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Fintech & Ecommerce

First Digital Сonsumer Finance Service Launches in Japan

In Japan, a local fintech company Smartpay launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country’s first digital consumer finance service, that pronides customers the opportunity to pay online for purchases in installments using their bank accounts

Finance & Economics

Americans Spent a Record $212B on Online Holiday Shopping

Online shopping considerably increased this holiday season despite economic downturn, as record-setting discounts helped offset the negative impact of high inflation

Fintech & Ecommerce

European SMEs Believe BaaS will Overtake Traditional Banking: Survey

Independent survey with over 1,000 business representatives from Europe shows the potential of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) which is expected to reach mainstream adoption within five years

Science & Technology

ChatGPT Helps Students Cheating, OpenAI Works on Mitigation

US Educators are blocking the use of ChatGPT on its premises, while the company behind it develops a solution to help spot the AI-generated texts

Finance & Economics

Santander Launches Commercial Card Solution with Global Payments

Santander Bank partnered with Global Payments Inc. on a new commercial card offering for its Commercial Banking clients in the US

Science & Technology

Stellantis to Turn Vehicle Data into Apps and Services

The global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis introduces an independent business unit, dedicated to data as a service (DaaS) business, innovative B2B products, applications and services

Blockchain & Crypto

NY Attorney General Sues Celsius Ex-CEO for ‘Duping’ Investors Out of Billions in Crypto

Former CEO and co-founder of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, faces a lawsuit for defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors, including 26,000 New Yorkers.  NY AG Letitia James isn’t just seeking damages for victims, she’s also determined to permanently bar Mashinsky from trading and operating a business in New York.  Celsius Network operated as a global […]

Science & Technology

You Should Plant 430 Million Trees to Offset Yearly Crypto Mining: Research

A new study from Forex Suggest reveals 431.6 million trees would need to be planted to amend bitcoin mining pollution over the last year only, not to mention the impact of other crypto activities

Blockchain & Crypto

ECB Executive Urges to Assimilate Crypto with Gambling

ECB board member Fabio Panneta suggests trading unbacked crypto assets should be regulated similarly to gambling

Science & Technology

Apple Launches AI-Powered Audio Book Narrations

In the busy modern world, audiobooks substitute reading on the go. The new AI-enabled solution from Apple allows independent authors and those associated with small publishers to be heard

News

MeetKai Launches Digitising Service and Metaverse Builder

MeetKai startup is launching several new platforms for metaverse creators and users, including a room-scanning service and a tool to build structures and spaces in the metaverse

Science & Technology

Meta Disputes $400M Fine over Personalised Ads

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed a $414 million fine on Meta for using its contracts with Facebook and Instagram users to send them ads based on their online activity, without explicit consent

Finance & Economics

Amazon Job Cuts Will Affect over 18,000 Employees

Amazon layoffs exceed earlier projections. The job cuts would represent over 5% of the company’s corporate workforce and continue over the coming weeks

Science & Technology

CaixaBank to Explore AI Use for Cybersecurity

CaixaBank participates in the European research consortium along with eleven international entities to improve cybersecurity by leveraging AI and big data

Blockchain & Crypto

Indonesia to Create a National Crypto Exchange in 2023

Indonesia makes moves to reform national regulation of the crypto industry, aims to create a crypto exchange this year

Finance & Economics

DNB Automates 50% of Chat Traffic with AI

Since October 2018, DNB has implemented a conversational AI chat platform as the first-line customer support. As of now, the bot has interacted with over one million customers