data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

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Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the...

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Chase On Using Machine Learning To Crack Fraud’s Goldilocks Conundrum
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October 01, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

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Payment Cards Shine A Light On Construction Spend For Solar Firms
Payment Cards Shine A Light On Construction Spend For Solar Firms
September 24, 2019  |  Spend Management

The solar energy market’s rapid growth has many field-based solar technicians finding themselves on shaky financial ground when making expensive out-of-pocket purchases for a job....

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How Spending Cards Lighten Solar Installation’s Financial Burden
How Spending Cards Lighten Solar Installation’s Financial Burden
September 20, 2019  |  Spend Management

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Wells Fargo Teams With Plaid On API-Supported Data Exchange
Wells Fargo Teams With Plaid On API-Supported Data Exchange
September 19, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Financial institution Wells Fargo is partnering with data platform Plaid to offer customers the option of managing their finances in one place using an application...

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Alibaba, Tencent Withhold Data To Defy China’s Credit Score 
Alibaba, Tencent Withhold Data To Defy China’s Credit Score 
September 19, 2019  |  International

Chinese tech titans Alibaba and Tencent are spurning the government’s private credit-scoring protocol by restricting access to customer data, The Financial Times reported on Thursday...

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Mobile Banking Users Want More Control — But At What Cost?
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September 17, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Impending 5G technology holds a great deal of promise for many industries, especially for financial institutions. A 5G network could markedly improve mobile banking apps’...

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EU Tech Regulators May Impose New Data Rules
EU Tech Regulators May Impose New Data Rules
September 13, 2019  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union’s (EU) Antitrust Chief Margrethe Vestager said new rules may be imposed to ensure companies that collect data are not misusing it, according...

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Retailers Are Getting Smarter About Artificial Intelligence
Retailers Are Getting Smarter About Artificial Intelligence
September 10, 2019  |  Retail

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are starting to play a bigger role in retail, foreshadowing what’s to come in the new decade of...

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