Amazon Tests Shopping and Health Assistants
Amazon, as part of its drive to scale the use of generative artificial intelligence in its e-commerce ecosystem, has begun testing a shopping assistant and a health-focused chatbot with a subset of users.
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Donald Trump Announces New Auto Tariffs
President of the United States Donald Trump on Wednesday, March 26, announced a 25% tariff set, which will take effect on April 2 and will affect all cars shipped to the US.
UK Inflation Demonstrates Decline
Last month, inflation in the United Kingdom showed a moderate decrease to 2.8%.
US Adds More Chinese Companies to Export Blacklist
Last Tuesday, March 25, the United States added dozens of Chinese technology companies to its export blacklist.
Splitit Launches Fully Embedded Shopify App
Splitit provides merchants with credit card-linked payment installments fully embedded within the Shopify checkout.
FCA Intends to Retire Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulation
In the United Kingdom, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) plans to retire more than 100 pages of outdated guidance, withdraw hundreds of supervisory publications, and take other actions to reduce the burden on businesses and improve outcomes for consumers.
Affirm Forms BNPL Pact With JPMorgan Payments
Affirm is expanding its pay-later offering through a new agreement with JPMorgan Payments.
Westpac to Enable Consumers to Block Accounts
Westpac, a financial institution operating in Australia and New Zealand, plans to allow its customers to block their accounts.
Tabit Insurance Announces Bitcoin-Centric Funding
Tabit Insurance has announced the capitalization of its $40 million insurance facility.
World Network Reportedly Plans to Add Visa Card Functionality
The World Network, an organization co-founded by Sam Altman and which is part of the blockchain-based ecosystem that includes Worldcoin, is currently negotiating with Visa to add on-chain card features to the organization’s self-custody cryptocurrency wallet.
RockFi Raises $19 Million
The fintech company RockFi, which is based in Paris and operates in the area of wealth management, announced that it raised new financing for $19 million.
Monzo Debuts New Tool
Fintech industry player Monzo, which is based in the United Kingdom, announced the launch of a new tool that consumers can use to share expenses with friends and family.
Walmart Partners With JPMorgan to Offer Embedded Payments for US Merchants
Walmart is offering merchants on its platform to enjoy the benefits of embedded finance powered by the reliable banking ecosystem of JPMorgan.
BlackRock Launches Bitcoin Product in Europe
BlackRock has launched its first bitcoin exchange-traded product in Europe as part of its efforts related to the desire to satisfy the demand for cryptocurrency in new markets, which has been showing recent growth.
GreenPath Financial Wellness and Pocketnest Join Forces to Boost Access to Financial Counseling and Debt Management
GreenPath and Pocketnest have a shared vision of supporting people who face challenges in their financial wellness journey.
Western Union & HCL Technologies to Revolutionise Remittance With AI-Driven Tools
Money transfer leader Western Union has united efforts with Indian multinational IT company HCL Technologies (HCLTech), reversing the trend of remittance players using little to no AI.
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