the rise of"regulated data"being accessed via smartphone and tablet devices. So says a new report by independent research firm Ponemon Institute and security ...
Tags: Mobile Devices, IT, Businesses risk, privacy
While mobile payments transform financial life in many less developed countries, retailers and payment providers in the U.S. and Europe are still trying to find the right incentives to drive adoption. The added convenience of mobile ...
Tags: Mobile Payments, credit cards
Mobile payments company Square has launched an online marketplace, an offering that an analyst said is similar to those from eBay, Amazon and Etsy, where merchants can sell products to consumers. Square, known for its small, ...
Tags: Square, Online Marketplace Service
Google Glass is predicted to become the next “it” product, so start saving unless you prefer feeling like a total social reject. According to Forrester Research, more than 22 million Americans — or 12 percent — are ...
Tags: Boldly, Google Glass, Analysts
Alliance Data Systems Corporation , a leading provider of loyalty and marketing solutions derived from transaction-rich data, announced its Retail Services business has signed a long-term renewal and expansion agreement to continue ...
Tags: Textile
Tax Free Worldwide, a specialist in VAT refund services for shoppers and retailers has announced a significant extension to its refund network across China, Russia and Ukraine. Partnerships have been agreed with Transforex in China, SMP ...
Tags: United Kingdom, Apparel&Accessories, Network
A programme of educating staff about cyber threats and updating hardware has helped Miami International Airport counter cyber threats, resulting in hack attempts dropping from a previous figure of 20,000 a day. That's what Maurice ...
Tags: Cyber Attacks, Miami International Airport, Hack Attempts
While there are plenty of honest remodeling contractors out there, the field has its share of bad apples. We asked our Facebook fans to tell us the craziest thing their contractors told them. "Well, all windows leak a little," a poster ...
Tags: Remodeling Contractors, Cash
When?OS X Mavericks?arrives later this year, a new version of Safari will come along for the ride. Apple's latest Web browser boasts smoother scrolling, a new Top Sites implementation, and several under-the-hood improvements.? These ...
Tags: Computer Products, apple
The average bicycle retail store earns annual pre-tax profit of 5.5 percent, but the top 25 percent bring home nearly three times that. Is this really possible? If so, how do they do it? Aggressive marketing? Super staff training? ...
Tags: Bike Stores, Profit
All-day battery life is coming to the MacBook Air, Apple announced today during its World Wide Developers Conference. The new laptops use the latest processors from Intel, the fourth-generation Core processor known as Haswell ULT, and one ...
Analysing information from transactions in real time can enable retailers to boost sales and discover banking errors, according to Juan Luis Carselle, assistant director of IT strategic planning and information security at Walmart Mexico ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Vietnam and the U.K. have disbanded a ring that allegedly sold online credit card details since 2007. The ring, which sold the credit card information through two websites, is said to have caused over ...
Tags: Computer Products, Hackers, Credit Card
BrandSource buying group has launched a new consumer financing program that it said will offer its members low rates and new consumer promotions. The program offered through Citi Bank Financial, features customer incentives, including a ...
Tags: BrandSource, Furniture, Financing Program
Cyclists in Brooklyn who get stuck with a flat tire after regular bike shop hours may not have to hail a cab or phone a friend, thanks to two new Express Biker self-service bike part vending machines. Riders can purchase tubes, CO2, tire ...
Tags: Bike, Transportation