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Alphabet to Buy Wiz for $32 Billion

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, announced on Tuesday, March 18, that it would acquire Wiz in its largest deal valued at approximately $32 billion.

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Discover the Future of FinTech at Wiki Finance Expo Hong Kong 2025

Hong Kong, [March 27] — Get ready for the most exciting fintech and Web3.0 event of the year! Wiki Finance Expo Hong Kong 2025 is returning on March 27, 2025, to The Sky 100 Hong Kong Observation Deck at the International Commerce Center (ICC). This highly anticipated summit is set to be the largest and […]

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Amazon Launches Dedicated Marketplace for Ireland

Amazon has officially launched the Amazon.ie platform, bringing customers in Ireland direct access to over 200 million products at great prices in Euro, with fast and hassle-free delivery and easy returns.

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ICBA Payments and Mastercard Join Forces to Revolutionize Payment Experiences for Community Banks

ICBA Payments and Mastercard will offer upgraded and optimised card and payment services for 1,400 community banks.

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Alphabet Reportedly Approaches to $30 Billion Acquisition of Wiz

The media published information according to which Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is nearing the conclusion of the deal to acquire the startup Wiz, which operates in the cybersecurity area.

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Baidu Launches Two New AI Models

Last Sunday, March 16, the Chinese company Baidu announced that it had launched two new models of artificial intelligence.

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OECD Cuts US and Global Economic Outlooks

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) lowered its forecast for economic growth both in the United States and worldwide, noting that US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on goods imported from other countries are a deterrent in terms of the impact on the upward dynamic of gross domestic product (GDP).

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Google DeepMind CEO Says About Prospects of Artificial General Intelligence

Google DeepMind co-founder and chief executive officer Demis Hassabis stated that there is still some way to go before the emergence of such a configuration of artificial intelligence that is able to cope with any task on a par with humans, but it is a matter of time when the corresponding digital cognitive systems will […]

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Klarna Forms Pay Later Pact With Walmart

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) provider Klarna has agreed to become Walmart’s exclusive provider of installment loans.

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Bank of America Claims Real-Time Payments Connect Businesses to Working Capital

Daniel Stanton, managing director and global head of Transactional FX at Bank of America, stated during a conversation with media representatives that as financial institutions move onto real-time payment networks, providing corporate clients with faster payment capabilities will be a long-term project.

Fintech & Ecommerce

AI, Fraud Prevention, and the Next Wave of Fintech: Insights from MoneyLIVE 2025

London greeted me with its signature drizzle, the usual rush of black cabs, and hurried footsteps. I arrived at MoneyLive running on coffee and curiosity, ready to dive into the whirlwind of fintech discussions, networking, and—let’s be honest—a fair share of industry buzzwords. But this time, something felt different. It wasn’t just talk. It was […]

Blockchain & Crypto

Understanding Tokenised Money Market Funds

Amid the growing interest in integrating traditional financial instruments with blockchain technology, there’s time to demystify tokenised money market funds and their role in finance. 

Finance & Economics

China’s Economy Forecast Reportedly to Show Resilience

The media, citing analysts, claim that China’s economic system probably demonstrated stability in the first two months of the current year, even though the President of the United States Donald Trump began a second trade war between Washington and Beijing almost immediately after returning to power in January.

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CaixaBank Empowers Businesses With New Carbon Footprint Measurement Tool

A new carbon footprint verification service from CaixaBank enables customers to verify their Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions across different sectors.

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UK Economy Demonstrates Decline

The United Kingdom’s economic system showed an unexpected decline in January.

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Blackwall Raises $49 Million

The Estonian-based cybersecurity company Blackwall raised 45 million euros (about $49 million) in a funding round.