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Finance & Economics

Morgan Stanley Reportedly Predicts Favorable Environment for Lenders in 2025

The media published information according to which Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating and price targets for shares of several credit card companies and lenders.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Visa Acquires Featurespace to Boost Transaction Monitoring With AI

Visa has officially completed its acquisition of Featurespace, a company specialising in real-time artificial intelligence (AI) technology for payment protection, announced in September.

Finance & Economics

Bank of England Holds Rates

The Bank of England on Thursday, December 19, as part of its last monetary policy meeting this year, decided to keep interest rates at the same level.

Science & Technology

Accenture Beats Quarterly Revenue

Accenture on Thursday, December 19, released a report on its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025, which exceeded Wall Street’s preliminary expectations regarding this company’s revenue and profit for the mentioned period.

Science & Technology

China’s GenAI Sector Sees More Funding

The Chinese generative artificial intelligence sector received more funding this year, but at the same time recorded a decrease in the number of deals.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Hong Kong Picks Several Banks and Tech Firms to Test GenAI in Financial Sector

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has picked ten banks and four technology partners to participate in a project to test several use cases for generative artificial intelligence in the financial services sector.

Science & Technology

US Finalizes $458 Million Award to SK Hynix

The United States Commerce Department on Thursday, December 19, finalized an award for South Korean semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix in the form of government grants worth up to $458 million.

Blockchain & Crypto

Losses From Crypto Hacks Jump to $2.2 Billion in 2024

In the current year, the total amount of funds stolen as a result of hacker attacks on cryptocurrency platforms reached $2.2 billion.

Science & Technology

Micron Shares Fall

The value of Micron Technology shares fell by about 12% on premarket trading on Thursday, December 19, as this chip manufacturer published disappointing earnings guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2025, indicating sluggish consumer demand for personal computers and smartphones, despite strong sales growth of microcircuits used for the operation of artificial intelligence systems.

Finance & Economics

Indian Startups Raise 6% More This Year, With Funding Rounds Getting Scarcer

In 2024, Indian startups experienced a 32% decline in funding rounds compared to the previous year, although the aggregate funding amount itself grew by 6%.

Science & Technology

Rogbid Introduces First Smart Ring With Interactive Display

Smartwatch brand Rogbid presented the innovative smart ring model with an OLED touch display, which is the first product of this kind on the market.

Finance & Economics

India’s GDP Growth Slumps to 5,4%

Indian economy is experiencing a noticeable decline, with economic growth falling to a seven-quarter low level.

Blockchain & Crypto

Deutsche Bank Builds Blockchain Solution on Ethereum

Deutsche Bank is actively working on Project Dama 2, an Ethereum-based Layer 2 (L2) blockchain network to enhance transaction efficiency and integrate regulatory safeguards.

Science & Technology

Kioxia’s Shares Increase in Debut

Kioxia’s shares soared 14% as part of their market debut on Wednesday, December 18.

Blockchain & Crypto

Hong Kong Approves More Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Hong Kong’s securities regulator on Wednesday, December 18, approved the activities of four cryptocurrency exchanges as part of the city’s latest attempt to maintain its competitiveness during a kind of race for the status of a global center for trading digital assets.

Finance & Economics

UniCredit Raises Stake in Commerzbank

Italian UniCredit SpA increased its holding in German Commerzbank AG to about 28%.