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Finance & Economics

Huobi Lays Off 20% of Employees, Denies Insolvency

The crypto exchange Huobi has confirmed plans to lay off 20% of its employees as part of the ongoing restructuring, following Justin Sun’s acquisition of the firm, but denied rumours of its insolvency

Fintech & Ecommerce

Getnet Launches Sustainable Payment Machine out of Electronic Waste

The new sustainable payment machine from Getnet is the first of its kind on the card-acquiring market. It is made from recycled parts of electrical equipment waste

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Survey: Digital Payments Replace Wallets

The active development of digital technologies displaces many material objects from people’s lives. This fate couldn’t be avoided by traditional wallets, which are shrinking in size and are heading for a minimal presence in everyday life

Fintech & Ecommerce

First Digital Сonsumer Finance Service Launches in Japan

In Japan, a local fintech company Smartpay launched Smartpay Bank Direct, the country’s first digital consumer finance service, that pronides customers the opportunity to pay online for purchases in installments using their bank accounts

Finance & Economics

Americans Spent a Record $212B on Online Holiday Shopping

Online shopping considerably increased this holiday season despite economic downturn, as record-setting discounts helped offset the negative impact of high inflation

Finance & Economics

European SMEs Believe BaaS will Overtake Traditional Banking: Survey

Independent survey with over 1,000 business representatives from Europe shows the potential of Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) which is expected to reach mainstream adoption within five years

Science & Technology

ChatGPT Helps Students Cheating, OpenAI Works on Mitigation

US Educators are blocking the use of ChatGPT on its premises, while the company behind it develops a solution to help spot the AI-generated texts

Finance & Economics

Santander Launches Commercial Card Solution with Global Payments

Santander Bank partnered with Global Payments Inc. on a new commercial card offering for its Commercial Banking clients in the US

Science & Technology

Stellantis to Turn Vehicle Data into Apps and Services

The global automaker and mobility provider Stellantis introduces an independent business unit, dedicated to data as a service (DaaS) business, innovative B2B products, applications and services

Blockchain & Crypto

NY Attorney General Sues Celsius Ex-CEO for ‘Duping’ Investors Out of Billions in Crypto

Former CEO and co-founder of Celsius Network, Alex Mashinsky, faces a lawsuit for defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors, including 26,000 New Yorkers.  NY AG Letitia James isn’t just seeking damages for victims, she’s also determined to permanently bar Mashinsky from trading and operating a business in New York.  Celsius Network operated as a global […]

Blockchain & Crypto

You Should Plant 430 Million Trees to Offset Yearly Crypto Mining: Research

A new study from Forex Suggest reveals 431.6 million trees would need to be planted to amend bitcoin mining pollution over the last year only, not to mention the impact of other crypto activities

Finance & Economics

ECB Executive Urges to Assimilate Crypto with Gambling

ECB board member Fabio Panneta suggests trading unbacked crypto assets should be regulated similarly to gambling

Science & Technology

Apple Launches AI-Powered Audio Book Narrations

In the busy modern world, audiobooks substitute reading on the go. The new AI-enabled solution from Apple allows independent authors and those associated with small publishers to be heard

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MeetKai Launches Digitising Service and Metaverse Builder

MeetKai startup is launching several new platforms for metaverse creators and users, including a room-scanning service and a tool to build structures and spaces in the metaverse

Science & Technology

Meta Disputes $400M Fine over Personalised Ads

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission imposed a $414 million fine on Meta for using its contracts with Facebook and Instagram users to send them ads based on their online activity, without explicit consent

Finance & Economics

Amazon Job Cuts Will Affect over 18,000 Employees

Amazon layoffs exceed earlier projections. The job cuts would represent over 5% of the company’s corporate workforce and continue over the coming weeks