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Palau Government Teams Ripple to Pilot Stablecoin
Blockchain & Crypto

Palau Government Teams Ripple to Pilot Stablecoin

The Republic of Palau collaborates with Ripple to launch a government-backed stablecoin on XRP Ledger

Fed Raises Interest Rates
Finance & Economics

Fed Raises Interest Rates

The US central bank has decided to raise interest rates to the highest level in the last 22 years.

China’s Central Bank Calls On Financial Sector to Help Fund Technology Research
Finance & Economics

China’s Central Bank Calls On Financial Sector to Help Fund Technology Research

The Central Bank of China has appealed to the local financial sector to provide material support, in this case, it means providing money, in conducting research in the area of technology and implementing mergers and acquisitions.

Samsung Cuts in Memory Chip Production
Science & Technology

Samsung Cuts in Memory Chip Production

Samsung Electronics continues to implement a strategy to reduce the production of memory chips, including NAND flash memory, which is used in smartphones and computers.

Bloom Money Raises Funds to Digitize Microcredit Finance
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bloom Money Raises Funds to Digitize Microcredit Finance

The British fintech company Bloom Money has announced that it has managed to raise investment funds for 1 million pounds to digitize the informal financial management system used by ethnic communities around the world.

Venture Capital Firm Together Fund to Help Indian AI Startups
Science & Technology

Venture Capital Firm Together Fund to Help Indian AI Startups

The Indian venture capital company Together Fund announced the creation of an early-stage fund to provide financial assistance to firms that operate in the area of artificial intelligence.

AWS Launches HealthScribe
Science & Technology

AWS Launches HealthScribe

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced its intention to help clinics save time spent on summarizing visits to medical institutions by patients.

Revolut Launches Accounts for Non-US Citizens in US
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Launches Accounts for Non-US Citizens in US

Those who are lawfully in the US but don’t have SSNs can now get a Revolut account

Commerzbank Performs Live Blockchain-Based Transactions on Trade Finance Network Contour
Blockchain & Crypto

Commerzbank Performs Live Blockchain-Based Transactions on Trade Finance Network Contour

Commerzbank has become the first German Bank to successfully carry out blockchain-based Letter of Credit (LC) transactions for its clients at its Singapore and Shanghai branches on the digital trade finance platform Contour

GoPay App Launches in Indonesia
Fintech & Ecommerce

GoPay App Launches in Indonesia

The standalone GoPay app has officially launched in Indonesia, after being available as part of Gojek and Tokopedia apps

Foodpanda Partners TabSquare for AI-Powered Restaurant Solutions
Science & Technology

Foodpanda Partners TabSquare for AI-Powered Restaurant Solutions

Restaurant owners in Singapore, Taiwan, Malaysia, and the Philippines will be the first to enjoy the benefits of AI-enabled predictive analytics and QR code ordering

Amazon Offers Up Marketplace Rule Change to Solve UK Antitrust Issues
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Offers Up Marketplace Rule Change to Solve UK Antitrust Issues

Amazon agreed to the proposal to change the mechanism for processing information about competitors’ sales and introduce the practice of equal interaction with all sellers operating on the virtual platform of the e-commerce giant in the UK.

PacWest to Merge With Banc of California
Finance & Economics

PacWest to Merge With Banc of California

PacWest Bancorp plans to implement a merger deal with Banc of California.

Banco Santander Earnings Beat Estimates
Finance & Economics

Banco Santander Earnings Beat Estimates

The revenues of Banco Santander SA in the second quarter of this year exceeded the initial forecasts regarding this result of the bank’s activities.

Deutsche Bank AG Survives Slowdown in Trading Well
Finance & Economics

Deutsche Bank AG Survives Slowdown in Trading Well

Deutsche Bank AG was able to survive a period of slowing trading, demonstrating a result that largely exceeded analysts’ expectations about the lender’s ability to cope with these adverse circumstances.

Spotify Raises Its Premium Subscription Price
Society & Lifestyle

Spotify Raises Its Premium Subscription Price

Streaming service Spotify has announced an increase in the cost of an individual tariff plan without advertising, to which 200 million people have subscribed.