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EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet
Fintech & Ecommerce

EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet

Martina Weimert, CEO of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), stated the need for a pan-European solution to further enhance the development of real-time payments.

Fast Food Billionaires Launch Philippine Online Investment Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Fast Food Billionaires Launch Philippine Online Investment Platform

After a year of development, the Philippine online investment platform DragonFi was launched, offering users a customizable stock trading experience, advanced charts and “lowest possible fees”

Apple CEO Urges Caution As AI Stays in Spotlight
Science & Technology

Apple CEO Urges Caution As AI Stays in Spotlight

The Seeking Alpha report testified that artificial intelligence technologies continue to attract the attention of Wall Street, and Apple’s chief executive officer and the head of the Federal Trade Commission expressed concern about the active introduction of AI.

Google Turns to AI Chat For Search Engine Revamp
Science & Technology

Google Turns to AI Chat For Search Engine Revamp

Google is using artificial intelligence to massively modernize its Internet search system.

Swedish Open Banking Startup Kreditz Raises €10 Million
Fintech & Ecommerce

Swedish Open Banking Startup Kreditz Raises €10 Million

Swedish open banking startup Kreditz has announced that it has managed to attract investment funds for 10 million euros.

TD Bank Blames Regulatory Uncertainty for Failed First Horizon Acquisition
Finance & Economics

TD Bank Blames Regulatory Uncertainty for Failed First Horizon Acquisition

Canadian TD Bank canceled the planned purchase of the American financial institution First Horizon.

Starbucks Testing Palm Payments
Fintech & Ecommerce

Starbucks Testing Palm Payments

The coffee giant Starbucks has started testing Amazon’s biometric payments solution, enabling customers to get their cup of coffee by scanning their palm

Kenya Proposes Crypto Transfer Tax
Blockchain & Crypto

Kenya Proposes Crypto Transfer Tax

The Kenyan national budget, which will be presented on June 8, proposes a 3% tax on the transfer of digital crypto assets

Shopify Cuts 20% of Staff
Fintech & Ecommerce

Shopify Cuts 20% of Staff

Shopify announced its intention to lay off more than 2 thousand employees as part of efforts aimed at intensifying activities in the field of e-commerce.

British Banks Warn of Big Increase in Online Scams
Finance & Economics

British Banks Warn of Big Increase in Online Scams

British banks report that at the end of last year, there was a significant increase in fraud, most of which is observed in the online space.

Ex-Uber Security Chief Gets No Prison Time for Hack Cover Up
Society & Lifestyle

Ex-Uber Security Chief Gets No Prison Time for Hack Cover Up

The former security chief of Uber Technologies Inc. has avoided jail time for concealing information about a large-scale identity theft that occurred in 2016.

Danske Bank Now Helps Businesses Track Their Customers’ Financial Health
Fintech & Ecommerce

Danske Bank Now Helps Businesses Track Their Customers’ Financial Health

The new B2B business intelligence service enables Danske Bank business customers to check their customers’ creditworthiness and access the risks of non-payment

Asia Investors Sue Switzerland Over Bank Collapse
Finance & Economics

Asia Investors Sue Switzerland Over Bank Collapse

Asian investors have joined international lawsuits against the Swiss government in connection with its actions to take over Credit Suisse bank.

Apple Sales Continue to Fall
Finance & Economics

Apple Sales Continue to Fall

Apple’s sales continue to follow a downward trajectory.

Brazil Pilots CBDC in Stores
Blockchain & Crypto

Brazil Pilots CBDC in Stores

Central Bank of Brazil is ready to start trials of its proposed CBDC across various use cases including in-store and offline NFC payments

Bitdeer and Bhutan Investment Arm Launch Sustainable Digital Asset Mining
Blockchain & Crypto

Bitdeer and Bhutan Investment Arm Launch Sustainable Digital Asset Mining

The upcoming carbon-free digital asset mining operations in Bhutan complement Bitdeer’s international expansion, with existing data centers in Northern Europe and North America