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Fintech & Ecommerce

Female-Led Fintech: Top Apps Addressing Gender-Specific Issues 

While the progress of gender equality in the world is unquestionable, a larger part of the global unbanked population is female, with the divide being more prominent in developing economies. However, select fintech startups focus on narrowing this gap, addressing gender-specific financial challenges with their tech-driven solutions.

News

HPE Reportedly Wins $1 Billion AI Server Deal

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. won a deal worth more than $1 billion to provide servers optimized for artificial intelligence, to social media platform X, owned by Elon Musk.

News

TSMC Posts Revenue

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has released information on its revenue for the quarter ended in December.

News

US Plans to Ban on Chinese Connected Vehicles

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden plans to finalize rules next week aimed at cracking down on Chinese vehicle software and hardware.

Finance & Economics

Goldman Sachs Estimates Likely Impact of Donald Trump’s Tariffs on China

Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius said last Thursday, January 9, during a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington, that despite the election promise of Donald Trump, who will return to the White House this month, to impose 60% tariffs on absolutely all goods imported from China, in reality, the US president-elect is likely […]

News

China’s Aviation Sector Reports Profit

In China, the local civil aviation sector has reported making a profit.

Finance & Economics

China’s Central Bank Halts Bond Buying

The People’s Bank of China on Friday, January 10, announced that it had suspended the purchase of treasury bonds, against which a jump in yields was recorded and rumors began to actively circulate that this decision by the Asian country’s financial regulator was aimed at protecting the yuan, which is currently on a trajectory of […]

Finance & Economics

US Job Growth Beats Expectations

In the United States, an unexpected acceleration in job growth was recorded in December.

Articles

Prenups, Postnups, and Everything in Between: What You Need to Know About Family Law

Family law encompasses a wide range of legal matters that affect personal relationships, from prenuptial agreements to postnuptial contracts and beyond.

Finance & Economics

Bank of America Bonuses for Investment Bankers Reportedly to Rise About 10%

Bank of America’s bonus pool for investment bankers is likely to increase by 10% for last year.

Science & Technology

SoftBank and Arm Reportedly Weigh Acquiring Ampere Computing

Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are currently considering the possibility of concluding the deal with semiconductor company Ampere Computing backed by Oracle.

Finance & Economics

Country Garden Proposes Deal to Reduce Offshore Debt by $11.6 Billion

The Chinese property development company Country Garden has proposed to its offshore creditors the deal, which will reduce the debt of this firm by $11.6 billion.

News

China Orders Miners to Report More of Their Overseas Reserves

Beijing has ordered Chinese investors in foreign mining projects to report on their proven and prospective reserves of crucial minerals.

News

Fed’s Susan Collins Supports Gradual Approach to Rate Cuts

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Susan Collins said on Thursday, January 9, that significant uncertainty about the outlook requires the United States financial regulator to take a cautious approach in the context of making decisions about cutting interest rates.

News

Nevermined Secures $4M Funding to Develop PayPal-Like AI-Commerce Platform

Nevermined received fresh funding to develop a payment system tailored for seamless transactions between AI agents, addressing the limitations of traditional payment infrastructure in the rapidly evolving AI-Commerce space.

Blockchain & Crypto

Thailand to Pilot Crypto Payments for Phuket Tourists

Foreign tourists in Thailand might soon be able to use Bitcoin and other crypto to pay for goods and services in Phuket, one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.