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Tassat and Glasstower Collaborate on B2B Payments for Multinational Corporations
Fintech & Ecommerce

Tassat and Glasstower Collaborate on B2B Payments for Multinational Corporations

Tassat Group and Glasstower Digital announced the beginning of cooperation to facilitate the procedure for making cross-border digital B2B payments.

Dwolla and Visa Collaborate on Account Verification for Pay-by-Bank
Fintech & Ecommerce

Dwolla and Visa Collaborate on Account Verification for Pay-by-Bank

Dwolla and Visa announced a joint effort to simplify the process for medium and large businesses to use the pay-by-bank system to make payments and receive transactions of the corresponding category.

Avidbank Taps CorServ to Roll Out New Commercial Credit Card Program
Fintech & Ecommerce

Avidbank Taps CorServ to Roll Out New Commercial Credit Card Program

Avidbank, based in California, has asked CorServ, which is located in Georgia, for assistance in launching a new credit card program for commercial customers of a financial institution.

Baidu Revenue Grows
Science & Technology

Baidu Revenue Grows

Baidu Inc.’s revenue for the first quarter of 2024 showed the slowest growth rate in more than a year.

Dell Shares Rise
Science & Technology

Dell Shares Rise

Last Wednesday, May 15, Dell shares rose by more than 11% after Morgan Stanley raised its price target and released a forecast that this technology company, based in Round Rock, Texas, will increase sales in the foreseeable future amid high demand for artificial intelligence servers.

Dow Crosses 40,000
Finance & Economics

Dow Crosses 40,000

On the morning of Thursday, May 16, the Dow Jones index crossed the 40,000-point mark for the first time in its history.

Bipartisan Group of US Senators Unveil Plan to Control AI
Science & Technology

Bipartisan Group of US Senators Unveil Plan to Control AI

The federal legislation of the United States aimed at regulating the artificial intelligence industry has become closer to the current technological reality after on Wednesday, May 15, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, along with a bipartisan trio of senators, announced work on an extensive action plan that will become a kind of concept for congressional […]

Seamless Middle East 2024 Conference (Dubai): Photo Report
Fintech & Ecommerce

Seamless Middle East 2024 Conference (Dubai): Photo Report

Seamless Middle East 2024 (Free Middle East 2024) is the 24th conference held at the Dubai World Trade Center. It brings together entrepreneurs from all over the world under one roof. We have a photo report from the scene. This year’s event, which will last three busy days (from May 14 to 16), gathered more than 25,000 […]

Japan’s Economy Contracts
Finance & Economics

Japan’s Economy Contracts

During the first quarter of the current year, Japan’s economy contracted.

US Inflation Slows
Finance & Economics

US Inflation Slows

In April, a decrease in the inflation rate was recorded in the United States, which was not just economic news, but a kind of source of the positive for local citizens, who have recently faced increasing price pressure and lack of significant prospects for improving the economic situation.

JPMorgan CEO Urges United States to Deal With Deficit
Finance & Economics

JPMorgan CEO Urges United States to Deal With Deficit

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday, May 15, called on the leadership of the United States to reduce the fiscal deficit as soon as possible, noting that over time the relevant problem will become more difficult in terms of opportunities and prospects for its successful solution.

AWS Plans to Invest $8.4 Billion in Germany
Science & Technology

AWS Plans to Invest $8.4 Billion in Germany

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Wednesday, May 15, announced its intention to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Germany.

Chinese Companies Make Headway in Manufacturing High Bandwidth Memory
Science & Technology

Chinese Companies Make Headway in Manufacturing High Bandwidth Memory

The media, citing sources and documents, reported that two Chinese chip manufacturers are currently in the early stages of making high bandwidth memory (HBM) microcircuits used in artificial intelligence chipsets.

ECB Says About Need of New Rules for AI’s Use in Finance
Fintech & Ecommerce

ECB Says About Need of New Rules for AI’s Use in Finance

The process of introducing and using artificial intelligence in the functional environment of financial services is currently at an early stage in terms of prevalence and does not belong to the category of generally accepted or widespread practice, but needs monitoring and possibly regulation to prevent potential harm to consumers and ensure conditions for proper […]

Experts Expect US Inflation Data to Show Some Positive for Fed
Finance & Economics

Experts Expect US Inflation Data to Show Some Positive for Fed

Experts predict that the monthly report on consumer prices in the United States will show a decrease in the level of inflationary pressure in this country as a result of April.

Klarna’s Internal AI Assistant Answers 2,000 Employee Questions Daily
Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna’s Internal AI Assistant Answers 2,000 Employee Questions Daily

The Swedish fintech company Klarna reported that its internal digital assistant, operating based on artificial intelligence, called Kiki, answers 2,000 questions from employees daily and has already generated information materials for more than 250,000 requests since June when the corresponding virtual product was launched.