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Blockchain & Crypto

The Crypto of Future with Jack Jia

Jack Jia has been in the tech avant garde for over a decade. With rationality always in mind (based on a very sensible and rich resume), Jia’s qualities and insights make him the perfect person to ask about crypto and its future. His near-immediate decision to get into crypto after discovering Bitcoin was a perfectly […]

Articles

Neosurf Payments at Online Casinos: Advantages, Disadvantages, and How to Get Started

Neosurf is one of the most popular casino deposit methods. The prepaid gateway has contributed to revolutionizing deposits in online casinos. Unlike traditional channels, the method has no extra fees or commissions. It is also highly secured and attracts impressive bonuses. But, it is not without its drawbacks. One of them is that not all […]

Society & Lifestyle

Briton Pleads Guilty in US to 2020 Twitter Hack

A British citizen extradited to the United States in April pleaded guilty in New York to involvement in one of the largest hacks in the history of social networks.

News

Ascend Raises $25 Million for Pre-Seed AI Startups in Pacific Northwest

Ascend, which is based in Seattle and operates in the field of artificial intelligence, announced the closure of the second round of raising funding for $25 million.

News

Sound Ventures Invests Half Its $240 Million AI Fund Into Three Companies

The Beverly Hills, California-based venture capital firm Sound Ventures, led by general partners Ashton Kutcher, Guy Osiri, and Effie Epstein, announced the creation of a new $240 million artificial intelligence fund last week, already half of this money has been invested in three companies: OpenAI, Anthropic, and Stability.AI.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Akurateco Сollaborates With World-Card to Integrate Pix Payment Method

  Akurateco, a European-based global white-label payment gateway provider, has recently announced its latest integration with Pix, the instant payment method in Brazil. The partnership was formed with the help of World-Card, a global payment solution provider. Launched in November 2020, Pix is an instant payment system that was developed by the Central Bank of […]

Science & Technology

Wendy’s Taps Google Cloud to Trial AI Chatbot Drive-Thru Operator

Wendy’s FreshAI chatbot tool has the potential to transform Wendy’s drive-thru food ordering experience with Google Cloud’s generative AI and large language models (LLMs) technology

News

IBM Intros Slew of New AI Services

At its annual Think conference, IBM announced a new Watsonx platform that provides tools for creating artificial intelligence models and access to pre-trained AI variations capable of generating computer code, text, and much more.

News

Bank of France Head Says Tough Regulations Make EU Lenders Robust

The head of the central bank of France said that strict measures to regulate the processes taking place in the banking sector create an advantageous position for creditors.

News

Walmart to Expand Capabilities of Digital Wallet in Mexico

The media reports that the Walmart division (Walmex), which operates in Mexico and Central America, intends to expand the capabilities of the digital wallet provided to customers.

Blockchain & Crypto

Visa Designed CBDC-Based Finance Platform for Farmers

Identifying new use cases for Brazil’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), Visa created a programmable finance platform for SMEs, particularly farmers, using tokenized farm contracts to access global capital markets

Fintech & Ecommerce

Traditional Islamic Donations Now Accepted Via SoftPOS in Malaysia

Malaysian Zakat collection centre has begun piloting a SoftPOS solution that enables charity employees to accept contactless donations on their Android NFC smartphones

News

Estonia Shuts Down Hundreds Local Crypto Firms Under New Legislation

About 400 virtual asset service providers have either lost their licences or voluntarily shut down in Estonia after the government enhanced TFP and AML laws with stricter rules for the crypto industry players

Science & Technology

Using Firewalls And Intrusion Detection Systems With Your Financial Institution’s Website Security Protocols

As more and more financial transactions occur online, financial institutions must take the necessary steps to protect their website. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of firewalls and IDS with your financial institution’s website security protocols. We will discuss the benefits of these security measures, different types of firewalls and IDS, and […]

Finance & Economics

UK Greenlights $7.3 Billion Merger Between Satellite Rivals Viasat and Inmarsat

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has officially approved the proposed merger of Viasat and Inmarsat worth $7.3 billion.

Blockchain & Crypto

Sam Bankman-Fried Wants His Case Thrown Out of Court

The lawyers of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried last Monday, May 8, filed petitions to dismiss the charges brought against him by the US government, of involvement in fraud.