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Sustainable Tech Partner: Why U.S. Data Centers Struggle with Sustainability, And How Technology Partners Can Help

June 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Sustainable Tech Partner: Why U.S. Data Centers Struggle with Sustainability, And How Technology Partners Can Help

U.S. businesses want to further decarbonize their data centers, but they’ll need education across the c-suite and technology partner guidance to do so, according to a research report from Hitachi Vantara. The report, titled State of Data Infrastructure Sustainability, revealed major disconnects between sustainability goals and outcomes to date. The research also revealed disconnects and differing […]

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Financial Review: Privacy overhaul ‘goes beyond any other any country’

May 23, 2023 / Comments Off on Financial Review: Privacy overhaul ‘goes beyond any other any country’

Global tech giant Meta has warned that key proposed reforms of Australia’s privacy laws risk undermining how Instagram and Facebook work, destroying targeted advertising and blocking businesses’ push into “personalise” their services for customers. The California-based company has flown Melinda Claybaugh, its global director of privacy policy, into the country to meet government officials and […]

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Metro Magazine: Visa Survey Reveals Riders’ Views on Public Transportation

March 17, 2023 / Comments Off on Metro Magazine: Visa Survey Reveals Riders’ Views on Public Transportation

Visa recently revealed the results from a recent survey, “Reimagining ridership: Open-loop payments and the future of urban mobility,” examining the future of urban mobility. Nick Mackie, VP and global head of urban mobility at Visa, spoke with METRO about the biggest takeaways from the survey, the surprising results, and more.

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PYMNTS: Visa Says Adoption of Open-Loop Transit Payments Is at a Tipping Point Worldwide

March 17, 2023 / Comments Off on PYMNTS: Visa Says Adoption of Open-Loop Transit Payments Is at a Tipping Point Worldwide

As transit systems move away from legacy payment methods like pay-as-you-go passes and toward contactless open-loop payments, it’s creating new commerce possibilities that not only benefit ridership and relieve urban congestion, but also promise greater financial inclusion. A study from the Visa Economic Empowerment Institute (VEEI) titled “Reimagining Ridership: Open-loop Payments and the Future of Urban Mobility,” […]

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NFCW: Visa reports on passenger preferences for transit payments

March 9, 2023 / Comments Off on NFCW: Visa reports on passenger preferences for transit payments

More than four in ten transit passengers worldwide say that tapping their own debit or credit card to make open loop contactless fare payments is their preferred fare payment option (42%), followed by tapping a card stored in their mobile wallet (39%), using a closed loop transit card (38%), cash (31%) and app-based payment (29%), […]

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Tanium: It Pays to Know How Your Cybersecurity Stacks Up

January 20, 2023 / Comments Off on Tanium: It Pays to Know How Your Cybersecurity Stacks Up

Like all other business leaders, chief information security officers (CISOs) could find themselves on the unemployment line if something on their watch goes seriously sideways. But what if CISOs simply aren’t demonstrating enough business value? Now with a possible recession looming and companies cutting costs, proving cybersecurity programs are good for the business has become vital to […]

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