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Infographics

The biggest 11.11 ever: Alibaba reported record sales – infographic

Another year, another gross merchandise volume record for Alibaba’s 11.11 Global Shopping Festival

Infographics

Passengers can pay for public transit without cash in over 150 cities

MasterCard is one of the leaders of the mobility services field

Science & Technology

Samsung unveils the best Galaxy Apps of 2018

The winners have been named at Samsung Developer Conference

Finance & Economics

Citibank is fined for $38 million by the SEC

The bank will pay a fine for improper handling of ADRs

Finance & Economics

Alexa became available in a new market

Alexa and Amazon Echo now available in another country

Finance & Economics

Riksbank adds two new currencies in the foreign exchange reserves

Norwegian and Danish krona – new currencies in the foreign exchange reserves

Finance & Economics

Leading crypto exchange launched its own analysis division

Analysis division will generate «unbiased, institutional-grade research reports for investors in the crypto space»

Science & Technology

Samsung joins «Partnership on AI»

The organization currently has more than 70 partners, including major global companies and human rights groups specializing in AI

Science & Technology

Survey shows why more than half of Belgian SMEs don’t sell online

Retailers that don’t sell online mostly say it’s because of a lack of time or knowledge

Finance & Economics

New study reveals habits and preferences of Chinese consumers

In China, where over 15% of consumption takes place online, compared to just 9% in the US, consumers have been faster to embrace online grocery shopping

Science & Technology

Facebook started shipping its video-calling devices

US consumers already can order Portal and Portal+

Fintech & Ecommerce

M-PESA users now can send money globally

More than 28 million M-PESA wallet holders can send money to Western Union’s worldwide pay-out network

Fintech & Ecommerce

Uber’s rival will introduce a mobile wallet

The company partnered with a financial conglomerate to launch a co-branded mobile wallet

Science & Technology

Apple opens its first store in the new market

More than 100 employees will welcome Thai customers

Fintech & Ecommerce

TransferWise integrates with another challenger bank

TransferWise joins forces with bunq

Science & Technology

Huawei’s AI solution recognized as the world’s leading tech achievement

Huawei believes its chips “unlock a new era of artificial intelligence”