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Payoneer Introduces New Features to Small Business Growth

Payoneer, a company operating in the financial technology industry, has announced new features that will enhance the quality of customer service and facilitate entrepreneurs’ access to the global economy.

News

EBL Launches Biometric Metal Card

Eastern Bank PLC. (EBL), headquartered in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, plans to issue the world’s first biometric metal IDEX Pay card.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Soum Raises $18 Million

The re-commerce platform Soum has announced that it has managed to raise $18 million to expand its operations in the Middle East and North Africa.

Science & Technology

McKinsey Predicts Domination of GenAI in Business Landscape

McKinsey and Company predicts that generative artificial intelligence will continue to occupy a dominant position in the business environment next year.

News

China Stops Exports of Some Rare-Earth Processing Technologies

The Chinese authorities decided to stop the export of several rare earth technologies.

News

Anthropic Plans to Raise $750 Million

The media reports that the startup Anthropic, which operates in the sphere of artificial intelligence, is currently negotiating a $750 million funding raise.

Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly to Launch Vision Pro Mixed-Reality Headset by February

The media reports that Apple plans to release its Vision Pro mixed reality headset by February.

Finance & Economics

RBI Warns Risk of India Economic Growth Falter

The report of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which was released on Wednesday, December 20, contains a statement that the economic system of this South Asian country will continue to demonstrate dynamic growth at a healthy pace, but the fact of the negative impact of high inflation on consumer demand creates a risk factor […]

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Bank of Japan Holds Off From Policy Normalization Moves

The Bank of Japan maintained its moderate stance following the results of its last monetary policy meeting this year, although markets are signaling growing confidence that the financial regulator is gradually approaching the normalization of its activity strategy.

Finance & Economics

China Leaves Lending Benchmark Rates Unchanged

In China, local financial authorities on Wednesday, December 20, decided to keep benchmark lending rates at a monthly level, which corresponds to preliminary market expectations and is a predictable action that does not go beyond the most likely scenarios.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Uber for Business Adds Integrations With Expense Management Providers

Uber for Business has integrated with Brex and Ramp cost management service providers.

Finance & Economics

India Central Bank Tightens Rules for Financing of Alternative Investment Funds

The Central Bank of India on Tuesday, December 19, banned banks and non-bank financial companies that are in the area of its regulation from sending financing to alternative investment funds.

News

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Pushes for Local Currency Transactions in Trade

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim intends to implement a strategy to gradually increase the use of the local currency ringgit as part of financial operations in the sphere of trade.

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Xero and Flinks to Enhance Banking Data Access

Xero, a global platform for small businesses, has announced the start of a partnership with Flinks, an open banking company.

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Cambodia Chalks Up 10 Million Bakong Digital Currency Accounts

The digital currency of Cambodia called Bakong, which was developed with the participation of specialists from a Japanese startup, has become widespread, as evidenced by the existence of about 10 million accounts registered to own this digital money.

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Apple Reportedly to Stop Selling Some Apple Watch Models

The media reported that Apple will stop selling the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the United States shortly before Christmas.