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Data Breaches Drop 13% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/13/23

  • The number of reported data compromises totaled 445 in the first quarter, a 13% decrease from the previous quarter, according to the latest report from the Identity Theft Resource Center. The number of victims decreased 64% in the same period. Health care breaches, at 81, led the quarter followed by financial services at 70.
  • Payments platform FreedomPay said it is working with Qu, a provider of order-management technology, to offer restaurants a single platform for ordering, loyalty, and data analytics.
  • Payments-technology provider Bottomline Technologies Inc. is integrating with Datadog Inc., a supplier of monitoring and security technology for businesses using cloud applications.
  • Humbl Inc., which offers a digital wallet that links to blockchain products, launched Humbl merchant payment support, which includes processing for Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover credit cards.
  • Handle.com, a credit and finance platform for the construction industry, has adopted payments technology from Fiserv Inc. to offer construction software and payment acceptance in one place.
  • Cannabis industry payments provider CanPay debuted its CanPay Points Rewards Program that consumers can enroll in and earn points for their purchases.
  • PayPal Holdings Inc. and the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns extended a sponsorship agreement through 2026, PayPal said. The agreement began in 2018. The expanded deal adds community outreach.
  • Ravi Venkatesan, chief executive of unattended payments specialist Cantaloupe Inc., was appointed to the board of FinTech Atlanta, which calls itself a coalition working to advance Atlanta’s position as a financial technology leader.

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