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Finance & Economics

Goldman Strategists See Potential Profit Boom From AI

Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. believe that artificial intelligence can become a solid foundation for long-term profit growth in the United States.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Paytronix & Square Integrate Online Ordering With POS

Paytronix is launching its advanced digital guest engagement solution for restaurants, retail chains and convenience stores on the Square App Marketplace, expanding restaurants’ reach beyond brick-and-mortar customers

Finance & Economics

UBS Sees $35 Billion Gain on Credit Suisse

UBS Group AG expects to make a profit of about $34.8 billion following the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Samsung and Bank of Korea Collaborate on Offline CBDC

The media reported that Samsung is currently working with the Bank of Korea to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Fintech & Ecommerce

Moss and Deutsche Bank Partner on Payments via Expense Management Platform

The media reports that Moss has established a partnership with Deutsche Bank.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Sezzle’s BNPL Option Helps Building Credit Score

Sezzle’s Pay-in-2 option expands the range of the company’s existing BNPL products and may help customers build their credit score in conjunction with the Sezzle Up feature

Fintech & Ecommerce

N26 Brings Yield-Bearing Savings to Spain

The new N26 Instant Savings account offers customers in Spain a 2.26% yield, empowering customers to have a better relationship with their money

Fintech & Ecommerce

Emirates NBD Enters Sustaibability-Focused Partnership With Microsoft

The sustainability and innovation-focused collaboration between Emirates NBD and Microsoft will be based on four pillars: measurement, data conversion, ecosystem development and process improvements

Finance & Economics

Wells Fargo Reaches $1 Billion Settlement With Shareholders

Wells Fargo & Co has decided to pay $1 billion to settle the court agreement.

Finance & Economics

Vodafone to Cut 11,000 Jobs

Vodafone announced its intention to lay off 11 thousand employees.

Finance & Economics

Microsoft’s $69 Billion Activision Deal Wins EU Approval

In the European Union, the regulator approved Microsoft’s corporation takeover of Activision Blizzard Inc.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Facctum Launches Anti-Fincrime Tech for Nigerian Banks

The new anti-financial crime solutions harness the power of parallel processing technology to help Nigerian financial institutions modernise financial crime detection

Finance & Economics

TD Bank Needs Years to Address Regulators Concerns

An analyst at Barclays Plc claims that, with a high degree of probability, Toronto-Dominion Bank will not be able to conclude deals on the acquisition of retail banking services in the United States for the next few years.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon to Add Generative AI to Marketplace Search

Amazon intends to introduce a ChatGPT-style product search system into its online store.

Science & Technology

Hitachi Dives Into Generative AI

Japan tech conglomerate Hitachi has established the “Generative AI Center” to promote the secure and efficient use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Fintech & Ecommerce

Kenyan Fintech M-Kopa Raises $250M to Extend Financial and Sustainability Services

M-Kopa will use the new debt and equity funding to expand financial services offering to underbanked consumers across Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Kenya and Uganda