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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 […]

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 […]

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.

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,” […]

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%), […]

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 […]