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Amazon Pays Customers for Pickup to Cut Delivery Costs

Amazon offers its customers a reward of $ 10 for the pickup of purchased goods.

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Spotify Takes Down AI-Generated Music

Tens of thousands of songs created with the help of the AI music startup Boomy have been removed from the music streaming platform Spotify

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Stripe Partners WhatsApp for In-Chat Payments in Singapore

Stripe and WhatsApp launch a feature that allows Singapore businesses to accept payments directly in WhatsApp chats

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LinkedIn Cuts 700 Jobs and Closes China App

LinkedIn has cut 716 jobs, taking the baton of layoffs among large technology companies.

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Malaysia and Indonesia Link Cross-Border QR Payment Systems

The Indonesia-Malaysia cross-border QR code payment linkage launches to make instant retail payments, expand markets for local businesses, and facilitate increased settlements in local currency

Blockchain & Crypto

Zimbabwe Unveils Gold-Backed CBDC

Zimbabwe has presented a digital currency that is backed by gold.

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JPMorgan to Pay Frank Founder’s Legal Fees

J.P. Morgan Chase will pay the legal costs of the disgraced founder of the fintech company with whom it is suing.

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Ecobank Kenya Rolls Out Fingo Africa Financial App for Local Youth

The Fingo Africa app aims to enhance financial inclusion for young people both in Kenya and across the wider African landscape Part of the pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Kenya, launched the Fingo Africa app to enable African youth open bank accounts with their mobile phones. Ecobank has developed the touth-focused app in close collaboration with a […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Jack Ma-Backed Ant Weighs Introduces Investor in HK Bank Unit

The media, citing informed sources, report that Ant Group Co. is currently exploring the possibility of selling a stake in its virtual banking division in Hong Kong.

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Revolut CEO Blames Banking Troubles for UK License Delay

The CEO of Revolut said that the recent turmoil in the banking industry caused the suspension of the banking license of this company in the UK.

Finance & Economics

HSBC Foils Plan by Major Investor to Break Up Bank

HSBC managed to stop the attempt of the largest shareholder of this financial institution to divide the bank during the annual general meeting, which rarely takes place in an atmosphere of goodwill and absolute peacefulness.

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EPI CEO Says Europe Ready for One Digital Wallet

Martina Weimert, CEO of the European Payments Initiative (EPI), stated the need for a pan-European solution to further enhance the development of real-time payments.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Fast Food Billionaires Launch Philippine Online Investment Platform

After a year of development, the Philippine online investment platform DragonFi was launched, offering users a customizable stock trading experience, advanced charts and “lowest possible fees”

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Apple CEO Urges Caution As AI Stays in Spotlight

The Seeking Alpha report testified that artificial intelligence technologies continue to attract the attention of Wall Street, and Apple’s chief executive officer and the head of the Federal Trade Commission expressed concern about the active introduction of AI.

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Google Turns to AI Chat For Search Engine Revamp

Google is using artificial intelligence to massively modernize its Internet search system.

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Swedish Open Banking Startup Kreditz Raises €10 Million

Swedish open banking startup Kreditz has announced that it has managed to attract investment funds for 10 million euros.