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Twitter Develops Video App for Smart TVs
Science & Technology

Twitter Develops Video App for Smart TVs

Twitter’s development plans include creating a video application for smart TVs.

Binance Cancels UK Registration
Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Cancels UK Registration

Binance cancels registration in the UK amid regulatory checks.

Afreximbank Expects Up to 20 Countries to Use Pan-African Payment System by Year’s End
Fintech & Ecommerce

Afreximbank Expects Up to 20 Countries to Use Pan-African Payment System by Year’s End

By the end of this year, up to 20 countries can join the pan-African payment system.

Nevada Introduces Regulatory Standards for Wage Access
Fintech & Ecommerce

Nevada Introduces Regulatory Standards for Wage Access

Joe Lombardo, the 31st governor of Nevada, signed the first law in the United States to introduce regulatory standards for companies that offer access to wages (EWA).

Meta Introduces AI Model With Speech Generation Capabilities
Science & Technology

Meta Introduces AI Model With Speech Generation Capabilities

Meta Platforms has presented a new model of generative artificial intelligence, which is capable of generating speech.

Mexico and Peru to Develop Real-Time Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Mexico and Peru to Develop Real-Time Payments

Currently, in Latin American countries, a significant part of non-bank households does not demonstrate either the desire or any readiness to switch to real-time payment in their actions related to handling finances, but experts believe that in the near future in some parts of this region, the corresponding service will be scaled.

Ethscriptions Launch as Alternative to Bitcoin Ordinals
Blockchain & Crypto

Ethscriptions Launch as Alternative to Bitcoin Ordinals

Ethscriptions are an innovation analogous to Bitcoin-derived Ordinal inscriptions but leveraging the power of the Ethereum blockchain

Plaid Launches Tool for Cash Flow Underwriting
Fintech & Ecommerce

Plaid Launches Tool for Cash Flow Underwriting

Plaid has introduced a new solution called Plaid Link, which will facilitate consumers’ access to real-time data on the movement of money.

BIS and Bank of England Complete CBDC Project
Blockchain & Crypto

BIS and Bank of England Complete CBDC Project

The pilot project of using the central bank’s digital currency (CBDC), in which the Bank of England (BoE) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) participated, has been completed.

Reddit CEO Lashes Out on Protests
Society & Lifestyle

Reddit CEO Lashes Out on Protests

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman continues to defend the idea of expediency and justification of changes in the Application Programming Interface (API) access policy amid protests against this decision.

Binance Exits Netherlands
Blockchain & Crypto

Binance Exits Netherlands

Binance Holdings announced that it had decided to leave the Netherlands after unsuccessful attempts to pass the registration procedure with the financial authorities of this country.

Alibaba to Bring Tmall eCommerce Site to Europe
Fintech & Ecommerce

Alibaba to Bring Tmall eCommerce Site to Europe

Michael Evans, president of Alibaba Group, announced the intention of the Chinese e-commerce giant to launch its Tmall website in Europe.

Backbase Acquires Digital Wealth Platform Nucoro
Fintech & Ecommerce

Backbase Acquires Digital Wealth Platform Nucoro

Backbase, a global provider of banking software, has acquired London-based firm Nucoro.

Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation
Fintech & Ecommerce

Blackbird.AI Raises $20 Million to Fight Market Manipulation

Blackbird.AI, a company specializing in the analysis of narratives and risks with the help of artificial intelligence, announced that it managed to raise investment funds in the amount of $20 million following the results of the Series B funding round.

Colombia’s Central Bank Chooses Ripple for CBDC Pilot
Blockchain & Crypto

Colombia’s Central Bank Chooses Ripple for CBDC Pilot

The pilot project will show whether Ripple’s new end-to-end CBDC platform could help boost Colombia’s high-value payment system

BlackRock Applies for Spot Bitcoin ETF
Blockchain & Crypto

BlackRock Applies for Spot Bitcoin ETF

The largest investment company globally is eyeing the first crypto spot ETF in the United States