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Ask the Experts: Ensuring privacy and data protection with self-service bill payment

TIO Networks' Hamed Shahbazi offers advice on ensuring the protection of consumer data.

September 16, 2009

Hamed Shahbazi, founder and CEO of payments processor TIO Networks Corp., says there are a few ways a retailer can ensure the protection of consumer data: Making sure it chooses an experienced payments processor, requiring customers to specifically opt in to any "downstream communication" and strategically placing the device within the retail environment.