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Society & Lifestyle

Israel named world’s first country to control COVID-19’s pandemic

On December 27, Israel entered a third national lockdown, due to the recent detection of 2 new highly COVID-19 strains

Fintech & Ecommerce

Digital wallet spend to exceed $10 trillion: here’s when

The rising adoption of digital payments during the pandemic is expected to drive this significant 83% growth in spending

Finance & Economics

Coronacrisis caused decline in Australian card payments’ growth: report

The Australian payment card market registered a slowdown in 2020 due to the pandemic which reduced consumer and commercial spending

Science & Technology

Tencent partners automaker Geely on smart car tech

The agreement between these companies is another milestone in automotive and IT cross-industry cooperation

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mastercard announced acceleration of e-payments in France

Both companies aim to speed up the rollout of new payment features and innovations across the country

Finance & Economics

eBay to start managing payments for merchants in Greater China

The expansion is expected in April 2021

Finance & Economics

Country with the fastest-growing economy revealed

The country already embarked on its mass vaccination drive from 16 January 2021 onwards

Science & Technology

COVID-19 vaccine rollout drives UK businesses’ growth expectations

8 out of 14 UK sectors outperformed their international counterparts in December

Blockchain & Crypto

Coinbase acquired blockchain infrastructure provider

By joining forces, the companies aim to bring Bison Trails’ technology to more projects and more companies around the world

Fintech & Ecommerce

Akurateco announced integration with a range of payment connectors

These connectors are already available for integration for the clients of Akurateco

Society & Lifestyle

Hackers leaked stolen Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data

EMA is responsible for reviewing and approving COVID-19 vaccines

Finance & Economics

Western Union will soon offer its money transfer services at Walmart

Through Western Union’s platform, Walmart customers will be able to move money to close ones nearly anywhere across the world

Science & Technology

Here’s how many Indian households use electronic payments: survey

The survey is covering 5314 households across 25 Indian states

Finance & Economics

Same-day-delivery is no longer available in Germany: reason revealed

DPD discontinued same-day-delivery already in 2019

Science & Technology

Google is testing shopping feature for YouTube

The feature is available to users in the US on iOS, Android, and desktop

Science & Technology

Technology adoption and growth rates outpace expectations: research

Some trends have accelerated within months for what was previously part of a 5-year plan