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November 15, 2023
Wish Debuts Logistics Service for Non-Wish Merchants

Mobile eCommerce platform Wish says it has launched an in-house Logistics-as-a-Service (LaaS) product. WishPost Smart Parcel is designed to offer a “seamless and efficient shipping solution to non-Wish merchants,” the company said...


November 15, 2023
Seizing Quantum Computing’s Opportunities Within Payments and Finance 

When OpenAI’s ChatGPT was released a year ago, it seemed to come from nowhere. But the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) as a viable, usable commercial product was, in...


November 15, 2023
IMF Urges Proactive Development of Central Bank Digital Currencies

In a speech delivered in Singapore, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Georgieva, has called on countries to take a more proactive approach in developing their...


November 15, 2023
Canada to Scrutinize Teck Resources’ Coal Business Sale to Glencore-Led...

Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, has announced that the federal government will closely scrutinize the recent agreement between Vancouver-based Teck Resources and a consortium led by Swiss mining giant...


November 14, 2023
MUFG Adopts Cloud-First Strategy With AWS to Reduce Costs, Innovate

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), Japan’s largest financial services provider, has signed a multiyear global agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to accelerate its digital transformation.  This collaboration aims to leverage AWS’s cloud...


November 13, 2023
Amazon Business Director Says ‘Smarter Business Buying’ Helps SMBs Boost...

Small business owners have typically been resource-constrained. They’ve borne the brunt of starting up and running their businesses with their personal finances. They’ve co-mingled the expenses of the business with...


November 12, 2023
UFC Faces Billion-Dollar Legal Battle as Class Action Moves Forward

As the UFC gears up for its highly anticipated showcase event this Saturday, a shadow looms over the octagon as a legal battle of epic proportions takes center stage outside...


November 12, 2023
Apple to Challenge EU’s Digital Markets Act, Contests App Store...

Apple is gearing up to challenge the European Union’s recent efforts to curb Big Tech’s dominance. According to Bloomberg, the tech giant is set to file the first of potentially...


November 08, 2023
DOJ and FTC Participate in G7 Digital Competition Summit

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) actively engaged in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers’ Summit, a pivotal event focusing on the challenges of competition...


Real-Time Payments World Map - May 2023

As real-time payments continue to grow around the world, some countries are expected to see significant adoption by 2026. In this this edition of the “Real-Time Payments World Map,” a collaboration with The Clearing House, PYMNTS explores Italy, Kenya, Japan, Mexico and Malaysia, countries with very different projected growth.