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Expedia Integrates ChatGPT: How Does AI Help You Book a Trip?
Science & Technology

Expedia Integrates ChatGPT: How Does AI Help You Book a Trip?

The leading travel booking platform Expedia has added the ChatGPT function to its bot for clients to get AI-enabled recommendations on destinations, hotels, transportation, and leisure activities

India’s Central Bank Abandons UPI Rival Project
Finance & Economics

India’s Central Bank Abandons UPI Rival Project

The UPI-alternative project that had attracted interest from major tech and finance industry players, including Amazon, Reliance, Facebook, Tata Group, Google, HDFC, and ICICI, is winding up

Curve Brings Wearable Payments to EU With Tappy Tech
Fintech & Ecommerce

Curve Brings Wearable Payments to EU With Tappy Tech

The customers of the digital wallet Curve in 31 European countries will enjoy a new level of convenience and flexibility with wearable payments powered by Tappy Technologies

Bitget Launches $100m Web3 Fund for Asian Crypto Projects
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitget Launches $100m Web3 Fund for Asian Crypto Projects

Web3-friendly venture firms and projects based in Asia and working on real-world problems will be the main focus of the new $100 million fund launched by Bitget

Asia Innovations Group Adds AI-Powered Capabilities to eCommerce Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Asia Innovations Group Adds AI-Powered Capabilities to eCommerce Platform

Asia Innovations Group (ASIG) has announced the addition of artificial intelligence (AI)-based capabilities to its e-commerce platform.

JCards Launches Time-Tracking App for Mobile Workforces
Fintech & Ecommerce

JCards Launches Time-Tracking App for Mobile Workforces

JCards has launched an application for tracking working hours, which is designed for mobile employees.

Binance.US Scrambles to Find Banking Partners
Blockchain & Crypto

Binance.US Scrambles to Find Banking Partners

Binance’s American partner is making active efforts to find a bank to serve its customers.

Walmart Suit Seeks to End Capital One Card Relationship
Fintech & Ecommerce

Walmart Suit Seeks to End Capital One Card Relationship

The media reported that Walmart sued Capital One with a demand to terminate a 4-year partnership with credit cards.

Bank of England Builds Its CBDC Team
Finance & Economics

Bank of England Builds Its CBDC Team

The media reported that the central bank of England has begun to recruit a team of employees who will deal with the digital currency of this financial institution.

BNP Paribas Selects Worldline to Reduce Iban Fraud in Sepa Direct Debits
Fintech & Ecommerce

BNP Paribas Selects Worldline to Reduce Iban Fraud in Sepa Direct Debits

BNP Paribas Cash Management has selected Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payment services, to reduce the risk of fraudulent activity in SEPA direct debit transactions.

Triodos Bank’s 2035 Emission Reduction Targets Validates as Science-Based
Science & Technology

Triodos Bank’s 2035 Emission Reduction Targets Validates as Science-Based

The Initiative to Achieve Science-Based Targets (SBTi) confirmed that Triodos Bank’s intentions to reduce the level of harmful emissions to zero have sufficient arguments to recognize this plan as justified.

Treasury Department Urges DeFi to Improve AML/CFT Controls
Blockchain & Crypto

Treasury Department Urges DeFi to Improve AML/CFT Controls

Both providers of DeFi services and the United States government are supposed to reduce AML/CFT vulnerabilities in decentralized finance (DeFi), enabling criminals to transfer and launder illicit proceeds

Google Bans Loan Apps Access to User Contacts
Fintech & Ecommerce

Google Bans Loan Apps Access to User Contacts

Android apps offering personal loan services will not be able to access users’ sensitive data, such as photos and contacts, with the new restrictions imposed by Google

Solana Reveals Solution to Cut On-Chain Storage Costs
Blockchain & Crypto

Solana Reveals Solution to Cut On-Chain Storage Costs

The new solution presented by Solana promises to cut the cost of minting 1 million NFTs on the network to nearly $110

Samsung Plans to Cut Memory Chip Production
Finance & Economics

Samsung Plans to Cut Memory Chip Production

Samsung Electronics has announced its intention to reduce the production of memory chips.

Union Credit and TransUnion Team to Help Credit Unions Find Borrowers
Finance & Economics

Union Credit and TransUnion Team to Help Credit Unions Find Borrowers

Union Credit and TransUnion have established a partnership to improve the customer service process.