Report - page 15

News

Spendesk Launches Payment Institution

The French spend management platform Spendesk has launched a financial services unit, which is operating under a license from Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Online Black Friday Spending Rises 10%

U.S. shoppers made online purchases worth nearly $10.8 billion on Black Friday using their mobile phones, laptops, desktops and other portable devices.

News

Norway Joins Eurosystem’s Payment Service

Norway has concluded the deal to add the krone to the Eurosystem’s Target Instant Payment Settlement (Tips) service.

News

Ugandan Central Bank Reportedly Faces Hacker Attack

The media reported that hackers broke into the systems of the central bank of Uganda and stole 62 billion shillings ($17 million) from its accounts.

Finance & Economics

Canada’s Economy Demonstrates Growth

In the third quarter of 2024, the Canadian economic system showed growth of 1% year-on-year.

Finance & Economics

Euro-Area Inflation Climbs to 2.3%

In the eurozone, in November the inflation figure exceeded the European Central Bank’s target of 2%, although this circumstance, as experts suggest, is unlikely to become a deterrent in the context of the implementation of the intention of the financial authorities of the region to further cut interest rates next month and later.

Finance & Economics

India’s Quarterly Economic Growth Slumps to Near Two-Year Low

In the second fiscal quarter, which ended in September, the Indian economy showed growth of 5.4% year-on-year.

News

US Reportedly Preps New China Chip Curbs

The media reported that the administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden is currently considering additional restrictions on the sale of semiconductor equipment and artificial intelligence memory chips to China.

Science & Technology

Argil Raises $5.2 Million

Argil has closed a seed round supporting its virtual platform powered by artificial intelligence, which helps businesses, educators, and creators to produce videos.

News

German Government Plans New Chip Subsidies

The German government is currently preparing new investments in the country’s semiconductor industry two months after Intel Corp. shelved intentions related to the construction of a chip manufacturing plant worth 30 billion euros ($32 billion) in Magdeburg.

News

Australia Passes Social Media Ban for Children Under 16

Australia on Thursday, November 28, passed a law banning social media for children under the age of 16 after an active and high-profile public resonance, which has become one of the most discussed topics in the country.

News

HSBC Launches New Platform

HSBC has launched a platform for managing domestic and international business payment transactions.

News

HP Forecasts Profit Below Estimates

Last Tuesday, November 26, HP released a forecast for its profit in the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, which turned out to be lower than Wall Street’s preliminary expectations and is evidence of unstable consumer demand in the personal computer market and caused the value of the company’s shares to fall by 8% during […]

News

Dell Reports Earnings

Dell Technologies on Tuesday, November 26, released information about its earnings for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 and a forecast for financial indicators for the next quarter, which turned out to be below Wall Street’s preliminary expectations, despite the optimistic statements of this company regarding the growth of artificial intelligence sales.

News

Cardless Raises $30 Million

Cardless raised investments worth $30 million as part of the funding round.

News

SoftBank Reportedly Seeks to Buy $1.5 Billion OpenAI Shares

The media, citing insiders, reported that SoftBank Group Corp. seeks to increase its stake in OpenAI by acquiring shares worth up to $1.5 billion from employees of this startup.