privacy

Nigeria’s Digital Currency Rollout Highlights Security, Privacy Concerns
Nigeria’s Digital Currency Rollout Highlights Security, Privacy Concerns
November 07, 2021  |  CBDC

Trust is paramount to any payments mechanism, be it hard currency, stablecoin or a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Ecosystems can take shape only when...

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EMEA Regulation Roundup: European Commission Adopts Delegated Act on Cybersecurity; UAE to Merge All Government’s Digital Payment Systems
EMEA Regulation Roundup: European Commission Adopts Delegated Act on Cybersecurity; UAE to Merge All Government’s...
November 07, 2021  |  International

In recent top Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, the European Commission has announced the adoption of the Delegated Act on Cybersecurity for...

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Social Media Firms May See $10B Loss in Sales From Apple Changes
Social Media Firms May See $10B Loss in Sales From Apple Changes
October 31, 2021  |  Apple

Several social media platforms, including Snap, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, will see revenues affected drastically by Apple’s privacy settings changes on iPhones, Financial Times (FT)...

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Treasury Banking’s New To-Do List:  Fraud Prevention, Digital Privacy and Zero Friction
Treasury Banking’s New To-Do List: Fraud Prevention, Digital Privacy and Zero Friction
October 29, 2021  |  Digital Banking

The evolution of the payments ecosystem has forced the modernization of treasury functions, as firms rapidly adopt digital ways of managing the data and funds...

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Biden Pulls Back on IRS Bank Account Tracking Proposal
Biden Pulls Back on IRS Bank Account Tracking Proposal
October 20, 2021  |  Taxes

The controversial proposal by the Biden administration to grant the IRS the power to track bank accounts with more than $600 in annual transactions is...

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Google’s DeepMind Facing Suit Over UK Health Data
Google’s DeepMind Facing Suit Over UK Health Data
October 14, 2021  |  Legal

A Google-owned artificial intelligence (AI) research firm is facing a class-action lawsuit over its use of the health records of 1.6 million patients in the...

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Tackling Privacy Concerns Would Be Key to Ensuring Digital Euro Is Embraced by EU Citizens
Tackling Privacy Concerns Would Be Key to Ensuring Digital Euro Is Embraced by EU Citizens
September 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

It is possible that an electronic version of euro notes and coins may one day be widely available for use in Europe. But while the...

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Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
September 22, 2021  |  Healthcare

In the latest development in the push to use smartphones and wearables to track users’ health, Apple Inc. is looking into ways to use its...

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Finicity CEO: Safeguarding Data Is ‘Foundational To Accelerating Innovation’
Finicity CEO: Safeguarding Data Is ‘Foundational To Accelerating Innovation’
September 21, 2021  |  Banking

The intersection of open banking, data aggregation, personal consent and privacy protections were at the cornerstone of the testimony given by Finicity CEO Steven Smith before the U.S. House...

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