Data Dive

A DataDive is an all-weekend event with lots of people, computers, and coffee. Non-profits bring their data and their problems or questions, data scientists bring the expertise to answer the questions and solve the problems.

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The Dive: Discover Joins The PayPal Party, CFPB’s Little Reset And Apple’s Mounting Headaches
The Dive: Discover Joins The PayPal Party, CFPB’s Little Reset And Apple’s Mounting Headaches
January 16, 2017  |  Data Dive

The Greatest Show on Earth is no more. After over 100 years, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will take its final bow in May,...

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Amex Wins, Amazon Loses And iPhone Scales Back
Amex Wins, Amazon Loses And iPhone Scales Back
January 09, 2017  |  Data Dive

The New Year is here — and we have high hopes that 2017 will keep us even more glued to the edges of our collective...

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Promising Partnerships Edition: PayPal, The Card Networks And Walmart
Promising Partnerships Edition: PayPal, The Card Networks And Walmart
December 26, 2016  |  Data Dive

The last days of the year are always filled with many things — shopping, holiday festivities, brainstorming resolutions and, if you’re a major payments player,...

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The Data Dive — Turning Point Edition: Yahoo’s Breach, Costco’s Credit Card, IBM’s Blockchain
The Data Dive — Turning Point Edition: Yahoo’s Breach, Costco’s Credit Card, IBM’s Blockchain
December 19, 2016  |  Data Dive

2017 may be right around the corner, but in some ways, the mantra of “out with the old, in with the new” just isn’t that...

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New Challenges Editions: BNY Mellon, The OCC And China Union Pay’s New World
New Challenges Editions: BNY Mellon, The OCC And China Union Pay’s New World
December 12, 2016  |  Data Dive

Good news this week for anyone on the East coast dreaming of a white Christmas — they may get their dream come true a little early....

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Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital
Surprise Outcomes Edition: Cybercrime, Student Loans And CAN Capital
December 05, 2016  |  Data Dive

On this day 83 years ago, the United States government pulled the plug on one of the great failures of social engineering in American history...

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Data Dive: Black Friday Edition
Data Dive: Black Friday Edition
November 28, 2016  |  Data Dive

We cannot report that the holiday shopping season got its start this weekend — because we are committed to honesty in our reporting. The holiday shopping...

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Tech Stocks On Sale, Buffett Boosts Wells & Prosper Switches Leaders
Tech Stocks On Sale, Buffett Boosts Wells & Prosper Switches Leaders
November 21, 2016  |  Data Dive

It has been, to put it mildly, a full two weeks with lots to watch. Jamie Dimon and President-elect Donald Trump’s “one-step forward, two steps...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Snapchat’s IPO Rumors
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Snapchat’s IPO Rumors
November 17, 2016  |  Investments

It’s rumored that the Snapchat IPO may hit the market as one of the biggest since 2014. In May of this year, Snapchat raised more...

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