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Finance & Economics

Retail sales last month significantly increased year-over-year

The National Retail Federation released its calculations

Fintech & Ecommerce

PayPal completed acquisition of Hyperwallet

Hyperwallet’s global payout platform provides fast and transparent way to distribute funds to payees

Fintech & Ecommerce

American Express launched virtual payments solution for business

American Express Go offers virtual card numbers for in-person, on-the-go transactions

Finance & Economics

Instagram launched new shopping features

Instagram continues turning into the e-commerce platform

Science & Technology

Apple to open its store on famed Parisian shopping avenue

The opening of Apple Champs-Élysées is planned for Sunday, November 18

Fintech & Ecommerce

Hong Kong subways will accept QR Code payments in 2020

Hong Kong’s subway system chose Alibaba’s payment solution

Science & Technology

PayPal made a strategic investment in cybersecurity startup

Investment demonstrates increasing momentum of cybersecurity startup in the online fraud prevention space

Blogs

Machine learning and FinTech

Viktoriya Polyarush Social Media Coordinator, an avid reader with the passion for technology AUG Global Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that provides computers with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed. The science behind machine learning is interesting and application-oriented. Many startups have disrupted the FinTech ecosystem with machine learning as […]

Finance & Economics

Chase teamed up with Visa to popularize contactless payments

Chase customers will speed through checkout with a tap of their Visa credit card at millions of places where contactless payments are accepted

Finance & Economics

Austrian startup to boost local shopping

The startup wants to display all retailer products in one simple app

Finance & Economics

Climate change affects central banks — expert

Central banks should conduct a successful stabilization policy for both monetary policy and financial stability

Science & Technology

Microsoft to acquire another AI company

Microsoft has already made several strategic acquisitions, including Bonsai, Lobe, GitHub, to accelerate AI development

Finance & Economics

Fraud still retailers’ top payment issue – research

With no signatures, no PIN and no biometrics, what we have right now is no authentication at all

Blockchain & Crypto

Another large bank to use Ripple’s blockchain-based solution

CIMB Group joins RippleNet to power instant payments across ASEAN

Finance & Economics

Starling Bank launched in-app Marketplace for small businesses

Starling Bank starts to expand business banking Marketplace

Blockchain & Crypto

Bitcoin Cash hard fork: what Revolut’s users should expect

A Bitcoin Cash hard fork will take place today, on November 15