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Mastercard Installments is facing pushback from some retailers over a charge of three per cent of the purchase price

Mastercard Inc. is facing pushback…

Affirm claims to have safely cracked the code to underwriting more consumers than banks would

Affirm CEO Max Levchin says…

API for Gen Z Atomic invests in the underlying constituents of an index so that they can have a lot more control over what’s included or not in their portfolio

The art of investing is…

NatWest Bank’s open banking payments solution has hit a milestone of processing £1 billion in payments with a more intuitive user journey

PayitTM, NatWest’s multi award-winning open…

New AI-based FontMART model learns to associate fonts with specific reader characteristics for personalization

A team of researchers who…

Startup Neustar’s tech executes advanced identity resolution across the Snowflake Media Data Cloud without data leaving the platform

Neustar, Inc., a TransUnion company,…

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Square enables merchants to create, schedule and automatically update digital signage connected to their POS

Payments company Square and experience…

Intel develops new chip technology to block hardware-based cyberattacks including those that cause errors in a CPU

Intel detailed a new chip technology…

New ‘DynamicNLP’ conversational model from startup Yellow is capable of identifying matching requests and similar requests

Conversational AI solutions are becoming…

TD Bank onboards NetSuite ERP software offering the ability to embed a link to online commercial banking

TD Bank has integrated NetSuite’s…

Wealthtech Farther’s “cash waterfall” feature detects excess cash and enables clients to invest that into new vehicles

Startup Farther is bringing both…

Funding-as-a-Service card-to-card platform Astra is to use Visa Direct, and is built for scale and integrated via API

