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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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Alibaba’s Record-Breaking Day
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Alibaba’s Record-Breaking Day
November 15, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Singles’ Day has come and gone. But before it passed, online retail giant Alibaba set new records. Alibaba reportedly earned $17.8 billion in gross merchandise...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Wayfair’s Q3 Growth
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Wayfair’s Q3 Growth
November 11, 2016  |  Retail

Home furnishings firm Wayfair’s earnings grew 53 percent to $832 million in the third quarter of 2016. Wayfair currently boasts 7.4 million active customers in...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: The Cost Of Cash
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: The Cost Of Cash
November 10, 2016  |  News

Cash is dead …. or dead weight, at least. According to the Sage Payments Landscape report on U.S. small and medium businesses, cash is costing businesses...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Mobile Shop Wish Gets Funded
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Mobile Shop Wish Gets Funded
November 08, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Wish, the company behind the mobile shopping app of the same name, recently raised $500 million in a new round of funding. Wish is now...

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Data Dive: Square, Ripple and Mastercard Embraces The Blockchain
Data Dive: Square, Ripple and Mastercard Embraces The Blockchain
November 07, 2016  |  Data Dive

There are now a little over 24 hours left until the election finally happens, and Americans are breaking down into two camps. No, not Democrats and Republicans. American is...

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PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Boku Expands Billing For Switzerland Spotify
PYMNTS Daily Data Dive: Boku Expands Billing For Switzerland Spotify
November 04, 2016  |  Daily Data Dive

Independent carrier billing company Boku announced Wednesday it expanded billing for Spotify music users in Switzerland. Six and a half million Swisscom subscribers can now...

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Data Dive: Disappointment Edition
Data Dive: Disappointment Edition
October 31, 2016  |  News

As baseball legend Connie Mac famously said, “you can’t win them all.” It’s something the Chicago Cubs fans (and fans of “curses” being broken) know...

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Interesting Answers Edition: Wells Fargo, EMV And Millennial Card Usage
Interesting Answers Edition: Wells Fargo, EMV And Millennial Card Usage
September 19, 2016  |  Data Dive

There were more questions than answers in the news last week. Are Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump each healthy enough to be president? Who planted...

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