China Seeks to End Deepfakes With New Regulation
China Seeks to End Deepfakes With New Regulation
January 31, 2022  |  Regulation

China is betting that a requirement for companies that provide deepfake services to verify the identities of their users could shut down the potentially disruptive...

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Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
January 31, 2022  |  Digital Banking

In today’s FinTech news, FinTech-as-a-Service firm Rapyd snaps up cross-border trade enabling platform Neat to deliver expanded digital services to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs)....

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Bank-Issued BNPL Interest Cuts Through All Demographics
Bank-Issued BNPL Interest Cuts Through All Demographics
January 31, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

It’s not just those who are pinching every penny and living paycheck to paycheck who are interested in making their payments in installments, according to...

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Pinterest Users Can Tap New AR Home Decor Tool
Pinterest Users Can Tap New AR Home Decor Tool
January 31, 2022  |  eCommerce

Pinterest is introducing a new augmented reality (AR) tool that enables users to evaluate home décor options and virtually place them before committing to buy...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Teams With Health at Scale
Today in the Connected Economy: Walmart Teams With Health at Scale
January 31, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Walmart helps employees find doctors with a partnership with Health at Sale, and it helps customers do home improvement projects...

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Survey: Ransomware Affects 58% of Health Orgs
Survey: Ransomware Affects 58% of Health Orgs
January 31, 2022  |  Digital Identity

COVID brought with it many changes, including the rapid, widespread digital transformation in the healthcare space, a switch characterized by telemedicine becoming the norm for...

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Flow Network to Include Compatibility with Circle’s USDC
Flow Network to Include Compatibility with Circle’s USDC
January 31, 2022  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Circle, a payments company and principal operator of the USD coin (USDC), is now being supported on the Flow network, a Web3 platform originally created...

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Employee Finance App Circula Raises $13.5M for International Expansion
Employee Finance App Circula Raises $13.5M for International Expansion
January 31, 2022  |  Investments

Germany-based Circula, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company, has raised 12 million euros (about $13.5 million) in a Series A funding round, according to a company blog...

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Mobile Carriers Roll out New Tools in Fight Against Robocalls
Mobile Carriers Roll out New Tools in Fight Against Robocalls
January 31, 2022  |  Mobile

Wary of scams and tired of picking up what turn out to be robocalls, consumers are missing important calls due to their reluctance to answer...

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