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.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

GM’s OnStar Cruises Into Car Insurance Market
GM’s OnStar Cruises Into Car Insurance Market
November 18, 2020  |  Data

General Motors is moving into the car insurance market with its OnStar brand, promising lower flexible rates for drivers who demonstrate safe habits behind the...

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PwC Creates LIKEZERO For Enhanced Data Capture
PwC Creates LIKEZERO For Enhanced Data Capture
November 16, 2020  |  B2B Payments

PwC has spun out its technology for proprietary intelligent data capture to help create a new business, LIKEZERO, focused on next-generation data capture, a press...

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The Rise Of Digital Technology In Retail And Authentication 
The Rise Of Digital Technology In Retail And Authentication 
November 16, 2020  |  Today In Data

Dillard’s surprised the department store industry by posting a profit as it rode cost controls and inventory management. In eCommerce, Walmart’s ability to keep capturing the digital shift and expand in...

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PPP Fraud Reveals New Need For Banks To Use Geolocation Data
PPP Fraud Reveals New Need For Banks To Use Geolocation Data
November 13, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Government-benefits fraud runs at about 10 percent even during normal times, but now that the pandemic has exponentially increased U.S. federal stimulus spending, the level...

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Mizuho Is Latest Bank To Sell Customer Data
Mizuho Is Latest Bank To Sell Customer Data
November 09, 2020  |  Data

Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group is the latest major bank to attempt to cash in through the sale of data on customer spending and other financial...

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COVID Scams Prompt Europe To Press For Data Sharing
COVID Scams Prompt Europe To Press For Data Sharing
November 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The escalating COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing second lockdown in Europe have prompted lawmakers to press for eCommerce platforms and other media to share data,...

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Today In Data: Faster, Smoother, Slicker, Better
Today In Data: Faster, Smoother, Slicker, Better
November 06, 2020  |  Today In Data

In the age of the great consumer digitization, the fact that payments will go digital is not a question. What consumers want to know now...

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Get, Keep And Grow: Why Subscription Retention Is All About Slick And Personal
Get, Keep And Grow: Why Subscription Retention Is All About Slick And Personal
November 04, 2020  |  Subscriptions

With holiday shopping getting underway amidst a challenging economic climate, the timing and importance of retaining subscription-based customers could be the difference for businesses looking...

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Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
Privacy Law Update Would Give Californians More Control Over Data
November 03, 2020  |  Politics

Voters in California, who backed a far-reaching digital privacy law two years ago, are now facing a war of words over a ballot measure that...

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