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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Resurrects Plan to Go Public
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Resurrects Plan to Go Public
January 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial is relaunching its plan to go public. The company confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO) with the...

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Mastercard Intros AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
Mastercard Intros AI Assistant for Small Business Owners
January 11, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Mastercard is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for small business owners. Mastercard Small Business AI, announced Thursday (Jan. 11) is being created in collaboration with...

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Amazon Tech Lets Doctors and Nurses Pay by Badge at Hospitals
Amazon Tech Lets Doctors and Nurses Pay by Badge at Hospitals
January 11, 2024  |  Amazon Technology

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff can now use Amazon’s checkout-free technology to buy food and beverages at hospital cafeterias and stores by scanning their...

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Onbe and TimeForge Team to Speed Restaurant Tip Payouts
Onbe and TimeForge Team to Speed Restaurant Tip Payouts
January 11, 2024  |  Faster Payments

Corporate payouts platform Onbe has teamed with TimeForge to help restaurant workers get tipped faster. The partnership will see Onbe combine its digital payout offering with TimeForge’s tip tracking...

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Hertz Reducing EV Fleet Due to High Cost, Low Demand
Hertz Reducing EV Fleet Due to High Cost, Low Demand
January 11, 2024  |  Transportation

Car rental firm Hertz is selling 20,000 electric vehicles (EVs) from its U.S. fleet — amounting to one-third of its global fleet — and replacing...

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Thomson Reuters Offers $626 Million for eInvoicing Firm Pagero
Thomson Reuters Offers $626 Million for eInvoicing Firm Pagero
January 11, 2024  |  Acquisitions

Thomson Reuters plans to acquire Swedish eInvoicing firm Pagero for $626 million. The technology and content company said in a Thursday (Jan. 11) press release...

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Commerzbank and Global Payments Team to Help German Small Businesses
Commerzbank and Global Payments Team to Help German Small Businesses
January 11, 2024  |  Partnerships

Commerzbank and Global Payments teamed to offer digital payment solutions to German small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The companies have joined to form Commerz Globalpay...

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SEC Authorizes Bitcoin ETF Without Endorsing Bitcoin
SEC Authorizes Bitcoin ETF Without Endorsing Bitcoin
January 11, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

American regulators have approved bitcoin exchange-traded funds in a victory for the cryptocurrency sector. The Wednesday (Jan. 10) announcement by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) came after years...

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Google Slashes Hundreds of Jobs as Companies Prioritize AI
Google Slashes Hundreds of Jobs as Companies Prioritize AI
January 11, 2024  |  Google

Google is reportedly laying off hundreds of workers in its ongoing cost-cutting campaign. The tech giant plans to cut positions in its voice assistant business,...

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