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iGB Affiliate Awards Elevate the Experience With Relocation to 31st Floor of The Shard
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iGB Affiliate Awards Elevate the Experience With Relocation to 31st Floor of The Shard

The winners of July’s 21-category iGB Affiliate Awards will be honoured in front of their peers in the salubrious surroundings of The Shard, the iconic landmark located in the heart of London.

Breaking: CLARITY Act Advances After Senate Banking Committee Reviews 130+ Amendments
Blockchain & Crypto

Breaking: CLARITY Act Advances After Senate Banking Committee Reviews 130+ Amendments

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee is currently voting on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, known as the CLARITY Act, after lawmakers spent hours debating and reviewing more than 130 proposed amendments during the markup process. The legislation could become the most comprehensive crypto regulatory framework in U.S. history if it advances through Congress.

Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion Valuation With Zero Revenue From Its Former Biggest Growth Market: Could Huang Trip to China Accelerate Its Dominance?
Science & Technology

Nvidia Hits $5.5 Trillion Valuation With Zero Revenue From Its Former Biggest Growth Market: Could Huang Trip to China Accelerate Its Dominance?

The AI arms race just crowned its first $5.5 trillion company – Nvidia has officially outpaced Google and Apple setting the unprecedented valuation record. At the same time, the world’s most valuable chipmaker is still locked out of the market that could make that number look small. China that used to be one of Nvidia’s […]

JPMorgan Bets On Ethereum Again With $100M Money Market Fund Filing
Blockchain & Crypto

JPMorgan Bets On Ethereum Again With $100M Money Market Fund Filing

Long forgotten are the days when JPMorgan executives treated crypto and blockchain as a short-lived market bubble. Today, the bank is filing its second Ethereum-based money market fund backed by U.S. Treasuries in under a year, just as the tokenized real-world asset market crosses $32 billion mark.

iGB L!VE Showcases the Enterprise Economy Courtesy of Flagship Startup Initiatives
Society & Lifestyle

iGB L!VE Showcases the Enterprise Economy Courtesy of Flagship Startup Initiatives

Applications are being invited to join two of the industry’s most recognised programmes which have been created in support of the enterprise economy. The iGB Startups Accelerator (30 June) and Pitch iGB (1 July) are part of the iGB L!VE mid-year international business event taking place at Excel London and represent a continuation of the […]

G+D Expands Convego Card Issuance Platform With AI Validation, NFC Mailers, And Kiosk Pickup
Fintech & Ecommerce

G+D Expands Convego Card Issuance Platform With AI Validation, NFC Mailers, And Kiosk Pickup

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has announced three additions to its Convego product range, targeting the delivery and activation stage of payment card issuance: an AI-based address validation tool, NFC-enabled packaging, and a kiosk-based card pickup option.

Amini, Foxconn And Bull Announce Partnership as Africa Data Centre Market Projected At $6.81 Billion By 2030
Science & Technology

Amini, Foxconn And Bull Announce Partnership as Africa Data Centre Market Projected At $6.81 Billion By 2030

Amini, Foxconn (Hon Hai Technology Group), and Bull have announced a partnership to provide AI data centre infrastructure to governments and companies in Africa and other Global South markets.

Coinbase X402 Agentic Protocol Adds Batch Settlement Feature for Micro AI Transactions
Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase X402 Agentic Protocol Adds Batch Settlement Feature for Micro AI Transactions

The x402 protocol supported by Coinbase’s Base blockchain mechanics has introduced batch settlement, a new payment scheme designed for high-frequency, low-value transactions performed by AI agents within predefined rules.

Google Integrates Klarna & Affirm BNPL Options Into Its AI Pay Mode
Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Integrates Klarna & Affirm BNPL Options Into Its AI Pay Mode

Google Pay is boosting the AI Mode by embedding two popular BNPL methods from Affirm and Klarna providers into its Gemini app and Google search functionality. The update combines agentic commerce mechanisms with flexible checkout options.

Santander Launches Global Challenge Accelerator for Quantum & AI Startups With €120,000 Prize Fund
Science & Technology

Santander Launches Global Challenge Accelerator for Quantum & AI Startups With €120,000 Prize Fund

Spanish Banco Santander offers startups and scaleups operating in quantum computing and artificial intelligence (AI) segments a chance to win a share of €120,000 prize fund, strategic mentoring from IBM experts, and up to €10,000 in specialised services from Bluzec acceleration platform.

Google Uncovers First Known AI-Built Cyberattack Tool
Science & Technology

Google Uncovers First Known AI-Built Cyberattack Tool

For the first time, Google says it has found a cyberattack tool it believes was built with AI. The company’s security researchers uncovered a previously unknown flaw in a popular piece of software that criminal hackers were planning to exploit at scale. A patch was issued before any damage occurred. However, Google Threat Intelligence Group’s […]

OpenAI Launches Deployment Subsidiary With $4B Funding And 19 Investment Partners
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OpenAI Launches Deployment Subsidiary With $4B Funding And 19 Investment Partners

OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new business unit focused on helping organizations deploy AI systems into their operations.

Worldline Signs EcoFlow To Its Global Collect Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Worldline Signs EcoFlow To Its Global Collect Platform

Payment processor Worldline and energy storage company EcoFlow have announced a commercial partnership. EcoFlow will use Worldline’s Global Collect platform to handle payments across multiple countries, including the US, UK, and markets across Europe.

Corpay Survey Finds: UK Finance Teams Spend Over Six Hours a Week On Manual Admin Tasks
Finance & Economics

Corpay Survey Finds: UK Finance Teams Spend Over Six Hours a Week On Manual Admin Tasks

A survey of 300 UK chief financial officers has found that finance teams at companies with annual turnover above £20 million are spending a significant share of their working week (over an hour each day) on manual administrative tasks.

Travelex & TSB Launch New Zealand Travel Money Partnership With 28 Store Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Travelex & TSB Launch New Zealand Travel Money Partnership With 28 Store Access

Travelex and TSB Bank have launched a referral partnership in New Zealand focused on travel money services.

Confirmo Appoints 3 Senior Executives as MiCA Deadline Nears
Blockchain & Crypto

Confirmo Appoints 3 Senior Executives as MiCA Deadline Nears

Confirmo has appointed three senior executives as the company expands its stablecoin payments business in Europe and the United States ahead of upcoming crypto regulatory deadlines.