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Apple Pay Continues Expansion With Honduras and Panama
Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple Pay Continues Expansion With Honduras and Panama

The popular mobile wallet Apple Pay has launched in Honduras and Panama with support for Mastercard and Visa credit and debit cards issued by the partnering banks

Voyager Bankruptcy Plan Approved: Details Unveiled
Blockchain & Crypto

Voyager Bankruptcy Plan Approved: Details Unveiled

The affected customers could now expect to receive 35.72% of their claims, to begin with

BT to Cut 55,000 Jobs
Society & Lifestyle

BT to Cut 55,000 Jobs

Telecommunications giant BT has announced its intention to cut 55,000 jobs by the end of this decade.

Fertility App Fines $200,000 for Leaking Customer’s Health Data
Society & Lifestyle

Fertility App Fines $200,000 for Leaking Customer’s Health Data

The company that created the popular infertility treatment app Premom has announced to pay $200,000 in federal and state fines.

Wendy’s and Pipedream to Pilot Underground Autonomous Robot System
Fintech & Ecommerce

Wendy’s and Pipedream to Pilot Underground Autonomous Robot System

Wendy’s plans to launch a mobile order delivery testing program through the use of an underground autonomous robotic system.

Ripple Buys Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250 Million
Blockchain & Crypto

Ripple Buys Crypto Custody Firm Metaco for $250 Million

The crypto company Ripple has acquired the Swiss provider of digital asset storage services Metaco.

Revolut Has a New Offering for Australian Businesses
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Has a New Offering for Australian Businesses

Besides a new offering for businesses in Australia, the crypto-friendly digital bank Revolut is still looking to secure a banking license to expand its services UK-based fintech firm Revolut has launched international payments-focused accounts for business clients in Australia, looking to create an app or platform where “people can manage their entire financial lives in […]

Sam Altman Urges Congress to Regulate Powerful New Technology
Science & Technology

Sam Altman Urges Congress to Regulate Powerful New Technology

On Tuesday, May 16, Sam Altman, Chief Executive Officer of OpenAI, told US senators about the aspects of the development and application of artificial intelligence, the regulation of which he supports.

Goldman Strategists See Potential Profit Boom From AI
Finance & Economics

Goldman Strategists See Potential Profit Boom From AI

Strategists at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. believe that artificial intelligence can become a solid foundation for long-term profit growth in the United States.

Paytronix & Square Integrate Online Ordering With POS
Fintech & Ecommerce

Paytronix & Square Integrate Online Ordering With POS

Paytronix is launching its advanced digital guest engagement solution for restaurants, retail chains and convenience stores on the Square App Marketplace, expanding restaurants’ reach beyond brick-and-mortar customers

UBS Sees $35 Billion Gain on Credit Suisse
Finance & Economics

UBS Sees $35 Billion Gain on Credit Suisse

UBS Group AG expects to make a profit of about $34.8 billion following the emergency takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG.

Samsung and Bank of Korea Collaborate on Offline CBDC
Fintech & Ecommerce

Samsung and Bank of Korea Collaborate on Offline CBDC

The media reported that Samsung is currently working with the Bank of Korea to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

Moss and Deutsche Bank Partner on Payments via Expense Management Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Moss and Deutsche Bank Partner on Payments via Expense Management Platform

The media reports that Moss has established a partnership with Deutsche Bank.

Sezzle’s BNPL Option Helps Building Credit Score
Fintech & Ecommerce

Sezzle’s BNPL Option Helps Building Credit Score

Sezzle’s Pay-in-2 option expands the range of the company’s existing BNPL products and may help customers build their credit score in conjunction with the Sezzle Up feature

N26 Brings Yield-Bearing Savings to Spain
Fintech & Ecommerce

N26 Brings Yield-Bearing Savings to Spain

The new N26 Instant Savings account offers customers in Spain a 2.26% yield, empowering customers to have a better relationship with their money

Emirates NBD Enters Sustaibability-Focused Partnership With Microsoft
Fintech & Ecommerce

Emirates NBD Enters Sustaibability-Focused Partnership With Microsoft

The sustainability and innovation-focused collaboration between Emirates NBD and Microsoft will be based on four pillars: measurement, data conversion, ecosystem development and process improvements