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Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Wants New Regulator to Tackle Big Tech

In the UK, a new regulator will appear in the foreseeable future, whose activity will be to supervise technology giants, including Amazon and Google.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple’s Tap To Pay Goes Live in Taiwan

Taiwan has become the second country after the USA where merchants are able to accept in-store contactless payments on their iPhones using Apple’s Tap to Pay solution

Finance & Economics

Zimbabwe is Working on Gold-Backed Digital Currency

Gold-backed digital currency to be introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is supposed to stabilize the highly volatile Zimbabwean dollar

Fintech & Ecommerce

Unlimint to Provide Payment Services in Nigeria: License Secured

Having received its Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) License from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fintech Unlimint is going to launch in the Nigerian market

Fintech & Ecommerce

Barclays Unveils Govt-Funded Support Programme for UK Tech

Barclays Eagle Labs has announced the official launch of a program to support British technology companies.

Science & Technology

Betterdata Uses Synthetic Data to Keep Real Data Safe

The startup Betterdata, which is based in Singapore and uses synthetic data to ensure the protection of real information, announced the attraction of investment funds for $ 1.55 million.

Blockchain & Crypto

African Blockchain VC Funding Surged Over 400%: Report

Africa is the only region globally to have experienced an explosion in blockchain venture funding in 2022

Society & Lifestyle

Twitter’s Legacy Blue Check Mark Era Overs

Twitter continues to get rid of its legacy, which defined the image, design, and other aspects of the symbolic and material existence of the company before the beginning of the era of the rule of Elon Musk.

Fintech & Ecommerce

UK and India Seek to Further Strengthen Fintech Collaboration

A new report by the Indian-British Financial Partnership (IUKFP), a leading forum for cooperation in the field of financial services between India and the UK, outlined ways to activate and strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the field of fintech.

Society & Lifestyle

Google Asks Court to Dismiss Multiple Claims in Epic Games Antitrust Trial

Google is looking for ways to quickly resolve antitrust litigation with the manufacturer of Fortnite Epic Games, Match Group, and the Attorney General of California.

Science & Technology

Uber Expands Robotic Delivery to Lower Cost

Uber last Thursday, April 20, announced the expansion of partnerships with the Cartken robotics company, which provides services for the delivery of goods.

Science & Technology

Google Consolidates AI Teams to Accelerate Progress

Google, within the framework of a single structural unit, has united its two teams of specialists who are engaged in developments in the field of artificial intelligence.

Blockchain & Crypto

EU Parliament Votes for New Crypto Rules

The European Parliament has voted to approve the rules for licensing cryptocurrencies in the crypto assets market (MiCA) as binding.

Blockchain & Crypto

Crypto stats as of Thursday, 20 April, 2023

The state of top crypto coins, as of today — Thursday, 20 April, 2023. Bitcoin (BTC) At the time of writing, the value of 1 Bitcoin is $29,099.65. Within the past 24 hours, over 345,134 BTC has been sent in various transactions, equivalent to $9,870,829,671. While the average transaction value is 1.19 BTC ($33,941), the […]

Society & Lifestyle

Google Invites Companies to Join Single-Use Plastics Challenge

The Single-Use Plastics Challenge will give food companies the opportunity to test their sustainable packaging solutions in Google’s U.S.-based cafes and MicroKitchens

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Considers Cryptocurrencies as Property

The recent ruling of a Hong Kong court suggested that cryptocurrencies have property attributes, giving local insolvency practitioners greater clarity in terms of digital assets