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Fintech & Ecommerce

BharatPe Obtains Controlling Stake in Trillion Loans

Indian fintech BharatPe has bought a 51% stake in a local non-banking financial company Trillion Loans to improve access to credit for its merchant partners

Blockchain & Crypto

Blur Introduces NFT Financing Loans

Blend which stands for Blur Lending is a new peer-to-peer lending option enabling collectors to buy blue-chip NFTs on the Blur NFT marketplace with a smaller upfront payment

Science & Technology

IBM Suspends Hiring Due to AI

The media reports that IBM plans to temporarily stop recruiting employees for those positions that artificial intelligence can handle.

Fintech & Ecommerce

MoneyGram Pushes Back Date of Sale

MoneyGram has postponed the date of its planned sale.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Bahrain Gets Permission to Join Gulf Region Payment System

Bahrain plans to join the unified system of payments and settlements of the Persian Gulf countries.

Finance & Economics

HSBC Announces Increase in Profits from Purchase of Silicon Valley Bank’s UK Business

Banking giant HSBC reported that its profit increased by $ 1.5 billion after the acquisition of the British business of the Silicon Valley Bank.

Science & Technology

Nextdoor Launches New Assistant Feature

Nextdoor social network on Tuesday, May 2, introduced a new feature that is based on generative artificial intelligence.

Finance & Economics

Janet Yellen Warns of US Cash Shortage Risk by June

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said there is a risk that the US will run out of cash by June 1 if Congress does not decide to raise or suspend the debt ceiling.

Science & Technology

Apple Releases First Rapid Security Fixes for iPhones, iPads and Macs

Apple has released the first batch of publicly available rapid security fixes.

Blockchain & Crypto

Sotheby’s Metaverse Launches P2P Secondary NFT Marketplace

The Web3 arm of the famous auction house Sotheby’s has introduced another platform for trading digital art in the form of NFT

Fintech & Ecommerce

Businesses Can Now Accept Stripe and PayPal Powered Payments on Microsoft Teams

Microsoft is launching the Teams Payments app, which allows SMBs to easily manage and collect real-time Stripe and PayPal payments directly within the Teams meetings interface In the latest update, Microsoft Teams has revealed the new payment capabilities for business owners in partnership with Stripe, PayPal and GoDaddy. The new Teams Payments app will enable SMBs to […]

Blockchain & Crypto

Nigerian SEC Considers Tokenized Assets Not Crypto

Preparing new industry regulations for digital asset platforms, Nigeria doesn’t plan to include cryptocurrencies According to Bloomberg, the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering allowing licensed digital exchanges to list tokens backed by certain assets. However, the regulator clarified it didn’t concern cryptocurrencies. Despite the previous reports that the government of Nigeria is preparing to […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Chase Powers New Rewards for Amazon Prime Visa Cardholders

Chase and Amazon have introduced new rewards and money-back opportunities for Amazon Visa cardholders.

Fintech & Ecommerce

HumanForest Raises $15 Million to Grow UK eBike Business

The British micro-mobility company HumanForest announced that it managed to attract investment funds in the amount of $ 15 million for the development of e-bike technology.

Society & Lifestyle

OpenAI Reopens ChatGPT to Italian Users

OpenAI has announced that the chatbot ChatGPT has become available to Italian users again.

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan to Take Over First Republic Bank

JPMorgan will take over the management of the American First Republic Bank, which found itself in a crisis situation.