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Fintech & Ecommerce

Fintech Zolve Raises $251 Million

Neobank Zolve on Tuesday, March 11, announced that it raised $251 million in the latest round of debt and equity financing.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Alibaba.com Targets 100% AI Adoption by Merchants

Alibaba Group Holding’s international wholesale marketplace, Alibaba.com, expects all sellers on this virtual platform to adopt its artificial intelligence tools by the end of the current year.

Science & Technology

Founder of Startup Butterfly Effect Says Chinese AI Agent Manus Transcends Chatbots

The Chinese startup Butterfly Effect, which has developed the general-purpose artificial intelligence agent dubbed Manus, appears to become a significant change factor in the market of large language models in the Asian country, as this virtual product focuses on apps beyond chatbots similar to ChatGPT from OpenAI.

Finance & Economics

Donald Trump Doubles Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum

President of the United States Donald Trump on Tuesday, March 11, announced that he would raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada to 50% in response to the decision of the province of Ontario to increase taxes on electricity sent to the US.

Finance & Economics

China Seeks to Boost Consumption

China’s latest action as part of efforts to increase consumption is not aimed at dramatically raising all types of spending.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Partners With OpenAI to Boost Customer Experience

Brazil’s digital challenger Nubank enhances customer service for its 114 million customers in Brazil, Mexico, and Colombia by expanding its partnership with ChatGPT creator – OpenAI.

Finance & Economics

Riksbank Prioritises Offline Payments in Contingency Planning

Swedish Riksbank wants to strengthen the resilience of the national payment system, developing solutions that enable offline payments with cards, amidst the global geopolitical turmoil.

Blockchain & Crypto

BBVA to Offer Bitcoin and Ether Services in Spain

One of Spain’s largest banks, BBVA, got approval from the local financial regulator to handle crypto trading orders. The bank is now preparing to offer these services to retail customers, initially focusing on Bitcoin and Ether.

Finance & Economics

Gender Pay Gap Still an Issue in U.S.

As Women’s History Month progresses in the U.S., the same cannot be said about the gender pay gap, which hasn’t been shrinking much in the last few years.

Science & Technology

China Announces High-Tech Fund

After the artificial intelligence reasoning model, a product of the Chinese company DeepSeek, became popular globally in the current year, the top economic officials of the Asian country promised to form a state-backed fund to support technological innovation.

Finance & Economics

Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower

On Monday, March 10, the stock indexes of the United States showed a significant drop.

Finance & Economics

China’s Inflation Declines Below Zero

In China, consumer inflation showed a decrease, which turned out to be more widespread than preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of this indicator, and fell below zero for the first time in 13 months, an assessment skewed by seasonal distortions, but also a signal of continued deflationary pressure on the economic system of the Asian […]

Science & Technology

TSMC’s Sales Accelerates

Revenue of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) in the first two months of the current year showed growth of 39%, which is an acceleration compared to the upward dynamic of this indicator in 2024 and indicates a steady level of consumer demand for Nvidia chips used in the development of artificial intelligence.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Virtual Card Transactions to Exceed $17.4 Trillion by 2029

The value of virtual card payments is expected to grow 235% by 2029, surging to $17.4 trillion from $5.2 trillion in 2025.

Finance & Economics

JPMorgan Chase Hikes Euro Area’s 2025 Economic Growth Forecast

JPMorgan Chase has revised its forecast for the growth of the eurozone economy in the current year, expecting that the upward dynamic of this indicator will demonstrate a faster pace compared to previous projections.

Finance & Economics

Trump Tariffs to Accelerate Inflation, Hinder GDP, Employment

As U.S. President Donald Trump fiddles with tariffs on some goods from Canada, China and Mexico, analysts share their estimations on how that might influence key economic indicators, such as inflation, employment and GDP.