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Shopify Adds Melio’s B2B Embedded Finance Offering to Commerce Platform
Fintech & Ecommerce

Shopify Adds Melio’s B2B Embedded Finance Offering to Commerce Platform

Shopify has announced the addition of Melio’s built-in financial offer for B2B to its trading platform.

Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable
Fintech & Ecommerce

Token Raises $30 Million for Biometric Wearable

The Token company announced that it has managed to attract additional funding for $ 30 million, which will be used to expand the company’s offer for wearable authentication.

Citi Expects Generative AI to Benefit Search Engine Industry
Science & Technology

Citi Expects Generative AI to Benefit Search Engine Industry

Generative artificial intelligence can have a positive impact on the development of the search engine industry.

French Regulator Offers Crypto Companies Fast Track to MiCA
Blockchain & Crypto

French Regulator Offers Crypto Companies Fast Track to MiCA

As European countries are searching for the best ways to transit to a new EU crypto regime called MiCA, French Financial Markets Authority offers a fast-track registration for the incumbents

Romania Launches National NFT Marketplace
Blockchain & Crypto

Romania Launches National NFT Marketplace

Romania’s Informatics Institute is to launch an institutional NFT trading platform, which is supposed to link the public and private sectors

Amex Ventures Vets Launch $78 Million Fintech Fund
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amex Ventures Vets Launch $78 Million Fintech Fund

A group of three former managing directors of Amex Ventures announced that it managed to raise funds for $ 78 million for the debut fund to support startups in the fintech industry.

Credit Suisse Reveals Scale of Bank’s Bankruptcy
Finance & Economics

Credit Suisse Reveals Scale of Bank’s Bankruptcy

Credit Suisse has revealed the extent of the bankruptcy of this financial institution.

Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy Blames on Private Label Strategy
Fintech & Ecommerce

Bed Bath & Beyond Bankruptcy Blames on Private Label Strategy

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) has announced its bankruptcy.

Main Street Merchant Recession Expectations Match Fed
Finance & Economics

Main Street Merchant Recession Expectations Match Fed

Main Street is preparing for economic problems amid the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and inflation.

Google’s Bard AI Chatbot Can Generate and Debug Code
Science & Technology

Google’s Bard AI Chatbot Can Generate and Debug Code

The Google Bard artificial intelligence tool can now provide programming assistance.

Woodoo Biotech Raises $31 Million to Transform Dead Wood Into Glass and Leather
Science & Technology

Woodoo Biotech Raises $31 Million to Transform Dead Wood Into Glass and Leather

The fresh funding will allow the French startup Woodoo to expand its biotech solution that repurposes dead wood into new advanced sustainable materials across many sectors

First Citizens Bank to Woo Startups and Rebuild SVB Business Model
Finance & Economics

First Citizens Bank to Woo Startups and Rebuild SVB Business Model

The new owner of the Silicon Valley Bank aims to solve two tasks, including improving the business and restoring the reputation of a financial institution.

UK Wants New Regulator to Tackle Big Tech
Fintech & Ecommerce

UK Wants New Regulator to Tackle Big Tech

In the UK, a new regulator will appear in the foreseeable future, whose activity will be to supervise technology giants, including Amazon and Google.

Apple’s Tap To Pay Goes Live in Taiwan
Fintech & Ecommerce

Apple’s Tap To Pay Goes Live in Taiwan

Taiwan has become the second country after the USA where merchants are able to accept in-store contactless payments on their iPhones using Apple’s Tap to Pay solution

Zimbabwe is Working on Gold-Backed Digital Currency
Blockchain & Crypto

Zimbabwe is Working on Gold-Backed Digital Currency

Gold-backed digital currency to be introduced by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is supposed to stabilize the highly volatile Zimbabwean dollar

Unlimint to Provide Payment Services in Nigeria: License Secured
Fintech & Ecommerce

Unlimint to Provide Payment Services in Nigeria: License Secured

Having received its Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) License from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), fintech Unlimint is going to launch in the Nigerian market