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Finance & Economics

Dropbox Lays Off 500 Employees

Cloud storage giant Dropbox has joined technology companies that are implementing a workforce reduction policy, announcing the layoff of 16% of staff, which is equivalent to about 500 people.

Society & Lifestyle

Amazon Closes Halo Health Division

Amazon has sent out notices to Halo Health customers that this division of the company is ceasing operations on July 31 of this year.

News

Silicon Valley Bank Employees to Get Back Some Money

Media reports that Silicon Valley Bank employees are returning some of the money after a period of uncertainty.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Shopify Adds Melio’s B2B Embedded Finance Offering to Commerce Platform

Shopify has announced the addition of Melio’s built-in financial offer for B2B to its trading platform.

Finance & Economics

First Republic Cuts Up to 25% of Workforce

First Republic Bank intends to reduce its workforce by 25% in the second quarter of this year.

Society & Lifestyle

Reddit to Charge for Access to Its API

Following Twitter, which decided to restrict third-party access to its data, Reddit on Tuesday, April 18, announced the launch of the practice of charging for the use of the API.

News

Meta Horizon Worlds Adds Controls as It Lowers Age Requirement

Meta has announced a relaxation of age requirements, compliance with which allows users to access the virtual reality (VR) platform.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Stripe Offers Affirm’s Adaptive Checkout to Canadian Users

Stripe payment company and the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) Affirm service provider have expanded the scope of cooperation.

News

Bloomberg Develops Generative AI Model Trained on Financial Data

Bloomberg LP announces its intention to add artificial intelligence (AI) functions, with which users will be able to get answers to business-related questions.

News

Union Credit and TransUnion Team to Help Credit Unions Find Borrowers

Union Credit and TransUnion have established a partnership to improve the customer service process.

News

Tabit and Lenovo Join Efforts to Offer B2B BNPL in Canada

Lenovo will offer its business customers a BNPL payment method through their Tabit B2B integration

Fintech & Ecommerce

Open Banking Expo Canada — 15 June, 2023

Join Pay Space Magazine at Open Banking Expo Canada on June 15, 2023. Discover innovations and the future of fintechs, banks, and credit unions while connecting with leading industry members and promising forerunners.

Fintech & Ecommerce

BaaS Platform Synterra Raises $15 Million

Synctera, an American player in the field of banking services, announced the attraction of additional financing, the amount of which is $ 15 million.

News

Bank of Canada Prepares Report on Prospects of Digital Currency

The Bank of Canada has prepared a report on the specifics of using the national bank’s digital currency (CBDC).

News

Canadian Securities Administrators Strengthen Crypto Oversight

The Canadian Securities Authority (CSA) has published a notice that provides additional obligations to ensure investor protection for crypto asset trading platforms (CTP) operating in this country.

Finance & Economics

Plaid Rolls Out Identity and KYC Integration in Canada

Plaid has announced its intention to introduce its identity verification and KYC solutions in Canada.