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Science & Technology

IBM Releases New AI Models for Businesses

IBM on Monday, October 21, presented the latest version of its artificial intelligence models aimed at businesses.

Finance & Economics

Chinese Banks Cut Lending Rates

In China, local financial institutions have cut their benchmark lending rates after the launch of the so-called easing strategy by the Asian country’s central bank last month.

Science & Technology

Microsoft to Launch New Autonomous AI Agents

Microsoft will next month provide businesses with the opportunity to make their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Launches Move Commercial Payments for Near Real-Time Cross-Border Transactions

The newly introduced Mastercard Move Commercial Payments solution is designed to streamline operations, enhance liquidity management, lower counterparty risk, and offer comprehensive visibility for banks and their clients.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Thunes Enters Egypt Market

Thunes, a global cross-border payments network, received all required regulatory approvals to finally expand to Egypt.

Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Reaches $100T in Cumulative Trading Volume

Binance remains the top cryptocurrency exchange globally by cumulative trading volume after surpassing the threshold of $100 trillion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

HubSpot Integration Enables Mollie to Reform CRM Payments

European PSP Mollie has integrated with the leading customer relationship management platform HubSpot to simplify payment processes within customer relationship management (CRM) systems.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa and Analytic Partners Join Efforts to Transform Commercial Analytics

Visa and Analytic Partners, a global analytics solution provider, entered a multi-year strategic partnership to address commercial challenges merchants and brands face with AI-driven data analytics.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Now Available at Checkout on Apple Pay

Users checking out on Apple Pay online and in apps with iPhone and iPad on iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 or later can now leverage all the benefits of Klarna flexible payment options.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard and ASEAN Foundation to Launch Cyber Resilience Program

ASEAN Foundation, an intergovernmental organisation within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), partnered with Mastercard to improve the cyber resilience of public sector entities and SMEs.

Science & Technology

Meta Releases Self-Taught Evaluator

Meta on Friday, October 18, announced that it has released a batch of new artificial intelligence models from its research unit.

Science & Technology

Netflix Earnings Exceed Expectations

On Friday, October 18, the value of Netflix shares rose by 11% after the streaming giant on Thursday, October 17, released information about its earnings for the third quarter of the current year, which exceeded the preliminary expectations of experts regarding the dynamic of the corresponding indicator.

Science & Technology

TSMC Reports Q3 Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip maker, has bet on maintaining its steady growth against the background of the results of operations for the third quarter of the current year, which testified that this firm is one of the beneficiaries of the so-called artificial intelligence boom.

Science & Technology

Mistral AI Releases New Products

The French startup Mistral AI presented its first models of generative artificial intelligence designed to function on such devices as laptops and smartphones.

Finance & Economics

US Retail Sales Demonstrate Growth

In September, the United States recorded an increase in consumer spending, which is evidence of the sustainability of the country’s economic system, which is currently getting a boost from the Federal Reserve System.

Finance & Economics

US Weekly Jobless Claims Demonstrate Decrease

In the United States, the number of residents who filed new applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly decreased last week, but at the same time, this indicator may remain elevated in the short term due to the effects of hurricanes Helen and Milton, which had a negative impact on the US labor market picture.