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Amazon and USAID Distribute 3 Grants to Women-Led Climate Projects in Africa
Society & Lifestyle

Amazon and USAID Distribute 3 Grants to Women-Led Climate Projects in Africa

Amazon-backed Climate Gender Equity Fund (CGEF) has selected the first cohort of women-led organizations focused on advancing gender-equitable climate action in Africa to receive grants for their activities.

Škoda Launches Pay to Fuel Service
Fintech & Ecommerce

Škoda Launches Pay to Fuel Service

Drivers of Škoda ICE vehicles in select European countries are now able to pay for fuel via their in-car dashboard touchscreen using the Pay to Fuel service.

Payment Ring Users Won’t Replace It With Another Payment Method
Fintech & Ecommerce

Payment Ring Users Won’t Replace It With Another Payment Method

Nine in ten European payment ring users prefer this payment method to all others, according to a recent survey.

Goldman Sachs Favors Options to Counter Intensive Rate-Cut Pricing
Finance & Economics

Goldman Sachs Favors Options to Counter Intensive Rate-Cut Pricing

Goldman Sachs thinks that there is currently an overly optimistic mood in the financial markets regarding the possible range of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next year.

Jeremy Hunt Blames Brexit for Instability
Finance & Economics

Jeremy Hunt Blames Brexit for Instability

British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt blamed Brexit for a period of political instability that lasts for more than five years and is a factor that caused a decrease in investor confidence in the United Kingdom.

Mario Centeno Says About Significance of European Job Market for EU Economy
Finance & Economics

Mario Centeno Says About Significance of European Job Market for EU Economy

Mario Centeno, a member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB), told colleagues that it was highly likely that the consequences of excessive tightening for the European labor market could be rapid during the recovery of the economic system of the region.

Itau Unibanco Offers Bitcoin Trading
Blockchain & Crypto

Itau Unibanco Offers Bitcoin Trading

Largest private lender in Brazil Itau Unibanco enters the crypto arena with bitcoin trading service.

Carbfix Puts CO2 Into Stone to Mitigate Climate Change
Science & Technology

Carbfix Puts CO2 Into Stone to Mitigate Climate Change

Iceland-based startup Carbfix has developed a revolutionary technology that mixes CO2 with water and injects it into basalt rock for storage, thus, mitigating climate change.

Chinese Borrowers Reportedly Face Ban on Mobile Payments
Finance & Economics

Chinese Borrowers Reportedly Face Ban on Mobile Payments

Media reports that in China, millions of local consumers are faced with the problem of blocking access to mobile payment apps.

Meta’s Chief Scientist Doubts Imminent Appearance of Artificial Super Intelligence
Science & Technology

Meta’s Chief Scientist Doubts Imminent Appearance of Artificial Super Intelligence

Yann LeCun, chief researcher at Meta and a pioneer of deep learning, believes that current artificial intelligence systems will have to go through a development path lasting several decades before these AI configurations will get some semblance of sentience, having a core in the form of the common sense, expanding their capabilities beyond the creative […]

Gold Prices Hit Record High, 2024 Anticipations Are Bullish
Finance & Economics

Gold Prices Hit Record High, 2024 Anticipations Are Bullish

Spot gold prices rose to a new record high, expected to remain above $2,000 levels next year, as investors are looking for safe-haven assets.

Bitcoin Surges to $41K Amind Crypto Market Growth
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Surges to $41K Amind Crypto Market Growth

On Monday morning, Bitcoin exceeded $41,000 for the first time in 19 months, as the crypto market grows on ETF expectations and bets on dovish Fed.

Credit Agricole Reportedly Considers Acquiring Stake in Worldline
Fintech & Ecommerce

Credit Agricole Reportedly Considers Acquiring Stake in Worldline

The media reports that the French bank Credit Agricole is currently considering the possibility of acquiring a stake in a local payment processing company Worldline.

UAE Commits $30 Billion to Climate Finance
Finance & Economics

UAE Commits $30 Billion to Climate Finance

The UAE has announced investments of $30 billion to launch a financing mechanism aimed at forming a kind of base for creating a more transparent system for financing projects to combat climate change.

McKinsey Says About Absence of Signs of Recovery in Consumer Activity in China
Finance & Economics

McKinsey Says About Absence of Signs of Recovery in Consumer Activity in China

Experts from the international consulting company McKinsey said that in the foreseeable future, Chinese consumers do not intend to spend large amounts of money on buying goods, which is why local companies should focus more on strategic planning within their business concepts to master the market, which remains huge, despite various problems.

N26 to Offer Stock and ETF Trading Via Upvest API
Fintech & Ecommerce

N26 to Offer Stock and ETF Trading Via Upvest API

A new investment product for stocks and ETF trading created by N26 in partnership with Upvest is expected to launch in the first half of 2024.