Science & Technology - page 162

Fintech & Ecommerce

Latin American countries prefer cash over e-payment: new study

Cash keeps dominating at the point of sale in Latin American countries like nowhere else in the world

News

Smart speakers to overtake tablet computers

Digital voice assistants worldwide will triple to 8 billion over three years

Society & Lifestyle

Global companies join efforts to fight against coronavirus in China

Emerging technologies transform China into a testing ground due to the coronavirus outbreak

Finance & Economics

Here’s how climate change might affect global financial industry

The sustainable finance market is expected to require up to $6 trillion of capital in the nearest future

News

Managing car expenses more efficiently with new technologies

Giles Kirkland Automotive expert   It’s no secret that cars are expensive to run. From the initial purchase price to the ongoing running costs of insurance, fuel and maintenance, it isn’t easy to keep a car on the road. Not to mention the unexpected breakdowns and costly fixes often coming as a surprise. The good […]

News

UK drivers to opt for electric cars, but price is major concern

Although drivers are ready to go electric, a third of them are waiting for prices to decrease before purchasing

Countries

New RBC poll shows how Canadians care about their financial future

More than half are now taking a “whenever I can” approach instead of regularly setting aside savings

News

New solution to increase security of autonomous cars 

OpenRoaming unlocks solutions to the large data transfer challenge for autonomous vehicle fleets

Finance & Economics

US retail sales to reach almost $4 trillion in 2020

The forecast states that although coronavirus isn’t a global pandemic, business confidence and retail sales could be impacted due to factory shutdowns in China

News

Study shows how UK e-commerce handles delivery

69% of UK retailers struggle to manage their customer service to the required level

Finance & Economics

Only 9% of UK workers are in their dream job – survey on career switch

In reality, a successful career change is possible at any age

News

Amazon opens cashier-free grocery store

Amazon’s entering into a $900 billion US grocery industry might be challenging for established players such as Walmart, Kroger and, 7-Eleven

Fintech & Ecommerce

Smart payment routing: essentials & how-to

Let’s find out what smart payment routing is (also known as intelligent routing)

News

UK neobanks have 20M customers despite growth slow

The research tracks the performance of UK neobanks compared to incumbent banks and traditional challenger banks

Fintech & Ecommerce

Losses from online payment fraud to exceed $200B by 2024

The research found the increased sophistication of fraud attempts and the rising number of attack vectors

News

Grab gets fundraising boost from Japanese investors

Investors aim to co-develop next-generation financial products and services based on Grab’s combined customer insights

Science & Technology