Unauthorized data sharing is a challenge, but so is sharing data on purpose. Unito eases data sharing between Software-as-a-Service systems with two-way synchronization technology. They claim more than 50,000 users and just raised a $20 million Series B, bringing total funding to $33 million
No one needs reminding that cybersecurity is a problem , although consumers are still distressingly lax in protecting themselves. The U.S. government is trying to help by publishing security ratings for IoT devices, which offer especially juicy targets. Private companies are also making progress with replacing passwords for corporate systems and Paypal just enabled passwordless access using Apple facial and touch recognition.
Amid a surge in payments volume in the country, payments giant PhonePe said that it is on its way to invest up to $200 million in building data centres across the country. The company said the startup’s investments were primarily driven by the regulatory insistence on data localisation, among other factors. It was beneficial for the company to invest in captive data centres given the data localisation mandate from the regulators.
T-Mobile will acquire out-of-home adtech business Vistar Media for $600 million. Vistar Media is managing advertising campaigns across over one million digital screens. Its capabilities will combine with T-Mobile’s customer insights and data and its extensive in-store retail media network.