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Fintech & Ecommerce

NatWest Issues First IP-Backed Loan to Sci-Net

The new High Growth IP Loan that Sci-Net secured from NatWest has been developed in cooperation with specialist IP evaluation company Inngot to help unlock the funding gap for high-growth firms.

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Crypto ETFs Begin Trading

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the first crypto ETFs in Asia, have officially gone live in the Hong Kong stock market today.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Says Prime Delivery Speed Increases

Amazon has reported that its Prime deliveries are showing record-high speeds.

Science & Technology

Meta to Launch Bonus Program for Creators on Threads

A time-limited bonus program will be launched on the Threads social network, which is part of the ownership structure of the Meta technology giant.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Norrsken22 Bets on Africa’s Fintech Boom

African technology companies and startups are becoming increasingly attractive to international investors, which is why ignoring them falls into the category of inappropriate and short-sighted decisions.

Science & Technology

Apple and OpenAI Reportedly Reopen iPhone AI Talks

The media reports that Apple has resumed negotiations with OpenAI on the integration of artificial intelligence functions into the iPhone.

Science & Technology

Ethiopian Eco Startup Kubik Gets Fresh Funding for Pan-African Growth

Kubik is turning plastic waste into eco-friendly interlocking building materials like bricks, columns, beams and jambs.

Finance & Economics

Global Situation Provides Advantages to Mexico’s Manufacturing Sector

Centuries-old historical experience, in the vast, but perhaps not infinite space of which human life dissolves, at best leaving behind a trace, over time, with a high degree of probability, significantly fading or completely disappearing under the pressure of new times, indicates that changes in global processes are a kind of phenomenon that creates winners […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

IFC Invests $7M in Philippine Fintech Salmon

IFC has joined a $25 million Series A extension round for the Philippine fintech firm Salmon Group Ltd to enable consumer fintech to develop new credit products and boost access to banking among the underserved.

Blockchain & Crypto

Ukraine Is the Fourth Most Crypto Friendly Nation Worldwide

Ukraine is behind only Argentina, the U.S. and Colombia in the global crypto adoption ranking based on the CryptoCasinos research.

Science & Technology

Snap Says Augmented Reality Drives User Engagement

Snap, which owns the popular Snapchat virtual platform, believes that augmented reality will be one of the most significant advances in the area of computing ever seen in the world.

Science & Technology

CEOs of OpenAI, Google and Microsoft to Join Federal AI Safety Panel

The United States government has asked companies operating in the artificial intelligence industry for advice on how to use advanced technology to protect utilities, airlines, and other critical infrastructure from hacker attacks applying AI.

Science & Technology

Alphabet’s Value Exceeds $2 Trillion Mark

The market capitalization indicator of Alphabet Inc. on Friday, April 26, significantly exceeded the historical mark of $2 trillion.

Science & Technology

Elon Musk’s xAI Reportedly Close to Raising $6 Billion

The media reports that Elon Musk’s startup xAI, which operates in the sphere of artificial intelligence, is close to raising funds for $6 billion from investors.

Science & Technology

Intel Shares Fall Due to Weak PC Chip Demand

Intel’s share price on Friday, April 26, at the premarket showed a significant decline of more than 7% after the company’s pessimistic sales forecast for the second quarter of 2024 testified that the so-called artificial intelligence boom reduces consumer spending on microcircuit for traditional data centers and computer chips.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Banking-as-a-Service Platform Revenue to Reach $94 Billion Globally by 2028

A new study from Juniper Research forecasts that global BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) platform revenue will grow by 158% by 2028.