Inflation Undermines UK’s Post-COVID Shopping Rebound
Inflation Undermines UK’s Post-COVID Shopping Rebound
February 18, 2022  |  Retail

The receding of the omicron variant of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom has prompted shoppers to return to brick-and-mortar stores, but inflation is blunting...

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Final UK AI Public-Private Forum Report Says Governance ‘Crucial’
Final UK AI Public-Private Forum Report Says Governance ‘Crucial’
February 18, 2022  |  Artificial Intelligence

More than one year after regulators in the United Kingdom vowed to analyze the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), a report details the challenges and...

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EU Brings Legal Fight to WTO Over China’s Alleged Patent Infringement
EU Brings Legal Fight to WTO Over China’s Alleged Patent Infringement
February 18, 2022  |  Legal

The European Union (EU) brought accusations against China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday (Feb. 18), alleging Beijing stopped European tech firms from...

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This Week in Payments: Walmart Expands its Business Model, Businesses Still Use Checks, and BNPL Has Opportunities in B2B
This Week in Payments: Walmart Expands its Business Model, Businesses Still Use Checks, and BNPL...
February 18, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Walmart, B2B payments and buy now, pay later (BNPL) were topics of conversation in the payments industry this week, with Walmart expanding its business model,...

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Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
Report: Microsoft, Google Allegedly Use Spam Ads to Chill Competition
February 18, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Massmart Ramps Up eCommerce Capabilities With Mastercard Collaboration
Massmart Ramps Up eCommerce Capabilities With Mastercard Collaboration
February 18, 2022  |  Mastercard

Mastercard recently teamed up with retail group Massmart to help small, medium-sized and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa find digital commerce solutions, according to a...

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Akulaku Gets $100M Investment for Southeast Asia Expansion
Akulaku Gets $100M Investment for Southeast Asia Expansion
February 18, 2022  |  Investments

Siam Commercial Bank has made a $100 million strategic investment in Indonesian banking and digital finance platform Akulaku that will help the company continue its...

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Will FBI’s New Crypto Crime Unit Bust Industry’s Mainstream Image?
Will FBI’s New Crypto Crime Unit Bust Industry’s Mainstream Image?
February 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In the long term, the FBI’s announcement Thursday (Feb. 17) that is has formed a National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team will be a good thing for...

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New Crypto Regulation May Be Useful, but Not Indispensable
New Crypto Regulation May Be Useful, but Not Indispensable
February 18, 2022  |  Regulation

In the crypto regulation debate, many people in the industry are suggesting that new regulation in the United States is needed to provide more clarity...

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