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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and blockchain enable the future of payments

IBM Big Data Hub

The introduction of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) has added a new dimension to blockchain technology that transforms the future of payments for businesses and individuals. Some time ago, banks and governments started shifting their attention towards using digital assets in their operations and economies.

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MY TAKE: Can Project Wildland’s egalitarian platform make Google, Facebook obsolete?

The Last Watchdog

Most of the people I know professionally and personally don’t spend a lot of time contemplating the true price we pay for the amazing digital services we’ve all become addicted to. Technologically speaking, we are where we are because a handful of tech giants figured out how to collect, store and monetize user data in a singular fashion.

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GUEST ESSAY: The Top 5 online privacy and data security threats faced by the elderly

The Last Watchdog

Related: The coming of bio-digital twins. When you contact the support number for assistance, the scammer may ask for remote access to your computer and payment to repair it. What is it about the elderly that makes them such attractive targets for cybercriminals? A variety of factors play a role. Ever present threats. Identity-theft.

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Four emerging digital payments standards you don’t want to catch you by surprise

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Digital payments growth. According to 451 Research, digital payment channels are expected to grow from $2.8 Within digital payments, mobile payment transactions are expected to overtake e-commerce transactions in 2019 and represent 55% of transactions by 2022. Secure Remote Commerce and 3-D Secure 2.X

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Commerce strategy: Ecommerce is dead, long live ecommerce

IBM Big Data Hub

” Rich Berkman, VP and Senior Partner for Digital Commerce at IBM iX A successful commerce strategy then is a holistic endeavor across an organization, focused on personalization and fostering customer loyalty even in deeply uncertain times. .” But the paradigm has shifted.

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The Future of Data Protection Begins at GITEX 2019

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Digital criminals won’t stop targeting the Middle East. Not all employees are familiar with phishing and other digital threats, for instance. This year is particularly exciting, as Thales will advance its unrivaled portfolio of digital identity and security solutions with the addition of several new tools.

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How to create a robust digital transformation strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

Organizations are increasingly investing in digital transformation as a way to maintain or grow a competitive advantage. A tried-and-true way to approach digital transformation is to understand the relationship customers have with the product and the brand, where that relationship currently falls short, and how it can be improved.