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Finance & Economics

Capital One Publishes Results for Second Quarter of 2023

The American bank holding company Capital One has released financial results for the second quarter of 2023.

News

Transactions With Digital Yuan Hit $250 Billion

In China, the total volume of transactions using digital yuan exceeded the $250 billion mark.

News

OpenAI Supports Requiring Licenses for Advanced AI Systems

The memorandum on internal policy prepared by OpenAI indicates that this company supports the idea of mandatory licensing of the activities of firms that intend to develop advanced artificial intelligence systems.

News

JPMorgan Fund Bets Asia Chip Stocks

The $1.4 billion fund, which is currently managed by JPMorgan Asset Management, is betting on shares of Asian companies whose activities are related to the supply of chips and which are trying to catch up with their American counterparts.

Fintech & Ecommerce

TikTok Partners With Atome for Malaysia E-Commerce

TikTok’s e-commerce unit announced that it has reached an agreement on a partnership with the fintech platform Atome, which is part of the ownership structure of Advance Intelligence Group.

News

UK Regulator to Roll Out Isolated Environment for Testing Financial Apps

The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom (FCA) intends in the foreseeable future to provide companies with access to an isolated technological environment in which firms will be able to test the functioning of their digital products at an early stage of development.

News

Myanmar Shadow Government to Launch Neobank to Finance Fight Against Military Junta

The shadow government of Myanmar, the National Unity Government (NUG), plans to create a neobank, whose activities will be carried out on the Polygon platform.

Finance & Economics

Mizuho to Create Fund to Support Japanese Tech Startups

Mizuho Financial Group announced plans to create a debt fund that will focus on supporting Japanese startups operating in the technology sector.

Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly Works On AI Tools

The media reports that Apple is currently actively developing artificial intelligence tools.

News

Goldman Sachs Reports Drop in Profits

Goldman Sachs Group’s profit showed a sharp drop in the second quarter of this year.

News

Foxconn Buys Apple Equipment

Over the past year, Foxconn Technology Group has acquired from Apple the equipment necessary to establish production activities, with a total value of $33 billion.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Singapore Becomes Command Center for ASEAN Fintech: Report

PwC Singapore, Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) and Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) revealed the growth trends of the financial technology industry in Singapore

Fintech & Ecommerce

CFPB and European Commission Start Discussion About Digitization of Finance

Didier Reynders, Commissioner of the European Commission for Justice and Consumer Protection, and Rohit Chopra, Director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), on Monday, July 17, announced the beginning of a dialogue on some issues related to the digitalization of the financial industry.

Society & Lifestyle

Call of Duty to Remain on Playstation After Activision Blizzard Deal With Microsoft

Microsoft has signed an agreement with Sony, according to which the Call of Duty video game will remain available on PlayStation after the tech giant implements a $69 billion takeover deal for Activision Blizzard.

News

Twitter Loses Nearly Half Advertising Revenue

The level of Twitter’s revenue from placing advertising materials on this virtual platform has almost halved after Elon Musk became the owner of the social network in October last year.

Finance & Economics

Venture Capital Firms Reportedly Slash Funds

The media reports that currently, companies with venture capital are reducing the volume of their mega funds after many years of accumulation and formation of the base of the financial asset.