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Science & Technology

Amazon Tests Shopping and Health Assistants

Amazon, as part of its drive to scale the use of generative artificial intelligence in its e-commerce ecosystem, has begun testing a shopping assistant and a health-focused chatbot with a subset of users.

Finance & Economics

Donald Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs

President of the United States Donald Trump on Wednesday, March 26, announced a 25% tariff set, which will take effect on April 2 and will affect all cars shipped to the US.

Finance & Economics

UK Inflation Demonstrates Decline

Last month, inflation in the United Kingdom showed a moderate decrease to 2.8%.

Science & Technology

US Adds More Chinese Companies to Export Blacklist

Last Tuesday, March 25, the United States added dozens of Chinese technology companies to its export blacklist.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Splitit Launches Fully Embedded Shopify App

Splitit provides merchants with credit card-linked payment installments fully embedded within the Shopify checkout.

Finance & Economics

FCA Intends to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation

In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to retire more than 100 pages of outdated guidance, withdraw hundreds of supervisory publications, and take other actions to reduce the burden on businesses and improve outcomes for consumers.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Affirm Forms BNPL Pact With JPMorgan Payments

Affirm is expanding its pay-later offering through a new agreement with JPMorgan Payments.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Westpac to Enable Consumers to Block Accounts

Westpac, a financial institution operating in Australia and New Zealand, plans to allow its customers to block their accounts.

Blockchain & Crypto

Tabit Insurance Announces Bitcoin-Centric Funding

Tabit Insurance has announced the capitalization of its $40 million insurance facility.

Blockchain & Crypto

World Network Reportedly Plans to Add Visa Card Functionality

The World Network, an organization co-founded by Sam Altman and which is part of the blockchain-based ecosystem that includes Worldcoin, is currently negotiating with Visa to add on-chain card features to the organization’s self-custody cryptocurrency wallet.

Fintech & Ecommerce

RockFi Raises $19 Million

The fintech company RockFi, which is based in Paris and operates in the area of wealth management, announced that it raised new financing for $19 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Monzo Debuts New Tool

Fintech industry player Monzo, which is based in the United Kingdom, announced the launch of a new tool that consumers can use to share expenses with friends and family.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Walmart Partners With JPMorgan to Offer Embedded Payments for US Merchants

Walmart is offering merchants on its platform to enjoy the benefits of embedded finance powered by the reliable banking ecosystem of JPMorgan.

Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Product in Europe

BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe as part of its efforts related to the desire to satisfy the demand for cryptocurrency in new markets, which has been showing recent growth.

Fintech & Ecommerce

GreenPath Financial Wellness and Pocketnest Join Forces to Boost Access to Financial Counseling and Debt Management

GreenPath and Pocketnest have a shared vision of supporting people who face challenges in their financial wellness journey.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Western Union & HCL Technologies to Revolutionise Remittance With AI-Driven Tools

Money transfer leader Western Union has united efforts with Indian multinational IT company HCL Technologies (HCLTech), reversing the trend of remittance players using little to no AI.