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Apple Defies EU Over Antitrust Charges in Spotify Probe
Society & Lifestyle

Apple Defies EU Over Antitrust Charges in Spotify Probe

Apple is preparing for a confrontation with European regulators.

Bitfinex Expands Its P2P Platform in South America
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitfinex Expands Its P2P Platform in South America

Crypto exchange Bitfinex has launched a peer-to-peer (P2P) trading platform in Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia

SmartMetric Launches Biometric Security Solution for Credit and Debit Cards
Fintech & Ecommerce

SmartMetric Launches Biometric Security Solution for Credit and Debit Cards

SmartMetric has developed a solution to ensure the security of credit and debit cards.

Sardine Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium of Financial Institutions and FinTechs
Fintech & Ecommerce

Sardine Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium of Financial Institutions and FinTechs

Sardine, a company that specializes in preventing fraudulent activity, has created an independent consortium to combat similar crimes committed in the field of payments.

AWS Launches AI Startup Accelerator in China
Science & Technology

AWS Launches AI Startup Accelerator in China

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of the e-commerce giant, has first launched a startup accelerator for AI firms in the Chinese market

Resistant AI Raises $11 Million for Security Solutions
Science & Technology

Resistant AI Raises $11 Million for Security Solutions

The Resistant AI company announced the raising of new investment funds.

NatWest Launches Incentives for New and Expanded Business Accounts
Finance & Economics

NatWest Launches Incentives for New and Expanded Business Accounts

NatWest has developed preferential offers for UK businesses that already have or are just opening accounts with this financial institution.

CaixaBank Launches Virtual Account FX Service
Fintech & Ecommerce

CaixaBank Launches Virtual Account FX Service

The new FXWallets service by CaixaBank provides business customers with virtual accounts to send and receive international payments in multiple currencies

Sony Invests in Web3 in New Collaboration
Blockchain & Crypto

Sony Invests in Web3 in New Collaboration

Sony Network Communications and Japanese Web3 company Startale Labs revealed a new business collaboration and a solid investment in developing a global infrastructure to support Web3 adoption

Finastra Completes FedNow Certification
Fintech & Ecommerce

Finastra Completes FedNow Certification

Finastra has become one of the first vendors in the financial services industry to complete the process of testing and certification for the FedNow  – Federal Reserve’s new instant payments service to launch this July

Bitcoin Lightning Payment Operator Launches Remittance From Philippines to US
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Lightning Payment Operator Launches Remittance From Philippines to US

Pouch.ph, the lightning payment operator in the Philippines, introduced the “Send Globally” feature to facilitate instant, low-cost, and safe money transfers to bank accounts in the United States

Amazon Gives Merchants Free Business Prime Duo Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Gives Merchants Free Business Prime Duo Access

Amazon Business has announced its intention to simplify the purchase process for small business owners.

Flatpay Raises $16 Million for Flat-Rate POS Technology
Fintech & Ecommerce

Flatpay Raises $16 Million for Flat-Rate POS Technology

The Danish fintech company Flatpay has raised investments for about $16 million as part of a Series A financing round.

Leap Raises $15 Million to Enhance Retail Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Leap Raises $15 Million to Enhance Retail Platform

The Leap retail platform announced that it managed to raise investment funds for $15 million.

Data Management Firm Databricks to Acquire AI Startup MosaicML for $1.3 Billion
Science & Technology

Data Management Firm Databricks to Acquire AI Startup MosaicML for $1.3 Billion

Databricks, a company specializing in the storage and management of data arrays, announced the acquisition of MosaicML startup, which operates in the field of artificial intelligence creation.

Mizuho Rolls Out Generative AI to Bank Staff in Japan
Science & Technology

Mizuho Rolls Out Generative AI to Bank Staff in Japan

Mizuho Financial Group announced the provision of access to Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service to all employees of its banks in Japan.