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Fintech & Ecommerce

Equipifi and Synergent Partner to Expand Credit Union Access to BNPL

U.S. fintech equipifi and a service organisation Synergent have formed a strategic partnership to enhance the ability of credit unions to offer Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions directly within their digital banking platforms.

Science & Technology

Adobe to Boost Firefly AI Platform With Video Generation

Adobe plans to leverage new AI video generation technology to create new pricing tiers in its Creative Cloud offerings.

Science & Technology

ChatGPT Now Integrated Into iOS

The owners of Apple devices operating on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS can now combine familiar Siri capabilities with AI assistants from the newly-integrated ChatGPT.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Klarna Is Available at Checkout on Apple Pay in Canada

Users in Canada checking out with Apple Pay online or in apps can now benefit from the flexible payment options offered by leading European BNPL provider Klarna.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Mynt Raises $23 Million

Mynt, a spend management solution focused on small and medium-sized businesses in Nordic countries, raised investments worth 22 million euros (about $23 million) as part of the Series B funding round.

Science & Technology

Google Launches First of Its Gemini 2.0 AI Models

Google on Wednesday, December 11, released the first version of its Gemini 2.0 line of artificial intelligence models.

Finance & Economics

China’s Monetary Shift Signals Economic Issues

Earlier this week, China’s top leadership surprised the market by signaling a shift in monetary policy stance after 14 years, which is unequivocal evidence that the economic problems faced by this Asian country are significant and require certain actions to ensure that the current situation does not gradually transform into a catastrophic crisis.

Finance & Economics

China Prepares for New Trade Tensions With US

Recently, the condition of relations between China and the United States has been on a trajectory of consistent deterioration, being a kind of process containing the risk of crossing the point of no return, beyond which the fundamental degradation of cooperation practices begins, and the future in this case does not have bright colors of […]

Finance & Economics

US Inflation Demonstrates Growth

In November, an increase in inflation was recorded in the United States.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Seeks to Become New Zealand’s First Global Digital Bank

The fintech company Revolut, headquartered in London, is focused on New Zealand as part of its ongoing international expansion.

Science & Technology

Reddit Tests AI-Powered Answers Feature

Reddit rolls out a new artificial intelligence feature designed to help people quickly find answers to their questions based on user posts.

Science & Technology

OpenAI Launches Sora

OpenAI has launched an artificial intelligence system called Sora, which can generate realistic videos based on text prompts from users.

Science & Technology

Google Unveils New Chip

Google has presented a new chip, which, according to the statement of this technology giant, is what can be called a major breakthrough in the area of quantum computing, which is currently considered by many companies as the next frontier.

Fintech & Ecommerce

BofA’s CashPro App Reaches $1 Trillion Milestone

Bank of America announced that by the end of the current year, corporate clients of this financial institution will have made more than $1 trillion in approvals for payments through the CashPro App.

Blockchain & Crypto

First UAE Stablecoin Gets Final Approval Before Launch

AE Coin, the first regulated stablecoin in the UAE pegged to the local dirham currency, has received the final licence from the Central Bank of the UAE and is scheduled for the soon-to-come launch.

Finance & Economics

MEI Forecasts 3.2% Global GDP Growth in 2025 Fuled by Shifts in Monetary and Fiscal Policies

The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) predicts a global GDP growth of 3.2% in 2025, driven by robust U.S., Indian, and GCC economies, with moderate growth in Europe and Latin America.