US-based instant card-to-card Funding-as-a-Service Astra…

New algo executes high-speed arbitrage trades between 4 cryptocurrency trade pairings on a single exchangeNew
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Low-latency real-time video platform supports AI avatars, QR codes and smart signsNew
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New universal AI teammate performs more tedious, difficult, or abstract functionsNew
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New ‘DynamicNLP’ conversational model is capable of identifying matching requests and similar requestsNew
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FCA’s new Consumer Duty requires financial services firms to put their customers’ needs first
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Industry’s first risk score automatically prioritizes and reports on sensitive data risks across the enterprise
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Ondato launches automated AML risk scoring showing each customer’s risk score
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AI climate risk platform provides data about wildfires, storms and other severe weather events
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BankMobile takes on challenge of constant balance of creating the most secure environment while maintaining a frictionless experienceNew
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Intel develops new chip technology to block hardware-based cyberattacks including those that cause errors in a CPUNew
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Emulation method uses zero trust segmentation to stop ransomware attacks in less than 10 minutesNew
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CrowdStrike’s new AI-powered ‘Indicators of Attack’ fileless attack prevention offers enhanced visibility of cloud intrusionsNew
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CUs to allow members to set a preferred name and set of pronouns; undergo gender-affirming procedures
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ADHD affected people lose £1,600 a year on average in day-to-day money management
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NatWest adds to its tools for childrens’ banking NatWest with a dedicated pocket money app
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Retirees are opting to use Revolut to avoid hidden fees abroad
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Fintech Orchard offers cash to homebuyers upfront so they can purchase a new residence before selling their old one
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Visa teams up with Wex to bring virtual card capabilities to travel, health and corporate clients
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Rent-to-own fintech fixes rent, savings and future purchase price for a roadmap for first-time buyers
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Starling Bank’s 2022 results include first full year of profitability in five years of founding as mortgages pay off
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Westpac NZ launches personal loan for EVs and e-bikes at 6.99% per annum, and borrow of up to $50,000New
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Goldman analyst says focusing “too heavily” on blacklisting all fossil fuels is fueling a resurgence of coalNew
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BCG to create a green marketing playbook for sustainability and marketing leadersNew
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Visa rolls out Eco Benefits package to Asian banks for carbon footprint calculation and donations
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Customer data cloud orchestrates customer journeys in the existing technology stack across the enterpriseNew
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New platform finds and classifies sensitive data automatically – whether in the cloud or data centerNew
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New version Google Analytics 4 offers more privacy controls to help banks remain compliantNew
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Black Knight enables its mortgage pricing and eligibility (PPE) engine to automatically determine and deliver location-based pricingNew
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Tech executes advanced identity resolution across the Snowflake Media Data Cloud without data leaving the platformNew
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Alteryx supercloud promises to smash data silos, democratize data access to support web-based analyticsNew
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Packaging approach makes the consumption of containers easier for enterprises running Kubernetes workloadsNew
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Capital One’s self-help tools helped reduce Snowflake costs by 27%, improve the cost per query by 45%
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Samsung’s smart ring will act as a universal Remote for a Plethora of DevicesNew
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FSB backs LEI Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) in cross-border payments to be able to identify unique parties of each transactionNew
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Low-friction FIDO implementations to see traction alongside the continued and rising utilization of safety keys
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Equifax says a server “coding issue” led to the inaccurate credit scores submitted to banks
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Goldman Sachs adds ‘verbal dexterity’ training for Private Wealth Advisors
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“Virtual office” displays a combination of all the distributed offices and employees “seated” for all to collaborate
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Platform assembles all workforce data in one central location for better and equitable compensation decisions
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Tech simplifies creating try before you buy demo creation to embed snippets into websites, blogs and tweets
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New FontMART model learns to associate fonts with specific reader characteristics for personalizationNew
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Digital experience intelligence platform helps eliminate blind spots about key user flows, identify obstacles to conversion
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Emoshape, a sentient digital entity acquires a personality from its user and evolves with emotional sensitivity
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CaixaBank issues Braille card for visually impaired with the PAN ID number too in Braille
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Wells Fargo to cut back mortgage business by trimming third-party servicingNew
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Salesforce offers a composable storefront to let retailers ‘Go Headless’ fastNew
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Platform enables creators to monetize their influence with a personalized e-commerce shopNew
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Adding new entertainment tenants is essential for malls to turn themselves into “The Third Place”New
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NatWest Bank’s open banking payments solution, hits a milestone processing £1 billion in paymentsNew
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API for Gen Z invests in the underlying constituents of an index so that they can have a lot more control over what’s included or not in their portfolioNew
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TD Bank onboards NetSuite ERP software offering the ability to embed a link to online commercial bankingNew
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Cross-border fintech Wise customers to connect directly with the 6,000 fintechs via Plaid, no bank is requiredNew
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Advisor’s “cash waterfall” feature detects excess cash and enables clients to invest that into new vehiclesNew
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Morgan Stanley Advisor Uses Sustainable Investing Expertise To Manage $2.5 Billion For Clients
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Portfolio analysis tool offers fully automated, API-first connection to aggregated custodial and held-away accounts
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Goldman Sachs strategy for the mass affluent is to offer a hyper-personalized, comprehensive 24/7 service
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Mastercard Inc. is facing pushback from retailers over charge of three per cent of a purchase priceNew
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Splitit brings its installments-as-a-service to the property rental market
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Rewards could play an important role in marketing BNPL services to the underbanked
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Fintech OneCard gives a single card for all purchases with just “Pay Now” option for everyday expenses and “Pay Later” for others
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Instacart’s latest feature lets you order from two retailers with one delivery feeNew
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Cruise’s driverless autonomous cars start giving rides to paying passengers in California
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Vendor enables taxi ride hailing on app and by seven-digit codes
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Apple Pay and Google Pay are now available in Transit mobile ticketing provider
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PSP partners with Visa Direct to enable faster funding to new accounts and real time funds transfersNew
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Scotiabank offers real-time payments, request-to-pay through APIs that integrate directly into treasury management systemsNew
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Open banking platform launches single API virtual accounts to bring more transparency to real-time payments
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Vendor enables self-service Same Day ACH for SMEs
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Square enables merchants to create, schedule and automatically update digital signage connected to their POSNew
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Jack Dorsey’s Square/Block has become too confusing of a company for its own good and has moved away from simplicityNew
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State Farm is expanding its Digital Pay solution to include claim payouts into PayPal accounts
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PayPal downplays crypto and stresses Braintree, checkout and interoperability with Venmo, since “wallets are the future”
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Instacart and Chase launch Mastercard unlocking new accelerated rewards
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Morgan Stanley and Mastercard back credit-building startup TomoCredit
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AmEx retools no-fee card as customers feel pinch from inflation to include rewards for online retail purchases.
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Mastercard partners with caregiver to launch debit card for people living with dementia
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Apple plans offering more advertising to users via appsNew
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Amazon launches AWS Private 5G so companies can build their own 4G mobile networksNew
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Amazon expands palm-scanning payment tech to 65 more Whole Foods locations in CANew
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Amazon Pay announces onboarding of 18,000 merchants across tier-II, III citiesNew
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Google again calls on Apple to adopt Rich Communication Services (RCS)New
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Amazon’s Roomba vacuum cleaner deal is really about mapping your home for a wealth of data for marketers.
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Google now lets merchants add an ‘Asian-owned’ label to their profiles on Maps and Search
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Amazon to offer same-day store-based delivery from leading retailers
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Apple Pay is now capturing 48% of all in-store mobile wallet payments; however mobile wallets take just 5.8% of in-store payments
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Third-Party browsers are starting to support Apple Pay in iOS 16 betas
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Apple reports services revenue of $19.6B, up from $17.4B in year-ago quarter
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Google Messages adds customizable ‘Swipe actions’ in beta
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Mastercard Installments gains traction with new global partners and expands for small businesses in US
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Amazon’s Seller Wallet could signal broader merchant services ambitions including payments taking on Shopify
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Google Chrome could soon show the strength of your new password
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Amazon Seller Wallet enables hold, view and transfer funds directly to bank accounts
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New smart card supports Web3, NFT and digital asset formats and safeguard digital assets from being stolenNew
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Shopify app enables eCommerce sites to display multiple product variations from only one 3D modelNew
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Decentraland announces world’s first metaverse ATMNew
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Web3 native payments app offers easy-to-use on-chain payment gateway that allows merchants to accept both crypto and fiatNew
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New Tiller is the only automated personal finance service built on Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets
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New decentralized blockchain allows for P2P trading and swapping of digital assets across five blockchainsNew
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CeDeFi model to serve as a bridge between CeFi and DeFi offering up to 12.8% APYNew
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Triller video sharing network offers Black content creators cash and equity in the platformNew
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New startup for B2B BNPL differentiates from invoice factoring by offering “instant, point-of-sale financing”
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