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Blockchain & Crypto

Hugo Boss Adds NFC Tags to Headwear for Digital Twins Creation

Hugo Boss added equipped a selection of baseball caps with an NFC tag that enables purchasers to create NFT digital twins and dress their metaverse avatars

Finance & Economics

Bank of America Sees Slowing Credit and Debit Card Spend

In the United States, in March 2023, household spending on credit and debit cards increased by 0.1% compared to the figure recorded for the same period last year.

Blockchain & Crypto

Twitter to Enable Crypto Trading via eToro

Twitter is turning into a more crypto-friendly space, now letting users buy and sell stocks and crypto assets from the eToro platform

Science & Technology

LMS365 Raises $20 Million

The Danish company LMS365, an online learning management system (LMS) for use in Microsoft products, announced the attraction of investment funds for $20 million following the results of its first institutional funding round.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Virgin Money Rolls Out Digital Investment Platform With ESG Focus

The new digital investment platform from Virgin Money provides both amateur and experienced investors with online and mobile access to growing their wealth by investing in companies with good ESG credentials

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Expands Palm Scan Payments in Bid for Grocery Shopper Loyalty

Amazon is adding pay-by-palm and smart carts to an increasing number of grocery stores.

Society & Lifestyle

FTC Sues Chargebacks911 and Alleges Use of Unfair Techniques

Chargebacks911, a company that specializes in helping consumers mitigate the effects of chargebacks, was sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Florida.

Finance & Economics

Walmart Closes 4 Chicago Stores After Years of Losses

Walmart has decided to close half of its stores in Chicago.

Science & Technology

Google Launches First Public Beta of Android 14

After two previews for developers, Google announced the launch of the first of four beta versions of Android 14.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Alibaba to Roll Out Its Own AI Bot

At the peak of the popularity of ChatGPT, Chinese tech giant Alibaba is preparing to introduce an AI-enabled chatbot assistant speaking both English and Mandarin

Fintech & Ecommerce

Meta Lets Brazilians Pay Local Merchants Via WhatsApp

Meta reported that Brazilian WhatsApp users have the opportunity to exchange messages for transactions through this application.

Finance & Economics

IMF Lowers Forecast for Global Economic Growth After Banking Crises

The consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, which have not yet been fully overcome by the financial and industrial sectors, and the pressure factor in the form of banking crises have a negative impact on the prospects for economic growth.

Fintech & Ecommerce

AlphaSense Raises $100 Million for Market Intelligence and B2B Search

AlphaSense announced the attraction of investment funds in the amount of $ 100 million to develop its market analysis and B2B search platform.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard Presents Cross-Border Services Express

A new tool by Mastercard helps financial institutions seamlessly set up cross-border payments for their customers across 100 markets covering 90% of the world’s population

Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Payments Startup Ryft Wins FCA Licence

Ryft, a UK-based startup that aims to replicate the success of Stripe, has announced that it has received an FCA license.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa+: The New Interoperable P2P Payments System Launches

Visa has partnered with a number of payment firms, including PayPal and Western Union, to let their customers transfer money between different P2P payment apps