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Fintech & Ecommerce

Citi to Enable Cross-Border Payments to Mastercard Debit Cards

The combination of Citi WorldLink Payment Services and Mastercard Move offering will add speed, security, and transparency for cross-border transfers in 14 supported markets.

Fintech & Ecommerce

SoFi Adds New Credit Cards to Its Product Line

SoFi Technologies has added two new credit cards to its digital financial services line.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Smartsheet and AWS to Help Companies Access Their Work Management Data

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Smartsheet, as part of a partnership, will join forces to help companies access their work management data through a digital assistant based on generative artificial intelligence.

Science & Technology

Startup Writer Launches New AI Model

The startup Writer, which is based in San Francisco, last Wednesday, October 9, debuted a large model of artificial intelligence.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Tests Adding Robot Warehouses to Whole Foods

Amazon last Wednesday, October 9, announced that it was testing adding mini-warehouses to Whole Foods supermarkets.

Finance & Economics

US Inflation Rate Tops Expectations

In September, in the United States, the rate of price growth demonstrated a level that exceeded preliminary expectations for the dynamic of the corresponding indicator.

Finance & Economics

Sustainable Funds Outperform Traditional Ones in H1 2024

Sustainable funds saw inflows of $20 billion in the first half of 2024, with assets rising to $3.5 trillion.

Society & Lifestyle

US FTC Says Marriott to Boost Security to Settle Data Breach Charges

The United States Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday, October 9, said it would require Marriott International and its subsidiary Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide to implement an information security program to settle charges related to multiple data breaches recorded between 2014 and 2020.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mercury Secures $100 Million Credit Warehouse

Fintech company Mercury secured a credit warehouse with Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking for $100 million.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon to Deploy AI-Powered Technology to Help Drivers Find Packages

Amazon is currently preparing to roll out technology that uses artificial intelligence and lighting to help delivery drivers find the packages they need in trucks at a particular moment.

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan Chase CEO Says Regulators Make It Difficult for Companies to Go Public

JPMorgan Chase chief executive officer Jamie Dimon said last Tuesday, October 8, during a conversation with media representatives that in the United States and the United Kingdom, local regulators made it difficult for companies to go public.

Fintech & Ecommerce

HSBC Exec Says About AI’s Impact on Finance Sector

Edward J Achtner, the head of generative AI for UK banking giant HSBC, said that many companies have still failed to achieve tangible results in the use of artificial intelligence in their activities, despite statements about significant progress in the relevant direction.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard to Launch Real-Time Card Payments in South Africa

Mastercard has stated that South Africa will be its first market to benefit from real-time card payments.

Finance & Economics

Hurricane Milton Reportedly to Cause Significant Economic Damage

Leading Wall Street analysts argue that Hurricane Milton, which bears down once a century, can cause more than $50 billion in material damage, under a scenario that can be conditionally characterized as moderate, but in the case of a more negative configuration of the situation associated with a natural disaster, the mentioned indicator may grow […]

Finance & Economics

World Bank Warns of Probable Slowdown in China’s Economic Growth

The World Bank warns that the growth rate of the Chinese economic system, which is currently the second largest in the world, is likely to continue on a downward trajectory next year.

Finance & Economics

European Investment Bank Seeks to Provide Greater Support to Startups

The European Investment Bank said on Monday, October 7, that the finance ministers of the European Union countries welcomed its Action Plan to deepen regional capital markets and provide more support to startups.